ケン・ウィルソン (1941 – 2016) の人生を祝うために、BMC TV は Hot Aches Productions と協力して、この感動的なトリビュートをリリースしました。 ケンがブリティッシュ トラッド クライミングに情熱を注ぐ理由を説明する未公開のインタビュー映像、彼の初期のクライミング アドベンチャーの再構築、3 つの象徴的なルートを登るスティーブ マクルーア、カラム マスケット、ミカエラ トレーシーをフィーチャーしたこの映画は、20 分間の映画です。トラッドトリート。 英国のクライミングについては多くの本が書かれていますが、ケン・ウィルソンがまとめたアイコニックなハードロックは他の本よりも際立っています。 1974年に最初に棚に落ちたかもしれませんが、この登山文学の饗宴は、花崗岩の岩と同じくらい簡単に次の年を風化させました. 40 年以上経った今でも、大胆な初登頂者が愛情を込めて描いたルートは、トラッド クライマーの年のハイライトであることがよくあります。名前ですが、いくつか。 これらの 61 のルートは 173 の輝く星を共有しており、すべてが英国のクライミング アドベンチャーの独特の感覚を完璧に捉えています。 ハードロックはケンよりも長生きしました。 彼の死はクライミング コミュニティに穴を残しましたが、彼の遺産は英国のクライミングを形成し続けるでしょう。 視聴: その他の BMC TV クライミング フィルム https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fKKsqMPBZA&list=PLTodUXkQjZwzH-vFrkBftVSwRFDt1fJ9q 私たちは BMC です。 壁、岩、丘、氷、または山を登りますか? 参加しませんか。 https://www.thebmc.co.uk/join
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Wow. What a lovely film, what a man. Everything comes to an end…
Three excellent climbs that take me back. I failed on the top move of Right Unconquerable, couldn't get over the rounded top.
Wish people would wear helmets properly not exposing the forehead. This woolly hat thing is almost as bad as youths wandering around with pants hanging down.
shame she bypassed the end of right unconq :o)
Great film. I don't think the books will ever be chip paper. Hard Rock in particular was a collection of mostly excellent articles about climbs a middle grade climber could aspire to, and the few I did lived up to expectations.
"Ah sunshine, could of done with that on the way up!" the perfect statement/metaphor for life and the UK weather.
A Wonderful tribute video. RIP Ken.
I started climbing in the late 70's and bought Hard Rock right away. I did a few of the routes and dreamed of doing others, happy, carefree times. I've not climbed for a good few years now and I'm out of touch with the scene apart from watching the odd thing on YouTube. That's why I've only just heard, because of this film on YouTube (April '19), that Ken had sadly passed away. Thanks for the lovely film guys, and enjoy those sunlit uplands Ken.
I just emailed this link to me twin brother. Never forget Ken taking a photo of us with Rab at some outside party put on be Outside climbing shop in hathersage. Ken probably thought he had a photo of the three of us, last one taken. He lived for the people of climbing.
Ken's summarisation of aspects within the climbing community are reflective practice of lost opportunities 👌 & Grit rock 🙂 must be considered world classic 👍
What a glorious film – thank you so much to all those involved. I have heard a lot about Ken Wilson over the years but never came across him myself. He seemed a marmite character, with many describing him as unbalanced and difficult. May be so but what I saw on the film was a highly intelligent, thoughtful, humble, eloquent individual who had a wonderful passion for climbing and spent his life helping to nurture that passion in others. I am sorry that I will never get to meet him. RIP Ken.
yes, sport climbing is "gymnastics." I love it!
Classic Rock was my 1978 Christmas present . I still have , still treasure it. Wilson had a gift for firing ambition and plans for the ordinary mountaineer . A valuable populariser of the sport during a golden age for British climbing.
Magnificent film.
What a great film- Hard and Classic Rock are wonderful books and this is a lovely tribute to Ken Wilson. Thanks!
This is a wonderful tribute to the man and his books. It deserves many more views.
I guess there was a certain period in history when it was quite a thing to say “zeitgeist” a lot
Top Man – brave…
Well done that school boy. Nice polished shoes.
Rack spread like he's climbing a vDiff 🤟
Trefan is quite the scramble and has some genuine hairy bits for the walker.
I enjoyed this video very much. Thanks for posting
Enjoyed the film but I not at all happy about what appears to be “looking down” on climbing that isn’t extreme / traditional.
I’m brand new to climbing. I’m scared of heights. I’m only at top roping level, but I can tell you that each of the three sessions I’ve had have been an “adventure” and I can’t wait to keep pushing my personal limits and smashing through this fear.
I may be new to climbing but I’m not new to extreme sport. As an experienced windsurfer I sail in storms. I taken on unforgiving waves that crash down onto rocky reefs. I launch from sketchy locations and sail in different countries. What I don’t do is look at other sailors that only play on super safe, waveless lakes and judge them as not on an adventure simply because it’s not as extreme as the windsurfing I do.
Sorry but I’ve found this guy to be condescending and derogatory. Great climber no doubt, gutted he’s got dementia, but can’t support this attitude.
We are all here to adventure and this comes in many different forms and different degrees. Let just support and celebrate but never knock.
Outstanding evocation ofan era and captures the essence of the man. I grew up camping and climbing in Ogwen , stopping at Scotty Dwyer's bunkhouse. Dad looked after Ken at the World Jamboree in 1957, and Ken never forgot and signed copies of all his books for him. The routes covered here still radiate a sense of adventure. He held and expressed strong and often controversial views on many issues but was always worth listening to. Great film.