I just came across your videos recently.. been watching climbing videos for 10+ years but this hits different. I've never seen aid climbing this close up before. The techniques, the anchors, the gear in situ... the insane looking run-outs as well... absolutely stunning video for me as a sport climber. Keep up the great work 👍
Lurking Fear was my first El Cap route and my first grade VI route. It was a nightmare lol but we did it. Seeing this brought back so many memories! Now I'm haivng serious Yosemite withdraw
@@GravityLabz 4 days or so. First night we only got to p3. 2nd day we bivyed at the Pillar of Dispair. 3rd day we bivyed at some big ledge after the Grand Traverse. 4th was Thanksgiving Ledge. Most memorable moment of the adventure was reaching a ledge where we could just lay down
Isn't it great that El Cap has went from four day mountaineering slogs to a playground for all types of climbing? Whether it's running up it in a afternoon or five days with porta-ledges and working out 5.13 techno-pitches. All with almost no impact, all with human power, and the price of admission is getting fit enough to do it. At 58, yours and Tyler's videos help to keep my stoke up to train and get out on Tahquitz a couple times a week. I am glad you guys are out there doing it and hope you will keep the videos coming! I don't think there is a better way to keep in shape, have great experiences, and still be so low impact on our world.
i tried to watch your video, but i got the feel i get when in bad withdrawal when i saw how high up you were towards the end, and how you were holding on with ONE HAND... nahhhh, i cant.
Couldn't do that man. What do you do when you freak out? You can't get out. Or do you not have those moments at all? Have you ever had a real anxiety attack?
I hated Lurking Fear but we climbed it wall style so the slabby hauling tainted the experience.I’d like to go back and push it and give it another chance.
Yes you must! I have never hauled it, but those top 10 pitches have to be a nightmare to haul. Not to mention walking all the way up and back down the captain to the east ledges
Yes. The goal is to move as quickly as possible. And in regular aid climbing the follower always jumars. This case we do it simultaneously while the other leads
Lol… this dude sends 5.12 and all these comments just look so idiotic to me. It’s like seeing babies laugh at a pro sprinter because he’s wearing funny shoes… bro… from one trad climber to another… yours is one of my favorite channels. These people in the comments live sad sad lives. 😅
i have so much to learn about simul climbing, it just doesn't make sense to me yet. not that I have any desire really to simul climb at this point but anywayz
Dude don't worry about it.. At some point it will make sense. If you want to try it, scramble a 4th class route (with a rope and gear ) with a competent climber.
Haha yes. If it isn’t labeled, it is fair game. People tend to leave water when they have to much. We are thirsty and only bring enough water to get to the top of the climb with a bit of thirst. It’s nice to get a couple extra gulps in so we get to the top better hydrated
The boys back at it. Rope swings, runouts, and a cheeky free solo on the last pitch? We love to see it.
hell yeah jack! Didn't realize we had the unholy trinity all in one climb!
I just came across your videos recently.. been watching climbing videos for 10+ years but this hits different. I've never seen aid climbing this close up before. The techniques, the anchors, the gear in situ... the insane looking run-outs as well... absolutely stunning video for me as a sport climber. Keep up the great work 👍
Hell yeah Christian! Psyched to hear you are psyched! Let me know
If there are other things you want to see!
Lurking Fear was my first El Cap route and my first grade VI route. It was a nightmare lol but we did it. Seeing this brought back so many memories! Now I'm haivng serious Yosemite withdraw
That is epic Tyler! How many days were you up there?
@@GravityLabz 4 days or so. First night we only got to p3. 2nd day we bivyed at the Pillar of Dispair. 3rd day we bivyed at some big ledge after the Grand Traverse. 4th was Thanksgiving Ledge. Most memorable moment of the adventure was reaching a ledge where we could just lay down
Isn't it great that El Cap has went from four day mountaineering slogs to a playground for all types of climbing? Whether it's running up it in a afternoon or five days with porta-ledges and working out 5.13 techno-pitches. All with almost no impact, all with human power, and the price of admission is getting fit enough to do it. At 58, yours and Tyler's videos help to keep my stoke up to train and get out on Tahquitz a couple times a week. I am glad you guys are out there doing it and hope you will keep the videos coming! I don't think there is a better way to keep in shape, have great experiences, and still be so low impact on our world.
Maybe but the "Price of admission" I MUCH HIGHER!
@@ericshuler6300 ANAL
That's a hell of a climb and a hell of a pace.
You guys are studs.
Ayyy thanks crab man! Such an epic route! The boys just abide by the rules of the rock
Thanks for including more gear placements and maneuverings. It's super helpful 🙌🙌
Also awesome climb dudes!
Hell yeah man, thanks for tuning in!
Dude was blazing through at the beginning, Great work!!
Love the climb and the transition. Of course, Amazing views!
Thanks ma! Maybe we will hike to the top of El Cap one day.. I swear it is just around the corner haha
The stone on Lurking Fear is sooo good. Strong work.
BigMike clutch with the long range footage!
Truuuuuuuue!
Hopefully more to come this fall!! - Big Mike
So cool, I really enjoyed capturing the wide footage!
