I might just go to the beach this week. There is something very special about sea level.
@brandonhanson9358
2 жыл бұрын
How was the beach 4 years ago. Did u enjoy flatland
@pizzafrenzyman
2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonhanson9358 It was incredibly dangerous, yet rewarding in the end. Nothing but thongs and string bikinis adorned sun kissed bodies as far as the eye could see. I survived, and I still have a few pics for the memories.
@Cow80y
2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonhanson9358 should’ve known he was a pervert
@alldi86
2 жыл бұрын
I will eat duck today
@pizzafrenzyman
2 жыл бұрын
@@alldi86 haha, enjoy your fowl, as I'm going to eat pizza.
@penzman
2 жыл бұрын
I love climbing rock but it first has to be grinded to a fine sand by glaciations and spread on a beach.
@gdog9010
Жыл бұрын
I see what you did there you son of a beach
@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
Жыл бұрын
I agree, I love sand climbing and water swimming, haha
@jimbobf8017
2 жыл бұрын
I did some climbing when I was in my teens and 20s. Don't believe I have the stones for it anymore. 30 years of cutting timber, roofing, construction, tree trimming and breaking horses will wear a body down. I guess in my old age I'll just live vicariously through you youngsters. Keep posting I'll keep watching.
@TheGreenTucan
2 жыл бұрын
I see some 70 yos climb at my gym.
@jimbobf8017
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheGreenTucan I might be back to that condition again. I can only pray, that and work my hind end off trying to achieve it again.
@mountainman8436
2 жыл бұрын
@@jimbobf8017 dude you got this. Start going for walks and short hikes whenever you can and you’ll be guaranteed a long life. And start eating healthy too!
@jimbobf8017
2 жыл бұрын
@@mountainman8436 I've got a farm. I raise draft horses. Got a home gym I've built and cut timber on the side when I'm able. So I still stay as active as my old bones will let me LOL. I guess as they say no rest for the weary. Thanks for the good encouragement my friend
@kennethellison9713
2 жыл бұрын
Just do it. Start by going to a climbing gym. Like you, I started in my early twenties. I'm 65 now and still climbing hard.
@EdDavisJr
Жыл бұрын
Talk about bringing back memories! I'm old and fat now, but I freed this section in 1988 and all the bolts hangers were all blown out till the bolt ladder at the crux. Had a nice long talk with God that day. I did get a #3 RP in at roughly the same spot his pulled. Luckily didn't have to test mine! No doubt mine would've popped and the fall would've been severely nasty.
@bonefishboards
3 жыл бұрын
Having done and guided valley wall routes, it's good you're learning to aid climb. And LA Spire is a good route to learn on; not very high angle. However, lots of mistakes here. Cam hook in that initial flare not a great idea; a standard Chouinard hook is bomber right there. You are way too low in your ladders; step up and balance. Throw a foot out on rock features to help. Over reaching to place small nuts, not a great idea. but, it stuck for a little while and you put away the cam hook when you could have thrown it in just above that nut placement. Keep at it and the video is totally cool. I recommend everyone do the Lost Arrow Spire.
@bellestarr6484
2 жыл бұрын
More legs, less arms...
@Darrellychs
2 жыл бұрын
No lol
@jsl2411
Жыл бұрын
Mr know it all
@blairhaffly1777
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's a fun route. I assumed this was this guy's first wall. In my opinion West Face of Leaning Tower is an excellent intro to aid climbing.
@Rocksteady8519
7 жыл бұрын
3:36 You're welcome
@rjstefani1
8 жыл бұрын
That's awesome. I'm most impressed by the lack of Flander's-scream. I would have made Flander's look butch with my screech...
@dirkdaniels5746
2 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Flanders Belgium Europe I really can't see any problem here. Think this Guy mustn't climb at all.
@jingusbrule797
Жыл бұрын
@@dirkdaniels5746 Flanders is a character on the TV show The Simpsons. He has an effeminate scream... especially when he's excited to see his new house has purple drapes.
