Just wait. When your favorite spots start blowing up and become over run with people because they seen something about it on tik tok, TH-cam, Facebook you won't think so. I know this is just a little how to video but thats where it starts. "Hey where is that that you are climbing"......
I was thought never to use a belaying tool to rappelle. The continuous abrasion causes a lot of heat on the carabeaner and can melt the rope or weaken it. It is fine to use in emergencies or if you have nothing else, but if you know you are going to rappelle, you should use the thing that looks like the #8
Who puts the anchor points on the rock? Previous climbers or how does it work? Also, I'm curious if those anchors ever come out with all that weight pulling on them?
They’re just pulled through the rings at the top, once he’s down he pulls on the orange line and it’ll pull right through. Always gotta remember to remove the knots at the ends of the ropes before hand 😉
The blue rope is his climbing rope. The orange rope is a "tagline" -- a lightweight rope used only for lowering off the climb. He ties the climbing rope and tagline together and the knot "blocks" at the rappel rings. Now he can rappel the full length of his climbing rope to the bottom. Once down, he pulls on the tagline line, on the side with the knot, and it pulls the tagline down first and finally the tail of the climbing rope goes up and through the rings and falls to the ground (still tied to the tagline). If he didn't use a tagline and belayed through two strands of rope, he would only get half the distance to the ground and he would need a second belay station. In a rescue situation (or if you plan on going up and down the route), you could fix the rope to the anchor and rappel down a single strand. This is pretty common technique for big wall climbing when you don't want to live in a portaledge. Eventually you have to recover the rope by climbing back to the anchor or leaving for someone else to recover.
@@mihailmilev9909 Climbing is going up with hands, feet and gear and you have a rope for safety. Rappelling is what he's doing in the video, coming down using the rope.
Its so hard to keep a straight face in those situations. Lots of people freeze up and cry, loudly. This happens on low man made climbs a ton ( of course, as those are far more prevalent ).
As someone with a brain injury who can't even walk down stairs normally, this shit amazes me lol I wish I could do something like this! But I will live vicariously through you. Also this is terrifying, my heart was beating out of my chest when you started getting down.
There's a new movie called Fall. The one made in 2022 with a girl on a pole in the poster. I couldn't even watch it. I was so scared. My hands and feet sweaty. It's an excellent scary movie. Luckily I didn't skip over the pivotol twist and I have a technical plot hole question but it's the best scary movie I've seen my whole life. My hands are sweaty thinking about it lol.
@@aftersexhighfives I watched the trailer for that and it scared the fuck out of me! Such a terrifying concept lol. Maybe I'll watch it! I used to do stuff like that but nooo wayyy now
If you'd like to try, look for an introduction class for "top rope outdoor climbing." It's setup in a way so you can't actually fall. It's the way everyone should start. I hope you have the opportunity.
I had a room mate in college that was a climber. When he got to the top, he'd wrap a rope around a tree, no knots or anything, and use that rope to rappel down removing the protection on the way down. When he got to the bottom, he'd just pull one end of the rope that was around the tree at the top, and the rope would come down. He'd never leave protection in the wall, that stuff is expensive. Although occasionally a pin would get stuck and he'd have to leave it. He would NEVER use any protection left by a former climber, he would change his route just to stay about 6 feet away from it. He was also very particular about "don't step on the rope". (it damages the rope). I would stand at the bottom and belay, sometimes I'd walk up around back and rappel down (just for fun), but I couldn't climb like him, he was tall, skinny, had strong fingers and toes.
@@jamesjameson4566 I don't know, I lost contact with him years ago. I do know he walked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, but that was the last I heard of him, many years ago.
@@aoqa22 Because it was so dangerous. It might have been in the wall for 20 years, any pressure against it and it might break right off. That could only happen once and you would be dead.
