@WildMedGuru1 Much of it depends on where you go and how often you go. For example, when we climb in desert/sandy environments that is extremely hard on the gear. I really don't have a timeline, I more look for damage or soft spots in the rope. Or certain years where we climbed a lot, we would change the rope out more often. Hope that gives you an idea anyway.
Thanks Crocket , I did alot of climbing around Bozeman MT about just over 20 years ago. Still have all my stuff but just cant make the time to get out west again. Awesome Awesome times thanks for the videos!
Great video! I have recently taken to the outdoors and was in DESPERATE need of learning what each particular piece of equipment does and its overall purpose in the climb! Thank you and keep it up!
6:45 is some seriously sketchy belaying! I'm sure she's fixed her technique since then, but damn. I hate when people overreact and criticize videos but I have been dropped before because of that exact thing. It wasn't horrendous, but it was a scary 15 feet. Just had to say something. Carry on
Very good video crocket, only one thing I want to give you ''bad'' feedback on, where is the helmets?
If you are lead-climbing or taking a long fall in general, you may smash your head against the mountain. That is something you dont want yourself or your family and friends to feel, it can cause serious damage to the most vital part of the body.
-Sorry for bad english, I am norwegian :)
That beeing said, keep the good vids coming crocket, love them!
Some good information there dood. Climbing has always been on my "to do list", unfortunately no gyms nor natural climbing areas exist where i live. Done a bit when I was a kid and I still can remember how fun it was! Anyways, thanks for the vid and hope to see more on climbing.
One more thing, great job on intersecting climbing videos in with your discussion. It brought together all your talking points & was fun to watch. As we've all grown to appreciate in your vids!
@CampfireTalk Thanks Campfire. Much of the climbing footage is old and kind of poor quality, but it gets the point across. This video is really making me want to get out again.
Sweeeeet, I've been waiting for you to do a video on climbing. Great intro & hopefully we'll see more on this in the future. Good to hear your take on gear & philosophy of use.
Great vid, I picked up a basic REI rig about 10 years ago so I could clean my gutters (about 30' dropoff on the back off the house). This inspires me to get some dynamic rope and do some real climbing!
Great video Crocket. Climbing is something I've always wanted to try and your vid gave me a good heads up on equipment. we have a rock climbing gym in the area so I was going to give them a try to learn the basics. We'll see how it goes. Take care.
@FLATblacktical Appreciate the compliment. Glad you enjoy it. One strong benefit to climbing in the gyms in my area is that at least one could go year round. The climbing season is rapidly coming to an end hear (at least outside). I'm hoping to squeeze one more trip in with my brother.
Check out SnowLobo95's Channel. He is new and has some good stuff if you like the outdoors. a great channel. by the way this is a great channel Cr0cket20
I'm not really into climbing since we don't have that type of terrain here in "Nebraska", but I like the info on the beener as well as the different ropes. Even with the cost of a good static rope, I'm thinking of getting at least one for a "deep" USK and another for hiking out in the country or hunting. Of course those will take some time and resources to acquire as of the cost of quality rope.
@74Hobbes I'm the same way with gear. Piecemeal it together is the only way. Wouldn't it be nice just to get what you wanted when you wanted. I need a money tree growing in the backyard.
Years ago, I used to climb a lot in the Tetons with my friend and most classic routes up there were set up with 120 foot ropes. My buddy and I deciided we would order ropes in that lenght and found several good reasons for using that length. One, lighter weight. Two, we could hear each other around obsticles without shouting ourselves hoarse. So even though we have used other lengths, 120's are still our favorites. But no one stocks them so they must be special ordered. Thanks for the video.
@slodeth5 Great comment. Good to hear other peoples experiences. That's cool you got to climb in the Tetons. If memory serves me correct, I've heard that is a really good place to climb.
quick question, whats the difference between rope diameters (never been climbing in my life, i prefer to work WITH gravity ;P) is it just a case of weight or does the amount of load they'll take vary? and if it does is it particularly important?
have seen the climbing gear in outdoor shops over here on my way to the hiking and camping stuff and it always seems stupidly expensive, but then i suppose if you are trusting your life to it its worth paying lol
@leetshots Stupidly expensive...can't agree more there. Rope diameters - probably the biggest difference is weight (maybe preference too). The amounts of load may vary, but I don't think by much. In my experience we never load the rope with more than one person at a time.
