James Pearson repeats Britain's most difficult climb

First climbed in 2008, left ungraded after the first ascent, and unrepeated for more than sixteen years, Echo Wall (E11 7a) is a route that has always had an air of mystery about it.

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00:00 Echo Wall
02:22 Dave Macleod's Ascent
03:45 James' Attempts
06:06 James' thoughts
07:56 The grade
09:11 Interview with James

[sean]

Well done to James and to Dave for his commitment across a broad range of climbing disciplines. The dedication it takes is immense.

[ianwhitehead]

Been a fan of James since he was a youngster. Glad to see this and offer congratulations!

[jako]

The editing in this video is a little confusing. You're including social media posts with captions that are not directly related to what the host is discussing at that moment (discussing gear at 7:43 but showing a picture with no gear in it, but instead a wide shot of the wall where the challenges of gear placement are impossible to see). Sometimes quoting Pearson/MacLeod or a social media posts but showing a post without the quote (such as at 2:39, 5:30, and 6:11).
I would have been far less distracted if the captions/comments sections were not included and you just showed the pictures.

[markbullock]

I'm gonna go with 'strenuousness', Rob 😀 Great vid as always! 🤓

[B-bomber]

Hardest unrepeated Trad line:
Best Things in Life are Free, Shawangunks, NY, USA

[alanjones]

All chat and little visual action. Might as well just read the guide book description.

[stephenfletcher]

He should go try Burketts unrepeated routes in the lakes.

[BrettSmith-wgdi]

This could have been a great video of a great climb in a magnificently unique location. Instead it was snippets (half screen if that) of the route against a social media page plus overlay after overlay and hours (well it seemed like hours anyway) of some dude rabbiting on in his kitchen. I was half expecting him to get a saucepan out and start telling us how to cook eggs benedict.

[alexmacleod]

is tensioning protection to the ground a repeat off the route....