Thank you ...I've done some climbing but that was years before you could capture the experience on a go pro or similar device. I might say knowing little about the experience you show today may have had a better effect on attracting new people. Now you can scare the shit out of them prior to the personal experience many regretted back in the day ..lol .. Thanks for taking tbe time to show and share your experience .Wonderful ...be careful
@Caper Guy simple physics? If a rope is shorten then there are less places along the length of the rope that could fail. Just like a chain with 2 links has a lower chance of breaking than a chain with 1000 links. Because for each link you add you must factor in that link's chance of failure into the total failure chance of the entire chain. A rope isnt a chain but you can think of each addition of length of rope as adding a "link". TLDR if a rope is longer then it has more places that might break so a short rope would techincally have a lower failure rate.
@@winstonpoplin you're horribly misinformed bud. That's a dynamic Kern mantle rope. It's woven in such a way that when under tension it actually stretches to help mitigate force. The shorter the rope is the less elongation that takes place and the more force is exerted on both the rope, increasing the likelyhood it will fail, and your body, increasing the risk of injury. This explained as "fall factor" and is described by the total length of rope in the system over the length of fall the climber takes, the highest fall factor experienced in rock climbing is a 2 and after a fall factor 2 you should absolutely retire the rope.
Everyone who climbs recognizes it's a dangerous sport. Through practice and obviously good equipment you can mitigate that risk but it's always there. Personally the risk is 100% worthi it.
@@brokeasdope they didnt mention falling on the rope. We are just talking about a single piece of rope, not any specific brand or type of rope. We are talking about the fact that if a rope is longer it has more bonds between atoms that are supporting the weight. And the more bonds between atoms you are hanging from the more likely it is that one will break. Its pretty simple buddy.
I'd disagree on a few points the main one being the overhand stopper knots being well away from the main knot rather than butted up against it. This introduces a bigger risk of snagging when you pull the lines. Using a fig 8 to join in this manner gets mixed reviews at best and certainly not standard in the UK but possibly ligit in other areas.
@@AdeClimb double fisherman better to join? I haven’t used twin or half rope. Obviously that may be 2 singles but same principle I guess to join for the rap.
He is using two "half rope's" together here, then once he is down he pulls the lower rope down. That is how you get the full lenght of the half rope AND the ability to recover it once down. If you use a normal rope, not half, not twin, normal rope, you only get half the lenght and it's usually heavier then using two half ropes.
If it is single pitch, you stop at every piece by holding the rope and simply pull out the gear, clip it to your harness and keep going. The chains you see him rappelling off are permanent bolts, so they stay there and are replaced every so often when needed. As far as the rope, you pull the end where the knot is and it comes down fairly easily (most of the time).
@@lightbearer1550 the anchors are bolted so they're permanent, if you had temporary anchors on the way up you'd let the belay device hold you as you remove them on the way down
Please look into using a third hand (friction hitch) when repelling like this. If you accidentally let go of your break hand, you could have a serious fall like this.
One of two questions I wanted to know about rock climbing that you solved - the first is how did they get those things into the wall the first place? Is it a hero that goes up and screws it in at each interval?
yeah its a hero that goes up. Sometimes they set up top ropes and start from the top down but lots of the time its some crazy cowboys just sending it drinking beers. I climbed at a crag in Jasper called Lost Boys. The guys that established the crag saw it from another mountain while they were looking for climbing spots. This year one of them died having a race to bolt a route
@@christopherevasin4142 that does sound wild! It also sounds like it would be an interesting indie documentary (unless one already exists?) - the documentaries I have seen have been from the climber point of view - but those lads setting the route seem like good for docus.
The two ropes (blue and red) are joined by two knots at the anchor. Once on the ground, you can pull the ropes through the anchor like you would pull a string through a ring. In this case, the ropes will only feed from left to right because the knot is on the right side of the anchor. However, on shorter routes you can rappel off a single rope which allows you to pull the rope down from either side.
