Johnny came up with this fantastically outrageous idea the night before we sailed from Bideford and fortunately I had some filming gear with me so a plan was soon formulated. All we needed was a couple of mates to help out with the logistics and the weather to play ball. So on a bluebird but blustery Friday September 1st and the wind getting ever stronger just to add to the excitement, Johnny started his walk up the Devil’s Slide…
Anyway here’s a wee video of the day with some aerial footage of one of the UK’s greatest ever climbers to lace up a pair of rock shoes on his attempt to “walk” up Lundy’s most iconic natural feature on the classic climb of the island. I have seen one or two things in 25 years of climbing but this was something else…
Dave Linnett
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