@eightLives_forever
3 жыл бұрын
So weird, I've climbed that route twice over the years and I don't remember any of it accurately. The only thing I do remember is that it was scary as hell both times.
@megamilyon6111
2 жыл бұрын
He took that fall like a champ. Much respect to this climber.
@jjack2684
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Great video.
@jwplotz
3 жыл бұрын
Haha! This video defines the statement, "devious aid or easy free" What happens when you absolutely refuse to pull an easy free move or three.
@bernardmcmahon5377
Жыл бұрын
I was getting stressed just watching, got to respect those guys
@srqcrna
3 жыл бұрын
Man, that looks so fun!
@nigelmitchell351
2 жыл бұрын
Always amazes me that you guys will put so much trust in flimsy bits of kit pushed into a crack of unknown strength...... Maybe my balls are just not big enough, I'll keep getting my kicks on two wheels.
@adamlee2550
Жыл бұрын
It's not flimsy if you buy industry standard stuff. My best friend is the same, he will be in the sidecar in sidecar racing, but he won't put a harness on in a million years.
@nigelmitchell351
Жыл бұрын
@@adamlee2550 It's not the kit I doubt, it's it's application into the fissures or rock.
@moonasha
Жыл бұрын
@@adamlee2550 I dont know man, the idea of a copperhead will never not be sketch to me. They aren't meant to take falls. Just a little piece of metal hammered into a crack
@halenball-vant1772
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of negative comments here! Personally, I really enjoyed this video. The less than ideal conditions and sketchy placements made it look a whole lot scarier than big wall climbing does when you see Tommy Caldwell doing it in a movie. I think I will bit a bit more single pitch under my belt before I start multi-pitch climbing!
@seanglennon4012
2 жыл бұрын
Being on the edge of a cliff doesn't stir up positive emotions for a lot of people should be expected
@prosurvival2031
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️
@SuperKillroy1
2 жыл бұрын
"I think it will hold" - famous last words before whipping.
@breezyillo2101
2 жыл бұрын
Between the title and the teeny placement, I couldn't help but shield my face when the nut popped to protect my eyes lol
@maineoutdoorsman677
5 жыл бұрын
Now ur blood brothers with that rock .linked for life 👍👍👍😎👍👍🙏
@alexeyveseliev106
Жыл бұрын
Wow. I am so happy that it was a kind of 'predictable' fall
@AndrewHelgeCox
Жыл бұрын
I was wondering why he didn't just climb up the rock and then I heard him mention it was raining.
@drewcunningham2
5 жыл бұрын
could see that coming without the title - tiny little wire like that in a questionable crack?....you have to hand it to him though, he did have balls - just making that move up onto the skyhook and then onto that shitty little wire only to turn around and back clean the skyhook [most likely fail in a fall anyway] and with a ton of exposure under his feet - some hard bark on that boy to be sure - keep it up man, you got the makings of a stellar aid climber - no girly scream when the nut pulled either - I like this guy...lol great bit of video
@ironjohn5914
2 жыл бұрын
I remember climbing the mountains of south Vietnam 🇻🇳 part of our missions rip lut AtK 101
@sed2142
6 жыл бұрын
Watching this video made my gooch tickle😳 Mad respect to you climbers
@constantinosschinas4503
Жыл бұрын
Aid climbing a free 5b is a wonderful idea. Keep on guys.
@richadams881
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, now my palms are sweaty af!
@talkaboutwacky
Жыл бұрын
He fell like it was nothing. He just slightly gasped, lol
@farhantamchen
2 жыл бұрын
3:37 make my heart blow out😱
@vivek65522
Жыл бұрын
How up are they my God, looks like they might touch the sky.
@nicksfix8609
7 жыл бұрын
cold tingles all over
@dennisbailey6067
2 жыл бұрын
Eiger,north face in winter.Blinfolded,no gloves,no ropes,a carton of Beer strapped to my back.Thats a climb!!