When I was younger probably 9 or so my step brother (23) was rock climbing and was just about at high up as you and was positioned like you are.. he leaned back to make sure the anchor (or piton) was secured properly and it was for a second.. then it snapped (while he was still leaning back) and he flipped upside down and smashed his head into the rock 😳 he was bleeding SO much I went and passed out in the trees… never wanted to watch or do rock climbing ever again 😅
You should be using a machard or prusik in case something happens and you let go your right hand... prevention is always your best ally 👍🏻 amazing spot btw
Heh i used to have a 100m static line for rappelling. I was able to do a 276' single line descent once. God that was fun. Since i was doing it just for fun and not for tactical training, i threw the bag down instead of using a leg bag. That meant the entire weight of the type was pulling down which basically acted like a belay. So the first 40' or so rather than breaking to control speed, i actually had to feed the line through my figure 8. But once i could drop freely i had fun lol
When I was 15 I went to a jrotc camp, had to rappel off a 65 ft tower once off helicopter landing bar things and a normal wall. After the long climb up I was met with a swift "here clip this on and get off my tower" it was really fun tho
I see now .. he pulls on the orange line that is tied off on the blue at the top .. obv the knot is on the orange side so will slip through the installed anchor nicely
For all the people that don’t understand ropework, at the bottom he pulls on the orange rope which in turns brings the blue rope through the anchors. Keeps pulling till the entire length falls down to his feet. It the ropes get jammed, that’s when he’s in trouble 😂
I have never self rappeled down but I do self belay when route setting and having an ATC as the belay device is scary. That doesn’t lock the rope that much and you have to hold your own breakline the whole time to stop falling down. Scary.
Once I jumped from a 5 story building when I was a teen.I landed on the concrete and Fk survived. How is that possible no one can explain it. I fractured every single bone in my body in such a manner that if funny looking at an X ray. Funny part is that none of my organs where damaged. Moral of the story is that sometimes you have to take a leap of faith just to make sure. xD
I don't rock climb but I find it interesting. As a kid I did a lot of urban climbing lol trees, buildinga, high fencing that kind of stuff. Tallest building was my old Elementary shool which was about 3 stories tall. Highest fence was about 20 ft I believe. The scariest part was always coming down lol
I saw a guy fall off the top of a climb by Smith Rock because he didn't check his repel before trusting it. It was about 30ft and he fell on a table. Guess he survived but it was not cool to see.
I gotta get some climbing gear again, I miss rock climbing. I climb cell towers for work so I have some basic stuff like biners and straps, but I can't use the same harness or safety devices.
So you just don’t jump down and use the water bucket?
Green slime is better
@@whengrapespop5728 *Green slime with carpet on top
Ngl when I forget the water I just jump off and accept the damage
@@r011ing_thunder6 same tho, but irl
@@athena1491 that’s hardcore I wanna be like you
Good to see that there is finally some good coverage of climbing. When I was in the community when I was younger, it never had this kind of coverage.
Same when I was a rock monky the biggest coverage we had was the movie cliffhanger 😞
Just wait. When your favorite spots start blowing up and become over run with people because they seen something about it on tik tok, TH-cam, Facebook you won't think so.
I know this is just a little how to video but thats where it starts. "Hey where is that that you are climbing"......
I was thought never to use a belaying tool to rappelle. The continuous abrasion causes a lot of heat on the carabeaner and can melt the rope or weaken it. It is fine to use in emergencies or if you have nothing else, but if you know you are going to rappelle, you should use the thing that looks like the #8
A gopro would of been cool in my bouldering days.
Yeah thank god someone is tik toking while climbing. This exactly what the climbing community wants
FYI The metal rings stay on the rock and he pulls his rope down. Then repeat if the cliff is bigger🙃
Thanks, are already there for others who wanna climb?
@@dioncurtiscurtis3188 yes like normal trails
@@nico3727 so I guess recreational climbers only use these prepared and only the more extreme climbers go on the unprepared mountains?
@@MarcA75 lol it’s what it sounds like
Who puts the anchor points on the rock? Previous climbers or how does it work? Also, I'm curious if those anchors ever come out with all that weight pulling on them?
Ok seems you’re gonna make us ask ALL the questions… how do you get your rope back?? 😂😂
That's what I was thinking!
