For anyone who missed it (which must be a lot of people given the number of views), this is a beautiful video that just catches the feel of the Face Ouest perfectly:
Pity they've focused on one of the worst routes there! (disclaimer, I've not done it, but it looks a bit too eliminate for me, compared the the soaring grooves, walls and aretes in the vicinity)
Oh, that's a shame, I thought it looked brilliant, Jon!!! Too hard for my old gnarly fingers, though, that's for sure... though I take your point, of course.
I may be a little biased as it was my first onsight of the grade but I remember it being a route that climbs really well, having pockets that are only just big enough (hence the elephant's nightmare) appear just when you really need them. I agree though that it isn't the best choice for distance drone shots as the beauty is on a much more macro level and it does look like one of the more striking features would look far better from that distance
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