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"A wild short appeared"

Thanks!

It is indeed

Can't, not athletic enough!

Fast enough to hit the ball, to slow to avoid hitting the ball

I was lucky his hands were fast enough to hit the ball, but too slow to avoid it

Yeah, they were slamming it at us!

At the very least, the FEET of an honorable player! (Gotta figure out that camera angle)

Hahaha!

Yes, absolutely. The fall is still going to be very close to fall factor 2. But one big advantage of clipping a draw when leading the next pitch is that if the climber falls with the anchor clipped, the belayer will be pulled up toward the clipping point. Whereas if the anchor is not clipped, the belayer will be pulled downward which would be very uncomfortable and could also affect the direction in which they need to hold the brake stand.

@@JesseUnderscoreMartinthanks for the answer, Jesse! Also I was thinking.. Wouldn’t the clipped draw’s upper carabiner be jammed/ledged against anchors carabiner below it in the case of a climber fall and thus be on the risk of breaking? Wouldn’t it be better to have one premade top locking carabiner which would hold both the left anchor sling leg and the rope together? I feel like it is a question - what is worse, ledged quickdraw or climbers rope dragging against anchor sling?

A 240 sling at least

You know it! I still havent actually climbed p3 when it was light out

Fully agree. One of my goals when making this video was to minimize the scope. I wanted it to be a brief, on-topic overview of what someone should expect when taken on their first multipitch route by an experienced climber. As you mentioned, the two lockers connecting the slings to bolts are not single points of failure so they could be replaced with non-lockers to be more efficient. If I were climbing on a route that has two bolt anchors, I would typically go more efficient with just a 120cm sling, girth it to one ring, then clip the other end of the sling to the other bolt with either a locker or non-lockers, then tie a overhand to make a master point. The quad seems to be one of the first anchors that climbers learn about, and I wanted to avoid going into the topic of anchor building, and pros/cons of each in this video. I have included links to videos/articles about two and three bolt anchors in the video description. Regarding using the rope, that is a great way to tether, and how I usually tether when going up a route. I generally just use a sling to tether when rappelling. I felt that tying the clove hitch would fit into a different video. Many single pitch climbers are already familiar with using a tether for cleaning anchors, so I decided to focus on that for this video. I included a link to a video about teethers in the video description for those who would like to learn more.

This is a good point

Which part of the video are you referring to? Are you talking about the climber falling or the belayer?

100%, I generally pull up all the rope. Then when I get to the climber, I drop about 5' of rope so they know they aren't on belay yet, then load Grigri and pull up the last 5'.

"Heros come and go, but legends are forever." - Kobe Bryant Glad I was able to help out!

Just made a quick video about a few different options: th-cam.com/video/37AYMTms5NQ/w-d-xo.html You could buy some magnetic anchors from Practi-bolt: www.denverclimbingcompany.com/product/practi-bolts/ Or you could buy actual climbing anchor material, and attach it to a board: www.backcountrygear.com/climbing/protection-hardware/bolts-hangers/

@@JesseUnderscoreMartin you are a saint. thank you.

You can view this article, or search for a TH-cam video on how to lower in guide mode: www.vdiffclimbing.com/guide-mode/

They built a new lift which is still really slow but at least it’s reliable

@@Brosef336 last new lift builds. Oma, big birch, summit. I rode Gunther’s way 5 times this season. It’s def still the old one. That said it’s perfect for a smoke break if it’s ever open. 10 minutes ride, secluded, and no one on it. It’s still a rare sight to see it open.

@@DaBluBarron1918 Oh shit my bad I thought you were talking about big birch cause that’s the one in the video. GW is the best if only it didn’t break down so often and they actually ran it.

@@Brosef336 I’m an idiot lol. This is the Big Birch lift video lol. You’re right, it is only a 2-3 year old lift. You’re also right about the speed. Idk why but they run it at 50% speed. It’s is brutally slow.

Nice dude, that's pretty cool!

@@JesseUnderscoreMartin Every kid that used it ended up gay.

Gotta watch out for squirrels yeeting themselves out of the tree. The chance of being hit in the head by a squirrel may be low, but never zero... It's totally a valid reason to wear a helmet.....

I don’t understand this mentality people have of potentially being too safe. Helmets are a good idea regardless of the risk of falling rocks.

@@BWGmedia do you suggest to people to wear a helmet while indoor top roping too? Or in their car driving? Or on a bus or a plane? I mean you CAN if you want, but it's not going to increase your safety by all that much. The whole set up seems excessive for a V easy boulder that doesn't get your feet above 4 feet. I'm all for safety, but this is like overly protective mother status wrapping her kids in bubble wrap because they are going to play in the yard. Also the belayer is belaying by only their hands, which does literally nothing in the event of an actual fall.

@@JesseUnderscoreMartin ngl I do fear the flying squirrel whenever I'm out at my local crag. Though if one descends from the heavens I will accept my demise as it would obviously be my time. Dope backyard wall btw, as much as I'm giving flak, that is a sick area to train

@@jamesdelaney4711 I think there's a video of a squirrel (or maybe a bat) jumping out of a hole and scaring a climber off the wall. Not my wall, but thanks. I was at a buddies and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to throw on a helmet, rack, and TR to show everyone how safe I am. Only thing I forgot was the bubble wrap 😉

You really think taking cams and nuts up the wall was uneccesary? 😉 And dope is the goal here, thanks!

I don’t see what’s unnecessary about it :3 looks like an effective place to train, sure you could perhaps do the same training on something else, but isn’t there a little thing in climbing called redundancy for a reason? As for the gear, it’s good to practice carrying the weight! Doing moves on a big wall with gear is obv much harder than gym bouldering those same exact holds (with nothing on)

I was keeping it sketchy by TR'ing off a single draw, I got lucky this time though 🤷‍♂️