They’re just pulled through the rings at the top, once he’s down he pulls on the orange line and it’ll pull right through. Always gotta remember to remove the knots at the ends of the ropes before hand 😉
@@mattj6940 once explained makes so much sense. 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ Thanks!
@@mattj6940 if you don’t remove the knots does that mean you gotta climb back up??
The blue rope is his climbing rope. The orange rope is a "tagline" -- a lightweight rope used only for lowering off the climb.
He ties the climbing rope and tagline together and the knot "blocks" at the rappel rings. Now he can rappel the full length of his climbing rope to the bottom. Once down, he pulls on the tagline line, on the side with the knot, and it pulls the tagline down first and finally the tail of the climbing rope goes up and through the rings and falls to the ground (still tied to the tagline).
If he didn't use a tagline and belayed through two strands of rope, he would only get half the distance to the ground and he would need a second belay station.
In a rescue situation (or if you plan on going up and down the route), you could fix the rope to the anchor and rappel down a single strand. This is pretty common technique for big wall climbing when you don't want to live in a portaledge. Eventually you have to recover the rope by climbing back to the anchor or leaving for someone else to recover.
"Making my way downtown, rappelling fast, faces pass, and I'm cliff bound"
‘Ground bound’
you think I'm putting my 250 lbs. in one dinky little bite in a rock? no way!!
@@baddie1shoe you must be fun at parties
Making’ my way down-moun, rappelling fast, fault lines pass, and I’m ground bound..
@@shootermcgavin8793 isn't shooter the one that got clowned by happy
Damn the cameraman just chillin on his head the whole time what a bad ass
It’s not literally a camera man on his head he has it mounted on his helmet. There’s no way he could carry the camera man I’m 75% sure of it
@GoatMan what are you saying bro
@Jake Lundell lmaooooo. You're a goof bro.
@GoatMan tf ?
@@Jakenbake98 you must not have a sense of humor
This is honestly a lot less anxiety inducing and more safe than most online climbing videos.
Actually it can be argued that rappelling is riskier than climbing.
@@magtovi what is that?
@@magtovi I think I saw that word before today what is it
@@mihailmilev9909 Climbing is going up with hands, feet and gear and you have a rope for safety.
Rappelling is what he's doing in the video, coming down using the rope.
yeah solo is the way to go. thats how my old man taught me if you cant go solo then you probably shoulding be climbing that rock to begin with.
"Back to the ground, nice and safe"
Hence I never leave it ✌🏽
You would think it’s safe right, not for me. I’m the person that trips over nothing on flat ground. 😢😜
How do you g’et the rope down?
@@Ohhellnah-ne9uk It’s looped, you pull one end.
@@foxwoodjones9831 lmao
@@Ohhellnah-ne9uk You send your climbing Feline
Aka "cat" up there to retrieve it at the end and set up @ the beginning 🎉🎉...
Alex Honnold: I just climb down
Right!?
Honestly one of the best parts of Rock climbing, enjoying the View as you Rappel
I love how he goes “Niceeee” regarding the fact that he hasn’t fallen to his death yet lmaooo
Right like he seems surprisingly nervous that he’s not falling down 😭
thats literally me after going down a climb lmao
I am that guy that could climb up but not down, like a cat stuck on a tree.
LITERALLY
Its so hard to keep a straight face in those situations. Lots of people freeze up and cry, loudly. This happens on low man made climbs a ton ( of course, as those are far more prevalent ).
Legit me asf was thinking the exact same shit
Climbing down is not only waaay more difficult but also waaaay more dangerous. That's why we rappel instead of trying to climb down.
Yelling from the top call the firemen
Remember folks to always tie stopper knots when repelling. Some very good climbers have lost their lives from zipping off the line on long raps.
Yep, always a few of those in ANAC
@@TheLampdude always so sad
And use a 3rd hand (prusik etc) as well!
I had a close call once. But it was also close to the ground, so not a big deal.
Plenty of arborists have died the same way.