@mylesanniss322
16 күн бұрын
i find aid climbing so scary to watch, i dont like the fact that you just watch your pro sliping out
@brianpollstergaard7143
3 жыл бұрын
How many times do aid climbers say that on an average pitch (1:40)?
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547
2 жыл бұрын
Talking to your placements is the fun of aid. "Hold on little buddy!"
@maddiekits
2 жыл бұрын
way too much considering how bomber hook placements can be lol, although they should get a free pass on copperhead pitches :p
@benwillis2748
5 жыл бұрын
The thought of falling just that amount at that height makes my hands sweat like a mofo. I climb trees and sketchy situations at 50ft are bad but at that height? I would have screamed like Jonah Hill in Accepted. Look it up if you don't know.
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547
2 жыл бұрын
Actually a fall high up can be cleaner i.e. free of things to hit on the way down. I trust rock way more.than wood btw
@chalkisplacebo.6697
Жыл бұрын
I primarily free climb and honestly the idea of trusting gear like that is pretty terrifying to me, for me it's like a "just in case" so doing a shotty hex placement 5 meters from the previous piece is no biggie but trusting that shotty hex with my whole body while figuring out the next sequence and placement has me on edge. Cheers man
@markstecovich7421
Жыл бұрын
Do you get everything back
@patricka6802
7 жыл бұрын
All the thumbs down must be from lazy people who gave up watching before the end. This video is beautiful! I'm a climber and I say it's perfect! Scary stuff. I've had the same thing happen.
@REVOLUTIONS51
5 жыл бұрын
Or from real climber
@glyph241
Жыл бұрын
In The Future… We Don’t Have Thumbs Down! 🔮🕳🔮
@donlguerrero5141
Жыл бұрын
Holy crap!!!! I fell all the way to the bottom 😱
@tekay44
2 жыл бұрын
Yikes, the one inch mile.
@hairymotter5455
2 жыл бұрын
I climb trad and sport and have to say, kudos to you aid climbers. Take huge gonads to trust gear as much as you need to
@blairhaffly1777
Жыл бұрын
You should do a little aid climbing. It'll make you a safer trad free climber and give you more confidence in your placements.
@@hairymotter5455 It's a good exercise. A pitch or two using your thin gear, bodyweighting and bounce testing each piece.
@gunkshunter2519
7 жыл бұрын
Isn't the gear expensive and how do you retrieve it when you reach the top?
@user-qn9ku2fl2b
7 жыл бұрын
The gear is expensive, $10 for a nut, >$60 for a cam, plus biners. But the second retrieves the gear when he comes up. Once everybody is at the top you either hike down on the other side (if that's possible) or rappel down. In normal situations rappel anchors exist (otherwise, leaving gear is the only option).
@AndrewHelgeCox
Жыл бұрын
And you leave the shonkiest bit of tat on your rack if you are forced to leave something.
@GamaLimits
Жыл бұрын
Did that cam smack you in the face when it pulled free? My only issue with this video is you wiping your blood on the rock rather than your pants or shirt, i personally wouldn't be thrilled to climb behind you and grab a bloody hold. Either way though this climb looks badass!
@endokrin7897
Жыл бұрын
Ewwww, blood 1:00
@bobbypatton4903
Жыл бұрын
So odd seeing ladders that aren't attached to the harness in any way.
@NDAILEY9
6 жыл бұрын
Heady out there on the spire.
@agreensubstance
2 жыл бұрын
I hate to be that guy, but if God intended us to be up there he would have given us wings and or hooves
@Da_Cap_i_Tan
Жыл бұрын
Did the cam come loose, or did something break? Scary fall bro. Glad your ok..
@jingusbrule797
Жыл бұрын
It just came loose. When trad protection fails it always makes that violent pop sound.
@TheGreenTucan
2 жыл бұрын
What would you have to do Incase you drop your rack of nut things ?
@AndrewHelgeCox
Жыл бұрын
You would assess whether you and your companion had enough gear between yourselves to complete the climb. If not, you'd start rappelling off from where they were belaying you.
