Man, thank you for the footage, I mean this! While Im in my older years, and still love to climb, watching these types of Yosemite video's is as close to the wall as I will ever get. It means the world to me, to be able to watch what I once dreamed of. Hell, I can barely get on a rollercoaster now. It's amazing the transformation one goes through as they get older. It's different for everybody, but there's just No Way, I could gather THE VERY SPECIFIC TYPE of courage big walk climbing requires. With that said, I love all of you who go into a world where only a select few have trodd. God bless you and keep you safe. In the mean time, I will continue to live vicariously through you select few. Again, thanks! Climb on, david
I too was an avid climber for more than thirty years starting in my early teens back during the mid seventies................though now at 57, I really do not think I would have the nuts for the kind swing - I know at 24 I wouldn't have worried at all but as my friend above said, it s funny how things and our perspective on things changes with time - stay safe men!!!
@@badnews9312 Yeah it's kinda ironic. My father died at 102. So, at 22, I had no fear, but had 80 years to lose. At 62, I get a bit of vertigo in places that I don't even remember as being scary in my 20s even though I "only" have 40 years to lose. It may be some slow changes in brain chemistry, but also, even though I keep in decent shape, my muscles just won't do what they used to, so I think there's some sense of just not feeling like one of the immortals anymore. Of course, there are tradeoffs: I know the geology, archeology, history, and biology a lot more now and so I appreciate the beauty in ways I used to be unaware of.
That, “hold my beer” and quoting random things, have all run their course. But unfortunately we will have to keep seeing them, because people aren’t original. Most people just mimic other people.
@@humboldtharry4248 The worst of them all is the god damn "So, you have chosen death".. the others at least has some ways to be creative, but that one is just useless. The punchline is the sentence and nothing can follow, so it's 100 % wasted time...
I bet you trust thousands of random fellow drivers on the road every day right? Do you trust the hundreds of drunk drivers around you every time you drive somewhere on a Friday night?
Having learned to climb at the tail end of the, "the leader must not fall" era, I have never gotten used to trusting ropes, or gear. It impacted my climbing of course. Just watching this swing makes me anxious.
Dang I kind of miss climbing. Now I live back in the Hi Line prairies. I never did any big walls though. Some videos that I have seen recently makes me wonder if I could do it again.
Normally not a huge fan of watching Gopro footage of climbing, but that was awesome. Sweaty hands just watching the swing. How does your climbing partner get down to you. Do you lower them through the rings where they were and then they do the same rope swing out to meet you?
that is one way but an easier way is to keep climbing and run out the next pitch so there is no gear below you, then when i got to the next belay station i was essentially about thirty feet straight across from my partner who is still where i left him... he pulls all the extra rope to him and i fix my end of the rope to my anchors, he then will take a bite of the rope and feed it through the rings, then attach it to his belay loop on his harness, so he can hold one end of the rope and lower himself down off the rings...once he reaches a point to where he is right below me, he will undo the bite which is attached by a carabiner on his harness and pull the bite back through the rings, then he takes out his ascenders and simply jugs up to where i am...hope i explained it well enough!
yeah i understand why you don't anchor with those but as soon as i turned the camera off i started to climb again then i built an proper anchor at the next set of bolts... i lead the next pitch and cleaned all my gear below as i climbed so that was prob the scarier part of the pitch... if i am belaying i always tie in with a clove hitch on the rope.