@ Cr0cket20 actually all of what you said was useful to me...yeah maybe for now i'll be focused only on repelling buy you know how one activity leads to another right? Thanks for answering and thanks again for your educational vids!!!
Good video. It certainly does look like you could spend some serious time going over each piece of gear specifically. What age were you when you started climbing? Was it something your family was into?
@SnowLobo95 I got started a little late. Was always interested in it, but didn't start until I was about 25. Just hooked up with a buddy who knew what he was doing. He was a great teacher.
If anyone is interested in getting into climbing see if you have a local indoor wall, or check your local REI for a indoor wall, they welcome beginners and its a lot of fun to do with your girlfriend especially when you belay =) great video crocket, you could almost do a video on rope alone, awesome info
Great topic, been interested in climbing for a while, basic equipement is kind a pricy, but still, seem to be a great outside sport. Thanks for these infos, take care and be safe out there!
@cadrician It's definitely not cheap. However, once you get the eqp needed (assuming there are places to climb outside without a fee), then it's a good cheap hobby...until you have to replace the rope...and shoes. Actually me and my brother Sleeves have often split the cost of the rope. That has helped a lot. In all seriousness though, I have found that once I gathered all the eqp (and I did slowly), it was much easier to manage. I look for good sales also. Thanks for watching and take care.
great vid man, oh and its a cardinal sin, everywhere to step on the rope. I gotta get back into climbing, I'v done quick abails into caves but I gotta get to smith rocks now that I'm in Oregon
Hey Crocket...dude you must be psychic...lol because i was actually just thinking about repelling and climbing. I'm a Medic here in Las Vegas and today i worked an event where they were repelling off the Hotel Rio/Casino...and i was thinking to myself..."I really need to get into this" but i have no idea what to buy...and then I get home and see this new vid!!! Great timing and thanks for the Post!!!
@SuspiciousAlertness Right on. Fun to hear. I hope it helps you out. If your just going to rappel, there is some stuff in the vid you won't need. There are also different belay devices to consider as well. Good luck and I hope you enjoy it.
Crocket forgive my ignorance i am not a climber am I right saying you guys climb on pre bolted sites where you speed clip in or do you guys go to virgin areas and bolt you way up. mind my terminology
@medicjimr Great question Jim. I actually explained the difference on film, but removed it for time purposes. You're exactly right. What I do mainly is Sport climbing where we clip into a pre bolted route up the cliff face. I have done some Traditional (or Trad) climbing once where we head up virgin areas. Trad climbing is more technical and expensive to get into. I definitely see the draw to it.
@ds10363 REI and Blackdiamond are some good places to start. I'm fortunate I have a lot of stores to chose from around here where I don't have to shop online. Prices vary. If you're looking at buying just a biner, around 20+/-. A set of 5 quickdraws will run you about 80ish.
at .17 is that a petzl nomad?
mynameisbob456 4 days ago
Great video, you definetly earned another Subscriber!
elitecssplayer 4 weeks ago
@elitecssplayer Thanks for the sub.
Cr0cket20 3 weeks ago
How often do you replace your
Rope
Metal
Nylon
- understood that damage or falls are not included in this question
WildMedGuru1 1 month ago
@WildMedGuru1 Much of it depends on where you go and how often you go. For example, when we climb in desert/sandy environments that is extremely hard on the gear. I really don't have a timeline, I more look for damage or soft spots in the rope. Or certain years where we climbed a lot, we would change the rope out more often. Hope that gives you an idea anyway.
Cr0cket20 3 weeks ago
very informative thanks
m1nhtyfresh 1 month ago
Thanks Crocket , I did alot of climbing around Bozeman MT about just over 20 years ago. Still have all my stuff but just cant make the time to get out west again. Awesome Awesome times thanks for the videos!
tmysty 1 month ago
@tmysty Thanks man. MT would be a fun place to climb.
