@@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.
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.
@@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!
@@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
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
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!
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
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.
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
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.
@@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?
@@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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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).
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.
I might just go to the beach this week. There is something very special about sea level.
How was the beach 4 years ago. Did u enjoy flatland
@@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.
@@brandonhanson9358 should’ve known he was a pervert
I will eat duck today
@@alldi86 haha, enjoy your fowl, as I'm going to eat pizza.
I love climbing rock but it first has to be grinded to a fine sand by glaciations and spread on a beach.
I see what you did there you son of a beach
I agree, I love sand climbing and water swimming, haha
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.
I see some 70 yos climb at my gym.
@@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.
@@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!
@@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
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.
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.
More legs, less arms...
No lol
Mr know it all
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.
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.
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...
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I really can't see any problem here.
Think this Guy mustn't climb at all.
@@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.
He took that fall like a champ. Much respect to this climber.
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.
3:36 You're welcome
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.
I was getting stressed just watching, got to respect those guys
Wow. I am so happy that it was a kind of 'predictable' fall
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.
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.
@@adamlee2550 It's not the kit I doubt, it's it's application into the fissures or rock.
@@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
"I think it will hold" - famous last words before whipping.
Aid climbing a free 5b is a wonderful idea. Keep on guys.
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!
Being on the edge of a cliff doesn't stir up positive emotions for a lot of people should be expected
I was wondering why he didn't just climb up the rock and then I heard him mention it was raining.
Between the title and the teeny placement, I couldn't help but shield my face when the nut popped to protect my eyes lol
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
Watching this video made my gooch tickle😳 Mad respect to you climbers
He fell like it was nothing. He just slightly gasped, lol
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.
Or from real climber
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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
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Thanks for sharing. Great video.
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
How up are they my God, looks like they might touch the sky.
Awesome video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️
i find aid climbing so scary to watch, i dont like the fact that you just watch your pro sliping out
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
You should do a little aid climbing. It'll make you a safer trad free climber and give you more confidence in your placements.
@@blairhaffly1777 it's definitely something I'd consider trying
@@hairymotter5455 It's a good exercise. A pitch or two using your thin gear, bodyweighting and bounce testing each piece.
Eiger,north face in winter.Blinfolded,no gloves,no ropes,a carton of Beer strapped to my back.Thats a climb!!
3:37 make my heart blow out😱
Thanks, now my palms are sweaty af!
Man, that looks so fun!
I hate to be that guy, but if God intended us to be up there he would have given us wings and or hooves
If God intended for you to make it to town and back home in one day he would've given you wheels
AS a British trad climber I don't understand why he didn't use the holds on the rock...
I didn't want to hurt the rock.
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.
Isn't that what they said about EL Cap?
@@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?
@@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.
I am surprised that you have managed to get to that point......
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!
Ewwww, blood 1:00
Aided or not, that was some thin and sketchy shit. Glad it worked out ok
Why? The inevitable will happen! It's not if, but when?
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.
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
😳 A huge nope for me , this would be a death sentence for me .
This video didn’t need to be over 3 minutes man, 10 seconds tops!! 3:41
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.
So odd seeing ladders that aren't attached to the harness in any way.
I think I'll stay on a flat earth. How do these tools hold up such weight.
I'll stick to going up mountains on 2 legs or 2 wheels.
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.
I like the bit where he yanked on the cam and it smashed him in the face !
Did the cam come loose, or did something break?
Scary fall bro. Glad your ok..
It just came loose. When trad protection fails it always makes that violent pop sound.
That is one hobby I fail to understand?!? Talk about danger at every moment.
Yikes, the one inch mile.
Prosisz się na inny świat, czy nie lepiej wskoczyć pod pędzący pociąg?
Holy crap!!!! I fell all the way to the bottom 😱
i am laying on my bed and almost fell down... uuuh!
Первая лесенка держалась довольно прочно, это было видно, а вот зацеп для второй лесенки... Я ждал того что случилось в итоге)
Сумасшедшие ребята)
Do you get everything back
That part looked easy. Why didn’t you just climb it.
bEcauSE iT would BE just ROCk CliMBinG tHeN
I think sometimes when you've been aiding all day it can be hard psychologically to switch back to free climbing.
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.
Well seeing it through a screen can make it look easier for sure
How many times do aid climbers say that on an average pitch (1:40)?
Talking to your placements is the fun of aid. "Hold on little buddy!"
way too much considering how bomber hook placements can be lol, although they should get a free pass on copperhead pitches :p
0:49 That cam placement looks wrong. 0:51 as expected.
cold tingles all over
Pooped a little when he fell 😳
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
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.
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heart drop
He didn’t scream or nothin!
You think it wil hold
for what reason so risk your own live?
Last seconds drama ....took very long waiting,,,cut short your video , it will attract more viewers that way
I didnt see the tug test
Gawd that took forever
I simply do not understand why some people have a need for this....
new underwear I suppose?
How not to do it.
rule #1 don't look down
Yea, it’s a no for me, I’m getting dizzy sitting here in my recliner. You guys are nuts...
I fell out of bed once, that was high enough for me.
What would you have to do Incase you drop your rack of nut things ?
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.
Why do humans do things like this lol
This one's pretty sketch...
As if the rest of them aren't? Haha 😄
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” ?
Two drops of blood on a giant wall upset you? It was literally raining 😂
@@PureLettuce
Hey, just kidding 👍
Pucker level 10
He doesnt even wear climbing shoes, no wonder😅 (sry its aid climbing, im stupid)
Why???
I think i'm going to stick to bouldering and sport yikes
You don't place anything for the rope in case that happens?
that is your protection so if it does happen then that sucks
Fuck that,I can’t understand what drives people to do things like this
Some guy has invented a jetpack so climbing is obsolete now 🙂
wow
Como os gusta buscar el peligro lo adoráis algunos…
Heady out there on the spire.
hold my beer
Got very lucky.
Get a little higher in that aider broseph.
No way would I be up there
Isn't the gear expensive and how do you retrieve it when you reach the top?
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).
And you leave the shonkiest bit of tat on your rack if you are forced to leave something.
This had bad all over it
I think I’ll do things for fun closer to sea level…..
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.