how a bout a plane or a boat once you inspect every part of your equipement before the climb...its rope and carabiner and stuff (kinda easy) now try to inspect a plane or a cruise ship, a elevator accident happen be prepare be safe dont be affraid
It’s climbing, this equipment is meant to be used like that and certified under strict measures and quality controll. Failure of the equipment is extremely rare occurrence, most of the equipment can withstand forces up to 20-30 Kn of force where it’s hard to generate more than 6-7 while climbing and falling with 12 Kn will probably break your spine anyway. You could say the same bout lets say scuba diving, some sports and hobby involves using speciality equipment, maybe it’s not for faint hearted but for people involved its just normal
The bolts were placed by a local committee of some kind- full of guides, search and rescue, and climbing people who know all the main anchors and visit them frequently and monitor their condition and replace them when necessary. The real problem is bolting in more obscure areas where after 20+ years in dripping water or freezing or sandstone they become useless. Also some people use cheap bolts. Maintaining good belay anchors at popular areas is a good idea. While i am not 100% opposed to the idea of established bolted sport routes people who bolt new routes on rappel have decided to suck as human beings in hopes of being more impressive. But that’s about what most hard big climbing has always been... “heroes” littering o2 bottles up everest, bolts and copperheads up el cap.... these dudes look like they are climbing pretty clean so thats cool. Real climbers place bolts with a hand drill (as in a drill hit with a handle that you hit 700 times with a hammer) ON LEAD to place bolts. Everyone else is a little Maestri wannabe and holy shit fuck that guy. Murderers
Hey notice you said your rope is sterling. I was curious if you recommend a wet/dry from them for sport? I was considering my next rope to be from them. They are just a tad pricey but I have seen people say they trust sterling more than any other brand. Also when you do the swing how long before you recheck your rope for hmm obscurities ? Like to make sure it’s safe like how often in general? Great job tons of exposures looks fun :)
We bought a brand new one for the climbing and a dry rope should be fine if your not ice climbing and I usually inspect the rope every time I climb when I flake it out
Are all those bolts just left there by previous climbers? Does the wall gradually get filled up with bolt holds everywhere? Do you always trust the security of a random stranger's bolt?
Bill F yeah they are left there but it is very bad edicit to put new ones in you usually have to get permission from the first ascensionist, people know if a new one was place and it will be removed pretty fast
@@billf7585 no power drills are outlawed in the valley if your gonna drill a bolt it has to be with a hammer and a hand drill, bolts are a past resort if there isn’t a crack or some kind of feature then you drill a bolt for upward progress , also people will do a pendulum to avoid too many bolts if you want a better understanding watch the movie valley uprising it’s the history of climbing a n the valley it’s a great film!
What were the hardest pitches for you guys and which pitches did you bivy at? I'm in process of planning my first wall(South face, WA column) and the Nose is going to be my 2nd. Just trying to get some beta! ;)
Lots of good bivy spots and don't worry about the climbing it's easy it's the exposure you need to worry about in addition to wa column I suggest leaning tower as well for its steep exposure
I had to keep reminding myself to breathe every now and again watching this... Also, was anyone's b.h. puckering so hard, a macaroni couldn't even slide out? Yea, me either....🤐
Ooh, I’m confused. This gets to go wrong only once. Just the footage makes me feel ill! The climber describes it as gnarly and scary as fuck. Why the fuck does anyone do this? Impressive maybe, but these guys need their heads testing, not for me thanks! I stood in the valley and got vertigo looking up that thing, ha ha. Ah well, hats off to you lunatics.
It would be pretty difficult to mess up that badly! The rope actually holding him up is tied directly to the harness with two knots, not something he can just unclip. Definitely a scary thing to think about!
Alex Oh ok interesting, my only point of reference is top roping at the gym where u clip the rope to your harness. I guess it makes sense that they wouldn’t do that on actual mountains lol
ball day most gyms also require you to tie the standard figure 8 and double fisherman’s not for top rope and lead. The only exception to this rule that I can think of would be the autobelay systems. What gym do you go to?
The rack of gear that was passed down to him looks like trad protection. He likely was preparing to set up a multi point trad anchor as opposed to using those fixed bolts.
These bolts that climbers put in as they ascend, do they remove them as they go? Or till the entire face of El Capitan just be full of bolts eventually?
odgeUK they dont remove them but only the first climber places them and then they remain there for next ones. Thats why in a lot of places aborigines dont want climbers on their holy mountains. I think thats stupid tho, the bolts are very small and only climbers will see them
Thanks. I was wondering if they are used as additional 'holds' for climbers, or just as points to secure ropes to. Seemed to me like it might be a little 'easier' (relatively) to scale a rock face, if there are a bunch of bolts all over the main route, or if they are used by the Free Climbers as additional holds. I can see now though that they really are very small and low profile.
odgeUK In modern climbing bolts and ropes are there only for safety reason, you should get to the top without using them as holds or even for resting, if you dont you cant say that you "send" the route. Free solo climbers can only use the rock. For alpinism is different, you can use anything you got as long as you get to the top of the mountain
Man, thank you for the footage, I mean this!
