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Pro Climber pretends to be Old Man and tries all the hardest routes
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- Published on Jan 29, 2023 veröffentlicht
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If an old man comes into my gym with a camera crew I'm expecting Olympic level feats of strength.
@Vic Triply so when that old man starts to climb. I could never do so
@Vic my wife was like : do they even let you climb with a scarf, like that shit can get caught up on some clips. i mean ive never, but he must have known it was magnus right awa.
@Jeff DaChefyou guys realize that he’s not an actor. He’s not going to fool an expert coach very long. But they are kind enough to play along with it. They are probably having a great time and it shows their patience in teaching.
Facts.
🤣🤣🤣 dude.. undercover failed..
Got to love this Coach. He exemplifies everything a good coach should. And he truly cares. Great to see. So dang knowledgeable, as well.
No climbing instructor would ever allow someone to climb wearing a scarf. Check 8:13 if the scarf got caught Magnus or anyone else would have died on the spot. It is clearly staged but bad stuff would still have happened.
"The elbows were going up like a chicken..."
ok
@Diana L. well he knew it was magnus for a long time so I'm assuming he "forgot" on purpose
@Diana L. Maybe it was his first prank on Magnus :)
This coach is a gem. We must save him at all costs.
@diestar1 I don’t think I did delete it, but I still stand by it
@Trialbike977 Nice try. Don't worry I found your deleted comment. :)
"Wtf is that comment about, honestly, wtf you saving him from you donut!" - trailbike977
@diestar1 calm down
Some of yall invest way too much time in not understanding some people's sense of humor. If it didn't make you chuckle or smile or otherwise just keep it pushing. Clearly some found some entertainment in it. Let people have their fun.
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!
There’s a lot of kids online and young people in the world, but just so you know 40 is still quite young. You’re hardly even half way through your life, you have a whole extra half to experience and enjoy. Best of luck.
Walk slow More .
Nothing too lose & everything to gain !!
@Jason Voorhees go away troll
I love how the trainer played along. He didn't ruin your work by just saying "Haha, Magnus..." and so everyone had a lot of fun and we have a great video to watch. It also shows that the human brain isn't that easy to fool. You simply recognize differences when you see an actually aged man and a young dude who wears make-up and afalse hair / beard... and who is also mastering every damn wall like a pro. ;) And thanks for creating a good and funny German accent... I really loved that and how you implemented random German words.
I loved the „ungefähr 10-15 meters“. That one felt really authentic.
It's Magnus' body shape that gave it away I think. The trainer clearly knew very well who Magnus is.
yea, the aged makeup works for a camera mostly but up close in reality you can tell when someone has makeup caked on, or when their beard hairs are just glued to their face as opposed to actually sprouting out from it :D
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?” 🎉
Because he didn't even look like an old man from the start
@Nightmareman99 I imagine it would be hard not to. Makeup is good and all but up close its really hard to fake something like that :D
@T RitsI’m pretty sure he knew by the beginning 😂
Because he already knew it was Magnus by then
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
@Mark Heinle Its crazy to think people believe you need social media to know things.
@Jason Voorhees damn who spit in your soup :D
I was wondering the whole time why the instructor didn't ask "Frederick" to remove his scarf. I thought it might pose a safety hazard, like if it were to get caught on something. Now I know it's because the instructor realized it was Magnus from the jump and probably figured: _Eh, I'll let him keep his disguise on. He's a pro, I'm sure he can manage not to choke himself_ 😂
Well, claiming you're German and rocking a heavy Norwegian accent kinda gives it away too.
Did you watch the whole vídeo? It was not staged, but he did know it was magnus. Not because it was staged, but because he realized it and rolled with it.
@uaidavi maybe it was not but it's sketchy asf that he didn't ask him to remove the scarf. That's dangerous. And the hat is weird too.
@Bro Tato it was very clearly not staged. Just didn't work out
this staged as hell.