@nestorragel7454
2 жыл бұрын
MUY LERDO. YO YA HUBIERA ECHO CUMBRE. .! ! 🇦🇷✌️🇦🇷✌️🇦🇷
@kimlibera663
2 жыл бұрын
I think I'll stay on a flat earth. How do these tools hold up such weight.
@MrHoopler
Жыл бұрын
Brother! Can't tell you how anxious this video made me feel. What might the pay off be for those who climb these formations? Perhaps to be the best in the climbing community.
@SpitefulAZ
2 жыл бұрын
Gawd that took forever
@tashasettle3572
2 жыл бұрын
😳 A huge nope for me , this would be a death sentence for me .
@MorganBrown
2 жыл бұрын
Aided or not, that was some thin and sketchy shit. Glad it worked out ok
@PATKO9
Жыл бұрын
Prosisz się na inny świat, czy nie lepiej wskoczyć pod pędzący pociąg?
@eyescreamcake
4 жыл бұрын
You don't place anything for the rope in case that happens?
@erikalindley1194
3 жыл бұрын
that is your protection so if it does happen then that sucks
@agems56
2 жыл бұрын
Why? The inevitable will happen! It's not if, but when?
@tlumaczy1507
2 жыл бұрын
i am laying on my bed and almost fell down... uuuh!
@embededfabrication4482
2 жыл бұрын
Broke LEG, ankle etc. bad in a fall, sprained same ankle bad in another fallmyears later. At 56 it's bothering me a lot. I just climb trees these days
@scarumanga
Жыл бұрын
I'll stick to going up mountains on 2 legs or 2 wheels.
@thefriendlydefault9684
Жыл бұрын
heart drop
@paulioanrachis2847
6 жыл бұрын
You think it wil hold
@TwoFingeredMamma
2 жыл бұрын
Some guy has invented a jetpack so climbing is obsolete now 🙂
@allmau56
6 жыл бұрын
I am surprised that you have managed to get to that point......
@anonymerluca652
2 жыл бұрын
wow
@leonardmanfield560
7 жыл бұрын
AS a British trad climber I don't understand why he didn't use the holds on the rock...
@pauljantzi7744
6 жыл бұрын
I didn't want to hurt the rock.
@AdventurewithSimon
6 жыл бұрын
Because it is like 40 pitches, and in Britain you don't have stuff that high. Half the free routes are 5-14+. With a full aid rack you are not going to be free climbing those pitches.
@patrickbeirne5065
5 жыл бұрын
Isn't that what they said about EL Cap?
@lemuelhobbs6139
5 жыл бұрын
@@AdventurewithSimon But I don't understand, isn't this basically cheating, not really climbing is it?? Or is it just getting the easier approach climbing out of the way first?
@AdventurewithSimon
5 жыл бұрын
@@lemuelhobbs6139 say you want to go to Yosemite and climb Freerider but you can only free climb up to 5-10 or 5-11. You can still do the route, but the 5-12 and harder pitches you can aid. You still get to climb El Cap, but you aid the sections beyond your free climbing ability. Now also, there exist many routes in the world that have aid-only sections. This means the wall is too blank to free climb unless you are a gecko. At least, no human has yet climbed MANY of these aid-only style walls.
@RideAdventurous
6 жыл бұрын
He didn’t scream or nothin!
@_lllllllAndreillllllll
2 жыл бұрын
Первая лесенка держалась довольно прочно, это было видно, а вот зацеп для второй лесенки... Я ждал того что случилось в итоге) Сумасшедшие ребята)
@pko1099
2 жыл бұрын
for what reason so risk your own live?
@gojinmaulana211
6 жыл бұрын
bikin kaget aja..koplokk
@maggiecook7225
2 жыл бұрын
Why???
@genius-no5sl
6 жыл бұрын
new underwear I suppose?
@digiblak997
Жыл бұрын
Pooped a little when he fell 😳
@jeremybly
Жыл бұрын
That is one hobby I fail to understand?!? Talk about danger at every moment.