While Im in my older years, and still love to climb, watching these types of Yosemite video's is as close to the wall as I will ever get.
It means the world to me, to be able to watch what I once dreamed of.
Hell, I can barely get on a rollercoaster now.
It's amazing the transformation one goes through as they get older.
It's different for everybody, but there's just No Way, I could gather THE VERY SPECIFIC TYPE of courage big walk climbing requires.
With that said, I love all of you who go into a world where only a select few have trodd. God bless you and keep you safe.
In the mean time, I will continue to live vicariously through you select few.
Again, thanks! Climb on, david
I too was an avid climber for more than thirty years starting in my early teens back during the mid seventies................though now at 57, I really do not think I would have the nuts for the kind swing - I know at 24 I wouldn't have worried at all but as my friend above said, it s funny how things and our perspective on things changes with time - stay safe men!!!
Your message is gold :)
@@badnews9312 Yeah it's kinda ironic. My father died at 102. So, at 22, I had no fear, but had 80 years to lose. At 62, I get a bit of vertigo in places that I don't even remember as being scary in my 20s even though I "only" have 40 years to lose. It may be some slow changes in brain chemistry, but also, even though I keep in decent shape, my muscles just won't do what they used to, so I think there's some sense of just not feeling like one of the immortals anymore. Of course, there are tradeoffs: I know the geology, archeology, history, and biology a lot more now and so I appreciate the beauty in ways I used to be unaware of.
I think the giant balls joke has definitely run its course.
Lol, yeah.. About 50.000.000 repeats ago it was allready way overdone.
That, “hold my beer” and quoting random things, have all run their course. But unfortunately we will have to keep seeing them, because people aren’t original. Most people just mimic other people.
You can add “ legend has it” to the list 🤮
@@humboldtharry4248 The worst of them all is the god damn "So, you have chosen death".. the others at least has some ways to be creative, but that one is just useless. The punchline is the sentence and nothing can follow, so it's 100 % wasted time...
You're welcome for the quality bolts at the top of the Boot. We retro'd those when we climbed Tribal Rite. Cool pendy, BTW.
Is it fun doing it with all this gear? Kinda seems over the top stressfull, Id like to do it but whats the fun in it?
@@AstralHiGH ummm the adrenaline of course lol
Is this funny
@@kap1526 and how many have you climbed?
These guys trust those ropes like I trust NOTHING.
and million and million trust plane each day. so whats the difference ?
@@samskisamsonof between airplanes and ropes?
@@krutkrutsson2944 lol
but yeah either way i aint affraid of dying
I bet you trust thousands of random fellow drivers on the road every day right? Do you trust the hundreds of drunk drivers around you every time you drive somewhere on a Friday night?
My hands are sweaty. I feel like im gonna faint. But i cant stop watching.
Having learned to climb at the tail end of the, "the leader must not fall" era, I have never gotten used to trusting ropes, or gear. It impacted my climbing of course. Just watching this swing makes me anxious.
I like how he ties another knot in the attachment point to harness after a swing or two😂
Its just a tie off knot to get the excess out of the way. That knot isn't load bearing at all.
@@SpareTimeShow a half hitch i know...I thought it was just funny
Me and my wife did The Nose back in the '80s. What an amazing place. We got our haul rope caught behind Pancake Flake. Not a good time
Cmon man that little jolt from your camera tilting was terrifying!
Just like a kid tying a rope to a tree and swinging back and forth, just way more awesome. Great to watch
Lying in my bed feeling like I'm going to fall out. This is so scary.
Dang I kind of miss climbing. Now I live back in the Hi Line prairies. I never did any big walls though. Some videos that I have seen recently makes me wonder if I could do it again.
I get the same anxiety when I see my mother in law’s car roll up the driveway
Lol imagine the fall from there you litterly have time for a couple breaths and thoughts
That's the most terrifying part
You're now part of my research for a romance/erotica rock climber's story. As a non-climber, this was awesome for what I need. Thanks. M.S.Tarot
steve thepirate post it on wattpad
Normally not a huge fan of watching Gopro footage of climbing, but that was awesome. Sweaty hands just watching the swing. How does your climbing partner get down to you. Do you lower them through the rings where they were and then they do the same rope swing out to meet you?
that is one way but an easier way is to keep climbing and run out the next pitch so there is no gear below you, then when i got to the next belay station i was essentially about thirty feet straight across from my partner who is still where i left him... he pulls all the extra rope to him and i fix my end of the rope to my anchors, he then will take a bite of the rope and feed it through the rings, then attach it to his belay loop on his harness, so he can hold one end of the rope and lower himself down off the rings...once he reaches a point to where he is right below me, he will undo the bite which is attached by a carabiner on his harness and pull the bite back through the rings, then he takes out his ascenders and simply jugs up to where i am...hope i explained it well enough!