Hell yeah Mike, you crushed it!
incredible! the long distance footage made the video!
Thanks Ethan! Always fun playing around on the big stone
As someone who knows nothing about rock climbing, I watched this video with my jaw dropped and constantly thinking, ""You've got to be kidding me!"
the climbing at 10:10 looks hella awesome! respect.
Hell yeah man! Glorious climbing right there
How do you get down
Thanks for the great video!
Bravo all around! What's the song at 14:33?
You are so good
Awesome guys! Congrats!!! --EH
Thanks Eric! Gotta get you out on these walls one day soon!
"The for sure way to not die on a mountains edge, is to not be on a mountains edge" Some ancient Chinese guy
(portuguese Brazil): Obrigado por compartilhar! Saudações do Brasil!
Cheers! ✊🏾
🌈I envy you climbers for having some good companions, 🌟❤️I saw some of them even spending the night on the steep top.😳😂
i tried to watch your video, but i got the feel i get when in bad withdrawal when i saw how high up you were towards the end, and how you were holding on with ONE HAND... nahhhh, i cant.
do you use a tagline for gear when you short fix?
Amazing guys. Maybe some day
Cheers Peter!
This kind of climbing is really intriguing. What did you bring for a rack on this? And how hard was the toughest free climbing?
13:18 nice cover. We all know you dropped that last time and this whole climb was just to get it back.
So did he set another tap at. 9:10.
ME DA tremendo vertigo solo ver el video jajaj que divertido si
Wait, what would have happened if the leader fell before you put him on belay?
Hmmm. Depending where he fell. Could have fallen like 3ft, could have fallen 40ft. An ambiguous answer but the systems really make it vary greatly
When the bottom guy is climbing up the rope, does the top guy have just a traction device to catch a fall?
Often times he does. We tend to use a revo. However, sometimes we just leave a moderate loop of slack instead of using a device
I like your editing
Wholesome climbing, nothing less. Thanks man!🧗
Yeeee buddy!
This is awesome
Cheers anwar!
Couldn't do that man. What do you do when you freak out? You can't get out. Or do you not have those moments at all? Have you ever had a real anxiety attack?
What’s the song at 7:29?
I love this channel. I tried to sub... but realized I was already subbed. :) If only I had subbed as hard as ya'll be sending!
Haha hell yeah Trae! You da real MVP!
I hated Lurking Fear but we climbed it wall style so the slabby hauling tainted the experience.I’d like to go back and push it and give it another chance.
Yes you must! I have never hauled it, but those top 10 pitches have to be a nightmare to haul. Not to mention walking all the way up and back down the captain to the east ledges
What is the point if you are lifting off your cams?
We need to document a full ascent of the Nose
What size is that?
I'm confused. You each jumar up half the mountain purely for speed?
Yes. The goal is to move as quickly as possible. And in regular aid climbing the follower always jumars. This case we do it simultaneously while the other leads
My hands are drenched in sweat. No thanks!
What if rope breaks?
Did you end up getting the Totem out?
Hah, just reached the part where you found the booty totem. At a minimum, it all came out in the wash!
Lol… this dude sends 5.12 and all these comments just look so idiotic to me. It’s like seeing babies laugh at a pro sprinter because he’s wearing funny shoes… bro… from one trad climber to another… yours is one of my favorite channels. These people in the comments live sad sad lives. 😅
Is aid’s safe?
super safe. really mellow, no worries about falls or anything.
@@GravityLabz Totally.
what percentage of mountain climbers die mountain climbing? Chat GPT says the numbers a low but this looks eXtreme!
el cap, no cap
Didn't Alex Ondra climb this with only a boulder pad or something?
haha exactly. he free solo'd it and carried the rope on his back
Guys I'm not scared of heights but this is crazy
I love your videos as an amature climber. My goal is yo climb yosemite trad!!!
thanks a lot Jack. We all start somewhere. I still consider myself an amateur most days.. Keep crushing!
i have so much to learn about simul climbing, it just doesn't make sense to me yet. not that I have any desire really to simul climb at this point but anywayz
Dude don't worry about it.. At some point it will make sense. If you want to try it, scramble a 4th class route (with a rope and gear ) with a competent climber.
@@cameronstoneadams1183 yeah good point
death looping on those inverted pins is a bold move
Yessir. Fortunately I know the pins have been there for years and the rock is very clean below in case one did pop
Climbing that style builds a relationship of pure steel between to men. Nobody can understand that specially women. Keep fighting guys.
did u just drink random mountain water?
I'm still alive
Do you just drink other people's water like that?
First off, ew. Second, whyy??
Haha yes. If it isn’t labeled, it is fair game. People tend to leave water when they have to much.
We are thirsty and only bring enough water to get to the top of the climb with a bit of thirst. It’s nice to get a couple extra gulps in so we get to the top better hydrated
How is this fun!?
idk some people enjoy it because of the rush and adrenaline or they just generally love climbing
Apart from the fact you did a really nice job climbing, this is the single most boring vid ever 😂
meanwhyile Alex Honnold did it in 4 hours with no gears 🤣🤣
yeah because hes a master
i did it in 6 hours
no one fell this was boring