Friday Mountain Video

If it's Friday, which it probably is, then it's time for The Friday Matinee, our selection of online streaming mountain video to help you while away the hours before you can escape to the hills for the weekend.

And this week, we thought we'd go retro and comic at the same time. To kick things off, here's the legendary BBC outside broadcast: 'Climbing the North Face of the Uxbridge Road'.

And from the same crack team, an attempt on Mount Everest by the International Hairdressers' Expedition.


Of course climbing's moved on since then and you can't under-estimate the impact of bouldering culture... This is Al Lee's seminal 'Coming Off'.


And last but not least, top gear guru and mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick's expert survival tips. These could save your life kids, so pay attention at the back.

And that's it for this week, have a good one.