I'd be worried about sawing through that rope swinging back and forth, especially on just a main with no belay as backup!
For that reason you have rope protection on the edge
7:08 very good :)
Cool shot of the swing for sure but the daisy chain for a personal anchor scares the crap outta me!
yeah i understand why you don't anchor with those but as soon as i turned the camera off i started to climb again then i built an proper anchor at the next set of bolts... i lead the next pitch and cleaned all my gear below as i climbed so that was prob the scarier part of the pitch... if i am belaying i always tie in with a clove hitch on the rope.
This is the one pitch on El Cap that I’m looking forward to the most. Pure fun
You rock climb?
Left Leg I do!
Sorry for a dumb question but is this for descending the wall or is it just for fun?
It’s a technique to get up the wall when the cracks run out you have to find other ones
looks like the safest ride ever!
I think I dribbled in my pants a bit watching this.
Fucking head rushing just setting in my chair from hearing this guy
I would 100% want more than one rope to be holding me 😳 2 or 3 at least
Once one accepts potential death and is completely comfortable with the idea, many things are possible.
Quick pause at 2:41 to be thankful for the chair I'm sitting in lol. Great footage.
cool man, enjoying your vids.
Great! All was awsome!
Why are my hands so sweaty?
Imagine breaking your ankle on the swing... That would be horrid!
How the HELL did Alex Honnold do this free solo!?
Different route
My palms are all of a sudden sweaty for some reason.
Woh, amazing
Who puts those metal anchors in the wall? Does the National Park Service do that?
That shivers f#ck out of me.
Like 30 seconds in and my hands are sweating like heck
I cant fathom the mindset in putting every ounce of your trust into a pile of equipment and ropes
how a bout a plane or a boat
once you inspect every part of your equipement before the climb...its rope and carabiner and stuff (kinda easy)
now try to inspect a plane or a cruise ship, a elevator accident happen
be prepare be safe dont be affraid
It’s climbing, this equipment is meant to be used like that and certified under strict measures and quality controll. Failure of the equipment is extremely rare occurrence, most of the equipment can withstand forces up to 20-30 Kn of force where it’s hard to generate more than 6-7 while climbing and falling with 12 Kn will probably break your spine anyway. You could say the same bout lets say scuba diving, some sports and hobby involves using speciality equipment, maybe it’s not for faint hearted but for people involved its just normal
This gives me anxiety like the movie cliffhanger ⛏⛓🔗🏔🗻
I never realized how much you could trust a rope until now
Rock climbing ropes can hold thousands of pounds but it better not be worn out or weathered people have died because of it.
tremenda pared para escalar en varios días. una aventura al alcance de unos pocos.
What's next? Does your partner rappel down to your new anchor? Do they have to swing, too? Or would you fix the ropes some how?
I'm no expert, but I think he climbs up an adjacent pitch, and when he gets above his partner, his partner can easily swing over beneath him
You've got to run hard on that thing.
who puts the eye bolts in the rock for the climbers to attach??
richie kay climb to the top rope down drill holes and insert? 1st climber has the biggest balls of all
The bolts were placed by a local committee of some kind- full of guides, search and rescue, and climbing people who know all the main anchors and visit them frequently and monitor their condition and replace them when necessary. The real problem is bolting in more obscure areas where after 20+ years in dripping water or freezing or sandstone they become useless. Also some people use cheap bolts. Maintaining good belay anchors at popular areas is a good idea. While i am not 100% opposed to the idea of established bolted sport routes people who bolt new routes on rappel have decided to suck as human beings in hopes of being more impressive. But that’s about what most hard big climbing has always been... “heroes” littering o2 bottles up everest, bolts and copperheads up el cap.... these dudes look like they are climbing pretty clean so thats cool.