Cr0cket20 1 month ago
Great video! I have recently taken to the outdoors and was in DESPERATE need of learning what each particular piece of equipment does and its overall purpose in the climb! Thank you and keep it up!
NeonTuner524 3 months ago
@NeonTuner524 Glad it helped.
Cr0cket20 2 months ago
Excuse me, why didnt you warn us this was only a brief overview? lol j/k
Nice video man. :)
jsj297 4 months ago
120-200 for a "good" rope? .. more like 210-300
WalkerSomerville 6 months ago
Thanks for the video :D very informative
iGenius101 7 months ago
umm wat is much more useful super glue or chalk?
51629jbgemu 7 months ago
what is the back loop for, is it for the chalk bag?
51629jbgemu 7 months ago
@51629jbgemu yes.
Cr0cket20 7 months ago
@51629jbgemu and haul lines
xtreme204 6 months ago
what is the bacl loop for, is it for the chalk bag?
51629jbgemu 7 months ago
That was good. Thanks.
packthesack 8 months ago
6:45 is some seriously sketchy belaying! I'm sure she's fixed her technique since then, but damn. I hate when people overreact and criticize videos but I have been dropped before because of that exact thing. It wasn't horrendous, but it was a scary 15 feet. Just had to say something. Carry on
FLATblacktical 10 months ago 3
Very good video crocket, only one thing I want to give you ''bad'' feedback on, where is the helmets?
If you are lead-climbing or taking a long fall in general, you may smash your head against the mountain. That is something you dont want yourself or your family and friends to feel, it can cause serious damage to the most vital part of the body.
-Sorry for bad english, I am norwegian :)
That beeing said, keep the good vids coming crocket, love them!
MrPhotoFreakish 11 months ago
@MrPhotoFreakish I think your English is great. Good point. Helmets would definitely help prevent some serious injuries.
Cr0cket20 11 months ago
post more climbing videos crocket for beginers. I want jump in to this sport. Thanks you rock!
vxAREKxv 1 year ago
Which trangos
redneck0413 1 year ago
What kind of quick draws are those
redneck0413 1 year ago
@redneck0413 Trangos
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Hi!
What quickdraws are the ones that you are using?
Thank you!
lauravgomes 1 year ago
@lauravgomes From a company called Trango. Not sure if they make the specific model anymore though.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
@Cr0cket20 do you remeber how much did ypu pay in each of these?
lauravgomes 1 year ago
@lauravgomes they are the same as the omega pacific dirtbag draws if you are after some.
Jolinator 1 year ago
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Who's the little hotty at the beginning? Can you introduce me?
SomeNewJonas 1 year ago
@SomeNewJonas Hee Hee, I think she's taken. She felt bad for some guy and married him. Glad she did though.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
@Cr0cket20 He must be very persuasive. Maybe he uses some form of hypnosis? Better than meeting your wife in a chat-room...no offense Cricket. :)
SomeNewJonas 1 year ago
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SomeNewJonas 1 year ago
Some good information there dood. Climbing has always been on my "to do list", unfortunately no gyms nor natural climbing areas exist where i live. Done a bit when I was a kid and I still can remember how fun it was! Anyways, thanks for the vid and hope to see more on climbing.
Samboust 1 year ago
One more thing, great job on intersecting climbing videos in with your discussion. It brought together all your talking points & was fun to watch. As we've all grown to appreciate in your vids!
CampfireTalk 1 year ago
@CampfireTalk Thanks Campfire. Much of the climbing footage is old and kind of poor quality, but it gets the point across. This video is really making me want to get out again.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Sweeeeet, I've been waiting for you to do a video on climbing. Great intro & hopefully we'll see more on this in the future. Good to hear your take on gear & philosophy of use.
Crocket20 rocks!
CampfireTalk 1 year ago
Great vid, I picked up a basic REI rig about 10 years ago so I could clean my gutters (about 30' dropoff on the back off the house). This inspires me to get some dynamic rope and do some real climbing!