Highly recommend a flat overhand instead of a retraced figure 8 for conjoining the ropes
As someone with a brain injury who can't even walk down stairs normally, this shit amazes me lol I wish I could do something like this! But I will live vicariously through you. Also this is terrifying, my heart was beating out of my chest when you started getting down.
There's a new movie called Fall. The one made in 2022 with a girl on a pole in the poster. I couldn't even watch it. I was so scared. My hands and feet sweaty. It's an excellent scary movie. Luckily I didn't skip over the pivotol twist and I have a technical plot hole question but it's the best scary movie I've seen my whole life. My hands are sweaty thinking about it lol.
@@aftersexhighfives I watched the trailer for that and it scared the fuck out of me! Such a terrifying concept lol. Maybe I'll watch it! I used to do stuff like that but nooo wayyy now
watch alex Honnold's free solo stuff if you want to suffer cardiac arrest :P
If you'd like to try, look for an introduction class for "top rope outdoor climbing." It's setup in a way so you can't actually fall. It's the way everyone should start. I hope you have the opportunity.
I could still take you out to do it. I've taken people who you'd think had brain injuries, and they did it lol
I almost plummeted to my death once by doing this part wrong. ALWAYS double-check your rope and knots! You did it right here👍
'Whats up tiktok'
TH-cam - am i a joke to you?
100%
There's a reason I call it "Shit Tok"
Who is Tiktok? Friend of the guy who made the video?
I had a room mate in college that was a climber. When he got to the top, he'd wrap a rope around a tree, no knots or anything, and use that rope to rappel down removing the protection on the way down. When he got to the bottom, he'd just pull one end of the rope that was around the tree at the top, and the rope would come down.
He'd never leave protection in the wall, that stuff is expensive. Although occasionally a pin would get stuck and he'd have to leave it. He would NEVER use any protection left by a former climber, he would change his route just to stay about 6 feet away from it. He was also very particular about "don't step on the rope". (it damages the rope). I would stand at the bottom and belay, sometimes I'd walk up around back and rappel down (just for fun), but I couldn't climb like him, he was tall, skinny, had strong fingers and toes.
Is he still with us?
@@jamesjameson4566 I don't know, I lost contact with him years ago. I do know he walked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, but that was the last I heard of him, many years ago.
why doesn’t he use protection left by other people?
@@aoqa22 Because it was so dangerous. It might have been in the wall for 20 years, any pressure against it and it might break right off. That could only happen once and you would be dead.
This comment is from someone that knows a little....but not a lot about climbing 😅😅
Him: “making our way down here”
Me: “making my way downtown”
“what’s up tiktok” not me seeing this on youtube
Him: what’s up tiktok?
Me on TH-cam shorts: and I took that personally
I know NH when I see it. With all that granite that’d be the the Franconia Notch. Breathtaking views in the Whites. Live free or die.
603 BABY!
Is that last sentence a threat?
Indeed. He’s on the Eaglet!
Thx for your comment, I didn't know. Cool ❤
Thank you ...I've done some climbing but that was years before you could capture the experience on a go pro or similar device.
I might say knowing little about the experience you show today may have had a better effect on attracting new people.
Now you can scare the shit out of them prior to the personal experience many regretted back in the day ..lol ..
Thanks for taking tbe time to show and share your experience .Wonderful ...be careful
YOU ROCK BROTHER!!!! Absolutely amazing!! You live a beautiful life 👍
This is such a beautiful view!
Im a tree climber, and for some reason the scariest part is always going from ascending to descending..
Thanks for sharing!
Especially when you can't feel the next step without letting go
I have respect for you. that’s a crazy rush I’m not scared of heights but that’s just stressful 😂🙏
Its statistically safer than walking up/ down stairs
@@jacobsimanek1333 that seems not true
making my way downtown ⭐✨🌟💫
Thanks for the tutorial. Could've used this advice when I just jumped off the cliff when i was done. Didn't think you could just..go down.
as a person who fears heights, this was terrifying to watch.