Real climbers place bolts with a hand drill (as in a drill hit with a handle that you hit 700 times with a hammer) ON LEAD to place bolts. Everyone else is a little Maestri wannabe and holy shit fuck that guy. Murderers
Just when you think you're gonna see a climber not struggle with the king swing, you click on this video.
So you had to swing to get to a specific root? Really cool thanks for sharing!
hello muy friend what is you rope use estatic? o dinamic? and the name of rope (petzl.beal,courant? congratulations bendiciones man
dynamic and its a sterling 60m
How many years of climbing before you were comfortable enough for the climbing your doing?
About 4-5 years but I think it was because I wanted to do it....you have to want to do it
Is this on the free rider route?
This is the nose I believe
Hey mind me asking what kind of harness you are wearing? looks really comfortable!
What keeps those anchor pins from pulling out?
@@my2cents616 glue or friction
Hey notice you said your rope is sterling. I was curious if you recommend a wet/dry from them for sport? I was considering my next rope to be from them. They are just a tad pricey but I have seen people say they trust sterling more than any other brand. Also when you do the swing how long before you recheck your rope for hmm obscurities ? Like to make sure it’s safe like how often in general? Great job tons of exposures looks fun :)
We bought a brand new one for the climbing and a dry rope should be fine if your not ice climbing and I usually inspect the rope every time I climb when I flake it out
How does your belayer get down there now?
down climb
Do people just clip directly into the rings on these climbs? This would be a major no no in the places where I climb because of the metal on metal.
That’s an obsolete bit of dogma that has gone on way too long, give it a google
If you watch this after studying for SPRAT certification, you're gonna have a bad time... 😂
Hang loose up there. May all your cruxes and dynos go smoothly :)
Are all those bolts just left there by previous climbers? Does the wall gradually get filled up with bolt holds everywhere? Do you always trust the security of a random stranger's bolt?
Bill F yeah they are left there but it is very bad edicit to put new ones in you usually have to get permission from the first ascensionist, people know if a new one was place and it will be removed pretty fast
@@robbpasky4684 Do you have to carry a power drill up there with you?
@@billf7585 no power drills are outlawed in the valley if your gonna drill a bolt it has to be with a hammer and a hand drill, bolts are a past resort if there isn’t a crack or some kind of feature then you drill a bolt for upward progress , also people will do a pendulum to avoid too many bolts if you want a better understanding watch the movie valley uprising it’s the history of climbing a n the valley it’s a great film!
@@robbpasky4684 Fascinating. Thanks for the info!
What were the hardest pitches for you guys and which pitches did you bivy at? I'm in process of planning my first wall(South face, WA column) and the Nose is going to be my 2nd. Just trying to get some beta! ;)
Lots of good bivy spots and don't worry about the climbing it's easy it's the exposure you need to worry about in addition to wa column I suggest leaning tower as well for its steep exposure
Rite on ..nice swing.
Wish I had the nuts to do this
I'm getting anxiety off of this dude. Dope tho
Dude, like seriously props. Be honest, couldn't finish it because you smacked your gopro about every 15 sec.
What was the brand of your fleece?
The brand is called Sherpa
But how do they get down tho
You have to walk a little then you get to some rappels and then walk some more
am i crazy or i want to do this
I had to keep reminding myself to breathe every now and again watching this...
Also, was anyone's b.h. puckering so hard, a macaroni couldn't even slide out? Yea, me either....🤐
Don't spit on the mountain anymore!!! ) 8:30
My hands and feet are sweating like a mufug and I aint scared of heights.
John Rambo just chalk up 😂
What is the purpose of having a rack with that many Clips on it? Beginner climber here
Beginner climber huh??? You think a beginner climber would be confident enough to swing back and forth 1,500 ft up. What are ya wacky or something.
@@onlyonpaper he meant he's a beginner climber hence the question. Don't be such an ass
Stopper Knot is wrong hence why it came undone
Newbs tie fisherman knots and overhand knots up above their 8s.
That thing had me freaking out. Kept yelling, "Safety knot!" at him to fix it.
Insane
Holy shit dude
What happens when those slabs of rock break off?
my 2 cents most of the time they fall to the valley floor
..and hopefully not on your heads,and taking you with them,.yikes!!