Wow, this video made me laugh out loud. They joy of the instructor and his positive attitude and how calm he was on the massive falls was super cool to watch. I'm myself a (gym-) climber for years and most of the climbers and instructors I met were super supportive and friendly - it's a great community. It's wonderful to see how much fun the instructor had and that he played along so well. The German words were funny to hear and actually pretty good (I'm myself German). Keep these videos coming. There are some pretty nice climbing gyms in Munich ;-)
This guy is an EXCELLENT coach. So encouraging and positive.
I love how you made the lower level of climbing ability believable. The sewing machine leg was a thing of beauty.
I'm a German myself and you absolutly smashed the accent. Great video and funny idea.
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.
@D. MacRae so lame you came to the video and started trolling the comment section posing as someone who doesn't like this sort of vid.
@D. MacRae It’s a prank?
That comparison would be legendary.
a 70 year old men dressed as a 100 year old man
"Oh, yeah, I forgot to get you the chalk!" That loook in Magnus' eyes hearing that! I am literally in tears. 😂
LOVE how knowledgeable this coach was 8D corrected Magnus's sketchy history several times, and knew of an ACTUAL climber of the previous generation still going strong 8D calling you out XD
Was smiling the whole way through, really enjoyable video, the guy was really knowledgeable, friendly and good fun, was nice seeing you try to pretend to be a 73 year old on-sighting really hard routes especially when he didn't reveal he was on to you early on!
I just love how every time you do this, it just showcases what a great community climbing is.
I've had the pleasure of climbing with a Yosemite OG in his late 60's and you can tell off the bat how great they are. He wasn't in 5.14 form any more, but he had the grace, technique and even strength that we couldn't mimic. There was no shaking legs, unsure movement, or out of control breathing. Magnus' imitation was great, but if you saw old man strength, you'd know right away haha
I'm convinced Magnus is actually a 70 year old man pretending to be a young fit climber now...
But im just a new viewer to him
You're so clever and funny ddduuuuurrrrrrrrrrr
Yes. It wasn't 3 hours of make up. It was 3 hours of removing make up, lol.
@m n Not once he starts climbing.
😂😂😂😂 true
Loved this. Great interaction between people who clearly knew that each other knew (or at least suspected) exactly what was happening. So wholesome and very funny.
Oh yeah and pretty good climbing too!
Yeah lol
The coach definitely knew something was up and decided to play along to see where it was going.
He did great and made it a good video.
Oh my god 😂 I'm not even done with the video and I'm dead! 😂 @josh "when you're old you have less to live for" the bantering is perfection. Can't believe neither of you broke out of character!
edit: As I finish, I do have to say Magnus you just looked like an aged version of yourself, loved the video though ❤️
I love these videos
So nice video
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Just had to add one more cheer for that coach. The most motivated and motivating instructor ever.
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!
It sounds very interesting because now there is a mixture of Scandinavian-pronounced English with some forced German terms here and there😵💫
or when he dropped down the big wall he said scheiße verdammt
@FritzSchnitz Mueller Yeah, very close to old people cursing in Germany xD
@Christoph Krass Ja man
@Smittel kommt auf den dialekt an. gibt leute die "scheise" sagen
I just love your undercover style videos! I thought about starting climbing over a year ago but never did. The past few months you have reignited that spark in me.
Love from Sweden ❤
Give that man an oscar, that acting was outstanding (I say that as a german) :D
Videos like these are always really entertaining, keep it up!
Best thing about this is how great the coach was on the early climbs, and he was so encouraging. As a genuinely old fogey, it makes me think I maybe should give it a try after a 30 year “break”…
I think you could turn this into a series. Putting pro climbers in disguise to go into gyms and see if they can fool people. I don’t think Adam or Alex could fool anyone since they are so distinct, but Stefano, Jakob, Janja, etc. That would be fun. “Undercover Choss”
On the rewatch of this, knowing Kieran was aware from THE BEGINNING, that makes Kieran's jokes and laughter after 19:00 SO much funnier. He was trying so hard to play along but at that point he just couldn't anymore and he's like wheezing with laughter xD
Made me laugh so much harder on the rewatch
Was great to collab with you Magnus! Nice to see you can still climb 7c+ when you're 73
@theherk Old people die when they fall, duh.