There’s just something about looking at a length of rope and saying “Ya, I trust this rope with my life”
@Caper Guy simple physics? If a rope is shorten then there are less places along the length of the rope that could fail. Just like a chain with 2 links has a lower chance of breaking than a chain with 1000 links. Because for each link you add you must factor in that link's chance of failure into the total failure chance of the entire chain. A rope isnt a chain but you can think of each addition of length of rope as adding a "link". TLDR if a rope is longer then it has more places that might break so a short rope would techincally have a lower failure rate.
Nah,
It's the pin in the rock!
Believe me, that rope is safer, than if the piece of rock cracks where the pin is located in!
@@winstonpoplin you're horribly misinformed bud. That's a dynamic Kern mantle rope. It's woven in such a way that when under tension it actually stretches to help mitigate force. The shorter the rope is the less elongation that takes place and the more force is exerted on both the rope, increasing the likelyhood it will fail, and your body, increasing the risk of injury. This explained as "fall factor" and is described by the total length of rope in the system over the length of fall the climber takes, the highest fall factor experienced in rock climbing is a 2 and after a fall factor 2 you should absolutely retire the rope.
Everyone who climbs recognizes it's a dangerous sport. Through practice and obviously good equipment you can mitigate that risk but it's always there. Personally the risk is 100% worthi it.
@@brokeasdope they didnt mention falling on the rope. We are just talking about a single piece of rope, not any specific brand or type of rope. We are talking about the fact that if a rope is longer it has more bonds between atoms that are supporting the weight. And the more bonds between atoms you are hanging from the more likely it is that one will break. Its pretty simple buddy.
PAS to anchor ✔️
Extended ATC ✔️
Third hand from the belay loop ✔️
Stoppers on the rope ends ✔️
This guy safes.
I'd disagree on a few points the main one being the overhand stopper knots being well away from the main knot rather than butted up against it. This introduces a bigger risk of snagging when you pull the lines. Using a fig 8 to join in this manner gets mixed reviews at best and certainly not standard in the UK but possibly ligit in other areas.
@@AdeClimb double fisherman better to join? I haven’t used twin or half rope. Obviously that may be 2 singles but same principle I guess to join for the rap.
Fingers in the quicklink = FAIL on all the other points for me.
He used a figure eight to tie two ropes together- not recommended- euro death knots better
Didn’t use a prusik
Both those things are pretty bad
It’s always nice that you can go your own speed during this
So just that little pin thing in the rock 😲 Wtf, you guys are amazing!! I was harnessed in to my bed just watching 😬
anchor
He is using two "half rope's" together here, then once he is down he pulls the lower rope down.
That is how you get the full lenght of the half rope AND the ability to recover it once down.
If you use a normal rope, not half, not twin, normal rope, you only get half the lenght and it's usually heavier then using two half ropes.
How does rock climbing work? Like when you climb down how do you get your gear back? Or do you just leave it there?
If it is single pitch, you stop at every piece by holding the rope and simply pull out the gear, clip it to your harness and keep going. The chains you see him rappelling off are permanent bolts, so they stay there and are replaced every so often when needed. As far as the rope, you pull the end where the knot is and it comes down fairly easily (most of the time).
I’m not a climber so this might be a stupid question but you have a way to get your rope down if it’s yours?
The rope is only threaded through the rings, not knotted to them. When he gets down he will pull the blue end out via the orange rope.
@@andrewwakkuri9993 thanks I had no idea!
@@andrewwakkuri9993 so... what about the anchor? I assume they don't just leave it there no?
@@lightbearer1550 I guess it depends if you climb in the same spots you could leave it for reuse? I assume
@@lightbearer1550 the anchors are bolted so they're permanent, if you had temporary anchors on the way up you'd let the belay device hold you as you remove them on the way down
Did the eaglet last year... Tossed our ropes down and they got caught in the wind. Looks like you got great conditions.
Make an alpine bomb.
@@danielgockerell we did, but once it hit the ground the ropes still got pulled. The wind was whipping.
@@nschur897 uuuuuugggghhhh that’s frustrating. Hate when the conditions get like that.