2ARights 1 year ago
@2ARights Ha, I've tried to figure out a way to rappel off my house. Haven't found a good way yet.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Great video Crocket. Climbing is something I've always wanted to try and your vid gave me a good heads up on equipment. we have a rock climbing gym in the area so I was going to give them a try to learn the basics. We'll see how it goes. Take care.
CdnLifeguard71 1 year ago
@CdnLifeguard71 I think that's a great place to learn. Hope you have lots of fun. Take care.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Arc'Teryx FTW!
HailGrega 1 year ago
And you can store your water resistant rope in your basement, great vid
windflags 1 year ago
I can't believe how irresponsible you are showing people, this stuff -don't you understand people could get hurt!!! ;P
Seriously, great video dude!
xXxCatsnakexXx 1 year ago
@xXxCatsnakexXx LOL. I am very irresponsible ; )
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Very interesting for someone whos never climbed outside the gym.
I'm glad I found your channel. You have some good videos and I like the way you operate.
FLATblacktical 1 year ago
@FLATblacktical Appreciate the compliment. Glad you enjoy it. One strong benefit to climbing in the gyms in my area is that at least one could go year round. The climbing season is rapidly coming to an end hear (at least outside). I'm hoping to squeeze one more trip in with my brother.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Good stuff Crocket! That was a great intro to climbing vid. Very informative and helpful. Thanks for posting.
FLYERN03 1 year ago
very cool stuff! Didnt know there was so much to consider. I learned alot from this video man.
chanderson1 1 year ago
@chanderson1 Thanks for watching chanderson. Hope you and yours are doing well.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
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Check out SnowLobo95's Channel. He is new and has some good stuff if you like the outdoors. a great channel. by the way this is a great channel Cr0cket20
matthewdavis1987 1 year ago
@matthewdavis1987 Beat you to the punch. Already subbed his channel. Seems like a cool guy.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
AAHHH!! Catching up on vids!!
I'm not really into climbing since we don't have that type of terrain here in "Nebraska", but I like the info on the beener as well as the different ropes. Even with the cost of a good static rope, I'm thinking of getting at least one for a "deep" USK and another for hiking out in the country or hunting. Of course those will take some time and resources to acquire as of the cost of quality rope.
Thanks Cr0cket!
74Hobbes 1 year ago
@74Hobbes I'm the same way with gear. Piecemeal it together is the only way. Wouldn't it be nice just to get what you wanted when you wanted. I need a money tree growing in the backyard.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
@Cr0cket20 Yeah... we need to pool our money together to get one of those... :)
74Hobbes 1 year ago
Years ago, I used to climb a lot in the Tetons with my friend and most classic routes up there were set up with 120 foot ropes. My buddy and I deciided we would order ropes in that lenght and found several good reasons for using that length. One, lighter weight. Two, we could hear each other around obsticles without shouting ourselves hoarse. So even though we have used other lengths, 120's are still our favorites. But no one stocks them so they must be special ordered. Thanks for the video.
slodeth5 1 year ago
@slodeth5 Great comment. Good to hear other peoples experiences. That's cool you got to climb in the Tetons. If memory serves me correct, I've heard that is a really good place to climb.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
quick question, whats the difference between rope diameters (never been climbing in my life, i prefer to work WITH gravity ;P) is it just a case of weight or does the amount of load they'll take vary? and if it does is it particularly important?
have seen the climbing gear in outdoor shops over here on my way to the hiking and camping stuff and it always seems stupidly expensive, but then i suppose if you are trusting your life to it its worth paying lol
leetshots 1 year ago
@leetshots Stupidly expensive...can't agree more there. Rope diameters - probably the biggest difference is weight (maybe preference too). The amounts of load may vary, but I don't think by much. In my experience we never load the rope with more than one person at a time.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Sigh. Yet another activity I want to get into, lol. Excellent intro, thanks Cr0cket!
drzmanproject 1 year ago
Very good stuff. Glad to see you doing more in depth climbing videos. One of these days I will get some time to actually make more videos myself.