Josh you are the greatest bloke, I had so much fun watching you play with Magnus! Also just slamming out your climbing knowledge was great!
@theherk cliping that Quickdraw, putting some chalk. Who could ask for more? Will you belay me? Could I still send it? When I'm 73
Magnus really done some specia training 😊
The scream ahhhhhhhhhhg
😂 just amazing as alaways
I'd love to have a sessions with that instructor. Such a nice guy and a great climbing attitude.
Oh man Magnus, when you started the shaky knee, I DIED! SO funny! How are you so good at imitating somebody new to climbing??? hahaha
Everybody that cares enough about climbing to work as a climbing coach knows who Magnus is
Very entertaining to hear Magnus speak German or English with German dialect. Quite realistic, He nailed it! Magnus' Screaming... aaa I had a massive fit of laughter!
Funnily I myself am German and was born in the area around Frankenjura. XD
How cute is the instructor Kieran- always encouraging and has immense knowledge about climbing history!
Some of the best days of my childhood. Running around my town skating everywhere, laughing and falling all over the place with my friends. Something about the feeling of getting back up to try it again.
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!❤
I got super interested too and I had planned to try bouldering for the first time a couple of months before Christmas. But then my knee suddenly blew out for no apparent reason and just as I was on the mend it happened again 😭
Absolutely! I feel the same and had pretty much the same experience! Thank you Magnus!!!
I second that. I’ve struggled with mental health since I was a kid. I’ve tried most things in terms of medicine and therapy, and some of it has definitely helped to some extent. Working out/being athletic just wasn’t my ting, so I never really did it. Until I found climbing at the age of 37 and (mostly) bouldering has absolutely changed my life. it's significantly slowed down the chaos in my head and i've even started running and strength training aimed towards bouldering . it really has changed my life for the better, and i cannot imagine my life without. i haven't yet sent a 7a, but that's the goal for this year. Either way it's great fun and that matters more than the grades (I constantly try to tell myself) All love from Oslo, Norway
Word. Same, Magnus got me into training again after depression. ❤ much love
I second this! So much fun in exercising. Thanks Magnus!
I find it so funny and entertaining watching Magnus get better and better😂 I especially loved the music that went with his epic moves at the end
Lol the way Magnus moves quite fast and the fact his hands haven't aged gives things away lol
The coach is a regular coach in at least two of the Sheffield gyms I think, he's a lovely guy and a great coach from what I've overheard from his sessions. Very knowledgeable fellow.
I enjoy these videos so much, please make more of them!
Also, the coach was great and I love how he played along even though he knew. 😄
Frederick's dead eyed stare into the camera really sells it. Magnus is a fantastic actor
Really impressed by this coach, very encouraging and patient, and really knowledgeable about the history of climbing, damn. I feel like he got slightly suspicious when grandpa didn't clip and he said "you charged past the people I teach" lol
@Troy Vietnam yees, and I wonder why they didn't do the make up on the hands?! I mean at least on the back of the hands...
Also, you can clearly see his neck, even though he kept the scarf, and his neck is hell young 🤣
@Scott Anonymous how is that? Both are highly physical activities involving getting through vertical spaces, often on the rope. Have you ever seen real caving? It's not just crawling. Of course noone can move like Magnus at 73, but you can still be tough and relatively agile at that age.
@BlindPony 73 caver is very different to a 73 year old climber
@LagMasterSam Yea he knew 100% right there.
@GameKnightJek Yea that's it, if you've done something your whole life, you can do it surprisingly good at very old age. Only learning something is hard, even when only 60 years old.
My father is 83 and just stopped doing Marathons, doing half Marathons now ... he just liked to go jogging his whole life.
What a great dude honestly he coached you with no judgement and passion
Love these videos. It might be easier (and cool) to surprise an unsuspecting public with sick climbing
These are always so much fun - its great how the people he tricks are such great sports lol
I love the moments around the end where both look at the camera with knowing looks
As Magnus doesn't know the coach knew at the time and the coach is pretending he didn't realise anything haha
Great vid again!
I don’t think anyone realizes how amazing of an English speaking German accent he does. Even when he mixes up his words it’s sooo German!