Should have done the leap of faith at that point
I was screaming "SLIDE DOWN SLIDE DOWN"😂😂😂
The abseiling technique is so fun I can recommend 10 / 10 (kinda hurts and is tiring if you don’t have the right equipment
You know it's bad when the professional climber in the group says "this is the scariest part" 😂
Please look into using a third hand (friction hitch) when repelling like this. If you accidentally let go of your break hand, you could have a serious fall like this.
I believe it's in his right hand( black rope).
He's definitely using a Prusik in his right hand. You can hear the extra friction.
You know what rhymes with friction hitch?
"How do you get down?"
First audible step "take off the personal anchor"
💀
that was my first thought to lol
Looks like a nice use of the prussik on the lower hand good set up
I love how you used to ropes. Proud of you.😊
When you looked over your shoulder I could feel the end of your rope sliding through my left hand, stomache plummeting
One of two questions I wanted to know about rock climbing that you solved - the first is how did they get those things into the wall the first place? Is it a hero that goes up and screws it in at each interval?
Yes. But they can have a safety rope secured at the summit (by other climbers that go the long way around)
yeah its a hero that goes up. Sometimes they set up top ropes and start from the top down but lots of the time its some crazy cowboys just sending it drinking beers. I climbed at a crag in Jasper called Lost Boys. The guys that established the crag saw it from another mountain while they were looking for climbing spots. This year one of them died having a race to bolt a route
@@CasparWilson thanks!
@@christopherevasin4142 that does sound wild! It also sounds like it would be an interesting indie documentary (unless one already exists?) - the documentaries I have seen have been from the climber point of view - but those lads setting the route seem like good for docus.
There's a rock climbing society where people go and drill new routes
wait, does that rope thing stay there for everyone to use or is it yours? and if it is yours how do you get it down?
The two ropes (blue and red) are joined by two knots at the anchor. Once on the ground, you can pull the ropes through the anchor like you would pull a string through a ring. In this case, the ropes will only feed from left to right because the knot is on the right side of the anchor. However, on shorter routes you can rappel off a single rope which allows you to pull the rope down from either side.
When I was younger probably 9 or so my step brother (23) was rock climbing and was just about at high up as you and was positioned like you are.. he leaned back to make sure the anchor (or piton) was secured properly and it was for a second.. then it snapped (while he was still leaning back) and he flipped upside down and smashed his head into the rock 😳 he was bleeding SO much I went and passed out in the trees… never wanted to watch or do rock climbing ever again 😅
Just climbed the Eaglet last weekend - it was my first multi-pitch!
I think as a lazy person I'd enjoy sitting at the top and repelling down.... But not climbing up. 😂
Climbing up is so fun!
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS TIE A KNOT at the end of the side of the rope that you are rappelling towards
1000% agree stopper knots save lives
THIS
You should be using a machard or prusik in case something happens and you let go your right hand... prevention is always your best ally 👍🏻 amazing spot btw
Are you saying he should have ANOTHER third hand? You can clearly see his on the right. 🙄
That's pure talent and it should be supported
Thanks for posting your experiences Noah!
I’ve always appreciated the climbing community.
Jeremiah 29:11
be careful buddy leave room to grow
**Remember to listen when you get the feeling your going too far 😉** ⚡✌️⚡
Im wondering, how would you disconnect the cable when you're down?
Magic
He just pull the orange rope and it will unreleased the rope from rings.
Rope is free to slide through the anchor. But because your weighting both ends equally while rappelling, it doesn’t. Once down you pull on one end.
Thanks guys
@noahkane The figure of 8 knot can walk and come undone. Best to use an overhand knot, backed up with a second one behind it.
Heh i used to have a 100m static line for rappelling. I was able to do a 276' single line descent once. God that was fun. Since i was doing it just for fun and not for tactical training, i threw the bag down instead of using a leg bag. That meant the entire weight of the type was pulling down which basically acted like a belay. So the first 40' or so rather than breaking to control speed, i actually had to feed the line through my figure 8. But once i could drop freely i had fun lol
The fastest option is jump and mlg water bucket clutch to avoid fall damage
Cringe.
