Pro Climber pretends to be Old Man and tries all the hardest routes

Was great to collab with you Magnus! Nice to see you can still climb 7c+ when you're 73

If an old man comes into my gym with a camera crew I'm expecting Olympic level feats of strength.

the fact that nobody found it weird for a man to be climbing with a scarf and a hat on 😂

This guy is an EXCELLENT coach. So encouraging and positive.

When Magnus is 70 years old, I really hope he is still making climbing videos and recreate this video as an actual 70 year old man.

Magnus: we looked for an instructor without social media The instructor: knows more about climbing history and famous climbers than 90% of the climbing community

I'm from Sheffield, and our climbing gyms have at least one old man per day who can somehow cling like spiders to the most ridiculous inclines. Props to them ❤

i cant stop laughing when magnus deliberately violently shakes his legs 😂

Got to love this Coach. He exemplifies everything a good coach should. And he truly cares. Great to see. So dang knowledgeable, as well.

This coach is a gem. We must save him at all costs.

I love how the attendant ignores his age and keeps pushing him based on the skills he’s seeing. After the old man says he can’t feel his arms, at 16:05 the attendant says “Would you like to take a few minutes then try something even harder?” 🎉

I'm a German myself and you absolutly smashed the accent. Great video and funny idea.

Imagine the coach suddenly speaking fluent german. That would have been truely amazing

As a german guy I gotta say: this man knows how to impersonate an old german climber man... if the instructor was german, he probably would have noticed pretty quickly that Magnus is not actually german, but the body language and the general dialogue... fair play to Magnus man!

i love how the instructor isn't afraid to criticise or question magnus. something we need more of

The oldest climber I ever climbed with was a 80 year old woman from the British mountaineering club - the mid 1990s. She climbed harder than me, was fearless, and pushed my limits as a second when she climbed past the length of the belay rope, requiring addition of every sling, and line I had within reach in my kit. On a route that was definitely not suited to both of us off the ground. Then after my own heart, she down climbed to her previous clip point 35m below her top out, before abseiling off. This was adventure climbing, and she had chosen a route none have repeated to this day.

Took a 20 year hiatus from climbing. At 40, I decided I was tired of waiting for the right time to begin enjoying climbing & backpacking again. Then 2 years ago I quit everything when I found out I had heart valve problems. Gained 50 lbs. I credit Magnus's videos with helping me get back to it. I finally decided it didn't matter what I look like or what people thought. It's not easy doing things I love with heart problems & having gained weight, but I'm enjoying every minute of it! Thanks Magnus!

I'd like to thank Magnus for introducing me and many others to rockclimbing. After I started going to my local climbing gym my mental health has improved a lot and I feel fit and healthy for the first time after I was forced to stop playing football. Thank You, Magnus!❤

The coach is amazing, even as someone who doesn't climb, I can tell he's amazing and his positivity would be really helpful for someone to learn/improve.

After meeting an 80 year old guy in the gym who’s still in great shape and seeing another old guy doing weighted pull ups, I’ve learned to never underestimate old people