Imagine the coach suddenly speaking fluent german. That would have been truely amazing
Not as amazing as if he spoke fluent Irish but yeah. :p
@Puro if ye're all talking about the guy in the yellow t shirt he's not a brit he's Irish. Certainly an Irish accent anyway
@Thomas Bastiansen I believe he spent quite some time in Innsbruck.
To be fair, most Europeans are multilingual so German shouldn't be unrealistic for a Brit.
In Norway we learn German from age 12-13 or so, English from the age of 6, nynorsk (Norwegian second language) from the age of 6 and we can choose Spanish, Latin or go deeper into the English language.
Multilingualism is the shit.:D
@Niclas Lauenroth I think it's word toning (if the word toning is right), your languages have similar sounding words so it's easier to catch up on the right pronunciation.
What a wonderful coach and a wonderful (and convincing) performance from Magnus! Loved the video
shout out to magnus for staying in character even after dude was laughing his face off lol
A voice-over would be a great a addition to videos like this, allowing you to tell the viewers what's going through your mind while not breaking your disguise
The fact that he kept the microphone on break was hilarious! Also what a historian he is too.
I love how much fun the instructor was having 😆
lmao you nailed the mannerisms - physically and verbally - of an older person reminiscing. pretty dang convincing grandpa, there, Magnus
omg Mr.Streamer hi!
the most unrealistic part is that most germans from the older generation dont speak so fluent english
LOL? Woolie???
I was very amused by the strange Belay Knot Magnus tied that made the Teacher reminisce a bit 😋
Need a hopoo feather to do these climbs
What's important is you really put a big smile on the instructor. He was really blown away.
Big up for the instructor dude being so happy, honest and supportive man haha. Good one, a lot can learn form that aye!
I’ve never even been climbing, but this is still entertaining as hell
This old man is such a quick learner, I bet he used to be pretty athletic back in the day
Massive props to the coach!!! SOO encouraging and sweet
As a German myself I have to admit that you really nailed playing the role of a German old man with the way you behaved and the way you talked. :D
I'm German and I agree lmao
He played the role preatty good 👍
@synday I thought the same
@sprkng ok has been adapted into German language as if it it were German to begin with
Yeah on the other hand is more used by young people who grown up with the internet. But lore wise it kinda makes sense, he’s playing someone who’s old enough to live in a pre unification Germany filled with American and British soldiers , those elderly guys who lived in these times often speak much better English than the generation of 40-60 year olds that followed
The “ja genau” was really convincing
@Pung TV meine Oma sagt immer shitte hahahahh
This guy is so humble and calm. Great instructor. Never joked or been ungentle. Thumbs up!
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That coach is a great dude and deserves hella respect and a raise! 😄
this is gold!
i love these pretend videos, they always crack me up and they are informative and entertaining too!!
magnus's void facial expression is hilarious
As a German I loved how he built in these random German words😂
Those leg shakes were legendary Magnus really trying every trick in the book 🤣
@Pete Standing Alonethat’s what I was thinking too, hands tell someone’s age more than the face does!
One trick he did miss-- should've added makeup to his hands. Old people have wrinkly hands with spots.
I love how he uses german words. As a german it is very amusing and i have to say he is pretty good in pronouncing them aswell : )
Dude yes. I can't believe you just took that whip lmao. And the guy was such a good sport he didn't even care😂. Even telling you to skip bolts on the head wall😂😂. Lead climbing vids are always the best.
Man how hard it must be to act like you are not a high level climber haha. Great video per usual.
He knows 😂
I watched it back to try work out the moment he went from suspicious to knowing something - My guess is around the 7 min mark. After the tea break he 100% had it sussed! haha great video!
The leg and foot trembles were awesome. Nice one, Magnus
Magnus has mastered the art of climbing like a beginner, as well as being an old grumpy German man. Truly impressive.