@@nqtural1322 agreed.
So the anchors are left in the rock when you get down?
Isn’t the flat figure 8 not recommend? Cause it fails at east loads? Even with the stopped knots for the knot failing. Why not just use an overhand?
Yea, better to use an EDK instead of the flat figure 8 (what he did)
^ This. EDK also has less of a tendency to get caught than the 8 when pulling the rope down
The flat figure 8 is unsafe, but that's not a flat figure 8, it's a Flemish bend.
For those who have never repelled before, it is one of the coolest things you can do
I've never climbed anything like you do, just dinky Rockwall stuff. But repelling is always my favorite bit
this looks a lot more fun than climbing up 😂
Coming down is the most exciting part!
When I was 15 I went to a jrotc camp, had to rappel off a 65 ft tower once off helicopter landing bar things and a normal wall. After the long climb up I was met with a swift "here clip this on and get off my tower" it was really fun tho
My heart rate doubles every time I watch these videos
Thank you I just asked about how you get down on the other video thanks for responding
I see now .. he pulls on the orange line that is tied off on the blue at the top .. obv the knot is on the orange side so will slip through the installed anchor nicely
I used to climb back in the late 70's early 80's we ALWAYS used a pursik knot to backup the belay device cheap insurance.
The repel is the best part 😊
Be careful and thorough always ❤
Trusting that 1 bolt that a stranger put in is absolutely insane
For those who are wondering how to get the rope back,as i professional rock climber i ask superman to get it for me
That was a beautiful view. I can imagine a fantasy story with a shadow of a dragon gliding masking the canopy briefly.
Amazing stuff! How do you detach the rope from the anchor when you get to the bottom?
Its actually very beautiful id like to try it one day
You need to use additional prusik knot below the atc for safety
Nice to see someone climbing down on TH-cam rather than just falling
For all the people that don’t understand ropework, at the bottom he pulls on the orange rope which in turns brings the blue rope through the anchors. Keeps pulling till the entire length falls down to his feet. It the ropes get jammed, that’s when he’s in trouble 😂
Correcto así se rapela con un machar o un prusil por si acaso hay algún problema 👏👍
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(Checks to see what app I’m currently wasting time on)
Lol got meee 😂 love the content!
I have never self rappeled down but I do self belay when route setting and having an ATC as the belay device is scary. That doesn’t lock the rope that much and you have to hold your own breakline the whole time to stop falling down. Scary.
Once I jumped from a 5 story building when I was a teen.I landed on the concrete and Fk survived. How is that possible no one can explain it. I fractured every single bone in my body in such a manner that if funny looking at an X ray. Funny part is that none of my organs where damaged. Moral of the story is that sometimes you have to take a leap of faith just to make sure. xD
man y’all people got balls doin this, i don’t even like looking over balcony’s down to the bottom at the beach
When he said how he "gets down" while rock climbing, my dumbass thought he was about to show us some dance moves while climbing
Damn, lol
I don't rock climb but I find it interesting. As a kid I did a lot of urban climbing lol trees, buildinga, high fencing that kind of stuff. Tallest building was my old Elementary shool which was about 3 stories tall. Highest fence was about 20 ft I believe. The scariest part was always coming down lol
One thing you can always count on when climbing - getting down...
Low-key thought he was gonna pull a Kratos on us
Beautifully done. 💪😎👍More!
Bro u never failed
This looks insane 😮❤
EXCELLENT work. 💪
I saw a guy fall off the top of a climb by Smith Rock because he didn't check his repel before trusting it. It was about 30ft and he fell on a table. Guess he survived but it was not cool to see.
"take off personal anchor"..
Me:... *brain.exe has stopped working*
Inventors should invent an lifesaving airbag bubble when you fall
I gotta get some climbing gear again, I miss rock climbing. I climb cell towers for work so I have some basic stuff like biners and straps, but I can't use the same harness or safety devices.
Would you ever parachute down??? 😮 that view looks amazing
Makein my way down town, walkin fast and im home bound lala la la la