@michaelcapeless3268
Жыл бұрын
One of the reasons why I hate aid climbing. With a piton or a bolt, yeah, fine - even with larger removable pro - but with a stopper the size of pinkie fingernail, count me out.
@againstallexpectations3986
2 жыл бұрын
omg
@test4274
2 жыл бұрын
is there aid climbing without drilled holes?
@brianrodman1033
2 жыл бұрын
yes
@maddiekits
2 жыл бұрын
That's most of aid climbing; only need bolts for completely blank sections or for popular routes for safety.
@radscorpion8
Жыл бұрын
yeah that looks ridiculous. Are you seriously supposed to just yank the thing a few times and hope its good when you step on it? Is that how you test all the previous ones too? So in reality there is nothing to stop you from falling to the bottom or what
@PureLettuce
Жыл бұрын
I'm not experienced at all but there are multiple pieces of gear between him and his belayer who is also secured to the wall. Not impossible but very unlikely all that gear would pull. Friction is a beautiful thing when it comes to climbing thousands of feet above the floor.
@earthboundmisfit5112
Жыл бұрын
Pucker level 10
@xxuncexx
2 жыл бұрын
Skip to the end
@trevordustin2613
5 жыл бұрын
That part looked easy. Why didn’t you just climb it.
@bionickchief
4 жыл бұрын
bEcauSE iT would BE just ROCk CliMBinG tHeN
@camjcasey
3 жыл бұрын
I think sometimes when you've been aiding all day it can be hard psychologically to switch back to free climbing.
@eightLives_forever
3 жыл бұрын
The part where he fell is not easy at all. It's very deceiving through the camera and MUCH steeper in real life than it looks in the video. I've climbed it twice. That section is hard to protect and an ass kicker to free.
@MrSK8ORDIE69
Жыл бұрын
Well seeing it through a screen can make it look easier for sure
@Watchdog_McCoy_5.7x28
2 жыл бұрын
This one's pretty sketch... As if the rest of them aren't? Haha 😄
@prinztom8652
6 жыл бұрын
Respect
@davidmickles5012
Жыл бұрын
I didnt see the tug test
@johnnieantler58
2 жыл бұрын
Yea, it’s a no for me, I’m getting dizzy sitting here in my recliner. You guys are nuts...
@phucknuts.7065
2 жыл бұрын
I shat myself
@haraldhasthi3171
2 жыл бұрын
Scetchy
@theresedignard4267
2 жыл бұрын
Got very lucky.
@rts100x5
2 жыл бұрын
rule #1 don't look down
@Miguel-ih3ey
Жыл бұрын
Como os gusta buscar el peligro lo adoráis algunos…
@chang.stanley
6 жыл бұрын
Curious, are you suppose to just trust anchors left by other people?
@pauljantzi7744
6 жыл бұрын
Are you "supposed" to climb 3000 ft off the deck. The second you step into the outdoors the risk you take is you're own prerogative.
@benjaminvaldez5869
4 жыл бұрын
hahahha made yourself bleed. ouch.
@CarolineSkoglund1
6 жыл бұрын
I think i'm going to stick to bouldering and sport yikes
@drewcunningham2
4 жыл бұрын
on second thought - there is no way, that was a planned fall, but well down for sure..........
@adamlee2550
Жыл бұрын
I just don't see the appeal of aid climbing. Is it just about being up high? Do you ever use the features or just the aids? I get so excited when I get to bust out a toe hook or a lovely bit of jam.
@valiantthor3796
7 жыл бұрын
No way would I be up there
@shuarma0
5 жыл бұрын
hold my beer
@SA8N
3 жыл бұрын
That cam smack to the face was worth the watch, and then the blood wipe on the rock upset me, what happen to “leave no trace” ?
@PureLettuce
Жыл бұрын
Two drops of blood on a giant wall upset you? It was literally raining 😂
@SA8N
Жыл бұрын
@@PureLettuce Hey, just kidding 👍
@kenweis7913
Жыл бұрын
This had bad all over it
@piratepete609
2 жыл бұрын
I like the bit where he yanked on the cam and it smashed him in the face !
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