@Rainer Blödsinn I mean it's the standard "grumpiness" that we have. That is why it might have not stuck out, but what do I know I am also just a grumpy Austrian
I don't think he was very grumpy... but then... I'm German.
ok
Hey Magnus! Thanks for becoming more comfortable with performing on youtube man you are making great content!
i LOVE these videos, hope they never stop getting released
21:04 : You always nail the music integration. I love the effort and attention for detail 👍
I like it how you were looking for a low-key climbing wall that isn’t aware of professional climbing and would not recognise you, so picked the most hardcore, dedicated wall in the countries climbing capital city 🤣🤣🤣🤣
That coach made the whole episode. What a great guy
I love how he just accidentally started tying the figure eight, realized mid-convo that he isn't supposed to, and unties it to go back to the other knot. What a legend 11:51
I noticed he was tying an awful lot and undid the first tie but don't know enough to have realized why. Thanks for catching this man, funny stuff.
Nice catch, that's great!
The teacher is a legend. So patient and motivational. Good man! And Magnus was really into it. Very nice, give the man a Hollywood role somewhere :)
I love this coach. Not only is he a sweet man and a good sport, but he also sounds like a really good coach, as well.
I prefer other vids of Magnus, because I don't climb and can't even if I tried due to health reasons, but I genuinely hope that this climbing gym and especially this coach had more visitors since this video. It was a light hearted, pure enjoyment.
10:55 Magnus’s facial expression in response to the joke has me dead
I loved it! It was brilliant! And what a great instructor, had me crying with laughter. Than you :)
"I guess when you're old, you have less to live for" - the zoom into Magnus' sad face and the coaches reply just cracked me up!
@Zac Knight they were just laughing at a funny moment you newgen
👆🏼👆🏼🤡
The way Magnus shakes his legs is so good!😂
I know zero about climbing, but this was hilarious!
The instructor seemed like a great guy.
This is so over-the-top and so well produced. Thanks for the laughs. 😄
Some of the most interesting bits of these for me are the different approaches to teaching the skills and the different analogies they all use to teach.
The amount of knowledge this coach has is amazing. The names mentioned deserve a compilation here in the comment section
he’s my instructor!!
“That’s a very short rope, isn’t it?” Ha ha ha! Comedy gold!
My grandfather was climbing in the lake district in the U.K up until his death when he was 81 (from natural causes). Maybe the oldest rockclimber in the U.K, and he dressed a bit like Magnus is dressed here. You can read his obituary in the independant newspaper if you google 'sydney thompson independent obituary climber'
This guy has NO IDEA! Totally just coming back each time like, "I want to see how far this old man can go!"
I am not even a rock climber and sadly have never climbed before, but I can't stop binging your videos! xD
I've actually met an old man that calls these "pussy walls" and wishes young climbers would just go climb actual cliff faces. He constantly tells stories about climbing mountains, and even has one about climbing up a burning building to help retrieve a person's child from the 17th floor. All in all, you nailed the performance.
@Kingquote Translated in German it's a ".". Because we don't laugh.
@Kingquote lolll
@Kingquote I translate to Polish and it's "ha ha". So in my country is one "ha" less 😄
@hugodogobob it's true, i was the first "h"
@Joshua Quetel As an Englishman, I have to agree
This coach is a legend, brilliant content. 👏
Magnus had no chalk with him up to 6c+ route! That's impressive!
I love when he knows and just plays along and makes Magnus get on the red 8b. haha. baller.
i need an irish friend during my boulder session. that dude is a gem
The intro is basically what happened when my dad who used climb in the 70s came to the indoor gym at age 65. Brought in a figure 8 belay device and didn't know how to use an ATC let alone a grigri 😂
I was there when they were filming this, I was fingerboarding upstairs for most of it. I could only really hear Kieran's side of the conversation, and it was a bit weird seeing an old man punting up the 5 in the corner whilst being filmed and wearing a swanky Mammut harness. I was a little more confused when he took a flier off the pink and then didn't crap himself. Finally worked out what was going on when he flashed the 7c+.
@Damn Deal Done So, when you are looking on somebody else climbing, you look at his face instead of his hands and foots? And on ground you trry to look him into face again... Weirdo.
@Moose of course not, but it was a shit disguise.
@Damn Deal Done Not everyone is thinking that everyone around them is in disguise
You thought it was an old man? Are climbers all simpletons?