Ooh, I’m confused. This gets to go wrong only once. Just the footage makes me feel ill! The climber describes it as gnarly and scary as fuck. Why the fuck does anyone do this? Impressive maybe, but these guys need their heads testing, not for me thanks! I stood in the valley and got vertigo looking up that thing, ha ha. Ah well, hats off to you lunatics.
That rope looks too thin for my fat ass :)
^^
Rock climbing ropes can hold thousands of pounds but it better not be worn out or weathered people have died because of it.
What if you got confused with all the ropes and accidentally unhooked yourself lol
I’m sure it’s happened
It would be pretty difficult to mess up that badly! The rope actually holding him up is tied directly to the harness with two knots, not something he can just unclip. Definitely a scary thing to think about!
Alex Oh ok interesting, my only point of reference is top roping at the gym where u clip the rope to your harness. I guess it makes sense that they wouldn’t do that on actual mountains lol
ball day most gyms also require you to tie the standard figure 8 and double fisherman’s not for top rope and lead. The only exception to this rule that I can think of would be the autobelay systems. What gym do you go to?
Fuck a that shit. You could offer me a billion dollars to get to the top. Nope. No way.
Tantos accesorios!!!
joel ramirez imagino que es tan caro
“Im gonna start swinging” *only now checks if he is properly delayed*
What is he doing at 12:40 ...
The rack of gear that was passed down to him looks like trad protection. He likely was preparing to set up a multi point trad anchor as opposed to using those fixed bolts.
still scary at 144p
“Come on H, you’ve gotta do better than that!”15seconds in, that’s you 😀th-cam.com/video/Vm16glCx30U/w-d-xo.html
These bolts that climbers put in as they ascend, do they remove them as they go? Or till the entire face of El Capitan just be full of bolts eventually?
odgeUK they dont remove them but only the first climber places them and then they remain there for next ones. Thats why in a lot of places aborigines dont want climbers on their holy mountains. I think thats stupid tho, the bolts are very small and only climbers will see them
Thanks. I was wondering if they are used as additional 'holds' for climbers, or just as points to secure ropes to. Seemed to me like it might be a little 'easier' (relatively) to scale a rock face, if there are a bunch of bolts all over the main route, or if they are used by the Free Climbers as additional holds. I can see now though that they really are very small and low profile.
odgeUK In modern climbing bolts and ropes are there only for safety reason, you should get to the top without using them as holds or even for resting, if you dont you cant say that you "send" the route. Free solo climbers can only use the rock. For alpinism is different, you can use anything you got as long as you get to the top of the mountain
This video is getting a lot of views lately
I feel sick just watching..
How do these guys climb at all with those huge giant balls???
Sean Hebert watch the movie Free solo.
F this, getting sick just watching it!
I don;t understand what you are doing so I'll assume you are a super-hero.
this made me a bit nauseous, nice swinging tho
alex honald did the king swing without a rope.
lol
Holy f guy come on 5 ft 3 ft just do it .
Ur an animal I could hear ur balls tinking on the rock as u swung
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The swing starts at 3:00. Just saved you 3 minutes of your life
I got scared at 0:43
Me too, absolutely shit my pants ahah
hahahhaahhaha, fckin insane, i jumpscare the hell out my chair.
I still don't get how that man climbed it free solo
This is on a different route.
Alex Hammond climbed the free rider route, and while still extremely difficult, is the easiest of all of the routes on el cap to climb.
is it just me or are bolts not supposed to be freely spinning around like they are @10:56...i strictly boulder so maybe im ill informed...
They do loosen slowly with time, but those are long 1/2" bolts and still very safe.
@@johndtuttle in comparison to a short 1/2" bolt?
@@SolOmoN320 Yes, they vary quite a bit in length.
@johndtuttle Ah nvmd. 1/2" is the dia. Thanks for being nice, brain fart on my end....
And you're doing it on a bowline?
Ghost Reportin' it’s a figure eight
Do a flip next time
Did Alex Hollande free climb this ??
john no but Alex Honnold did
No one has free climbed this. The free climbing route takes an alternate pitch, the Jardine Traverse, which bypasses this pendulum.
I'd like to see Chris Sharma or Adam Ondra free climb this.
You can't free solo the swing. They use another route.
uNii7y no thanks, I don’t want to see ondra die yet 😂
No. No. No. noooooooooo!
Oh hell no!