SixtyAteOutdoors 1 year ago
@SixtyAteOutdoors I hear you. I'm having a tough time churning them out right now. Everything is getting very busy.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
@ Cr0cket20 actually all of what you said was useful to me...yeah maybe for now i'll be focused only on repelling buy you know how one activity leads to another right? Thanks for answering and thanks again for your educational vids!!!
SuspiciousAlertness 1 year ago
Good video. It certainly does look like you could spend some serious time going over each piece of gear specifically. What age were you when you started climbing? Was it something your family was into?
SnowLobo95 1 year ago
@SnowLobo95 I got started a little late. Was always interested in it, but didn't start until I was about 25. Just hooked up with a buddy who knew what he was doing. He was a great teacher.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
If anyone is interested in getting into climbing see if you have a local indoor wall, or check your local REI for a indoor wall, they welcome beginners and its a lot of fun to do with your girlfriend especially when you belay =) great video crocket, you could almost do a video on rope alone, awesome info
TNPviewer 1 year ago
@TNPviewer LOL belaying your girlfriend. Good comment on the REI site.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Great intro, man. I'm a total noob to this stuff, so this was a big eye-opener on the sport.
TheLateBoyScout 1 year ago
@TheLateBoyScout Honestly I consider myself as only an advanced noob.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Another great video. Very informative my Kenpo brotha!
HawkLMT 1 year ago
Awesome intro Crocket. Thanks for sharing but I think I will stick to the ground... Maybe one day i'll rappel. Be safe out there.
hinckleypoland 1 year ago
Awesome video man, really informative. Been wanting to do this for a while.
MahaloMoFo 1 year ago
@MahaloMoFo If you end up going out, let me know what you thought of it.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
sweet vid dude
wish i still lived in that part of the country where there are mountains and canyons
marshall3win 1 year ago
@marshall3win Thanks marshall
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Nice overview, I'm such a gearhead, I haven't been climbing in several years and watching this makes me want to go play with all my gear!
conleytgn 1 year ago
@conleytgn I haven't been out for some time either. Putting that footage together really made me want to get out again too.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
thanks, learned a lot with this 5*
masterdurchgriff 1 year ago
Great topic, been interested in climbing for a while, basic equipement is kind a pricy, but still, seem to be a great outside sport. Thanks for these infos, take care and be safe out there!
cadrician 1 year ago
@cadrician It's definitely not cheap. However, once you get the eqp needed (assuming there are places to climb outside without a fee), then it's a good cheap hobby...until you have to replace the rope...and shoes. Actually me and my brother Sleeves have often split the cost of the rope. That has helped a lot. In all seriousness though, I have found that once I gathered all the eqp (and I did slowly), it was much easier to manage. I look for good sales also. Thanks for watching and take care.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
great vid man, oh and its a cardinal sin, everywhere to step on the rope. I gotta get back into climbing, I'v done quick abails into caves but I gotta get to smith rocks now that I'm in Oregon
beast12101 1 year ago
@beast12101 I hear ya. I haven't done a lot of climbing lately either. Putting this vid together really gave me the bug.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Crocket, nice job, a great overview of basic climbing gear and etiquettes.
ihikearoundcom 1 year ago
@ihikearoundcom Thanks man. Thanks for watching too.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Awesome man! Thanks for the vid, great info.
LemosAnthony 1 year ago
@LemosAnthony Thanks for watching Lemos.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Hey Crocket...dude you must be psychic...lol because i was actually just thinking about repelling and climbing. I'm a Medic here in Las Vegas and today i worked an event where they were repelling off the Hotel Rio/Casino...and i was thinking to myself..."I really need to get into this" but i have no idea what to buy...and then I get home and see this new vid!!! Great timing and thanks for the Post!!!
SuspiciousAlertness 1 year ago
@SuspiciousAlertness Right on. Fun to hear. I hope it helps you out. If your just going to rappel, there is some stuff in the vid you won't need. There are also different belay devices to consider as well. Good luck and I hope you enjoy it.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Crocket forgive my ignorance i am not a climber am I right saying you guys climb on pre bolted sites where you speed clip in or do you guys go to virgin areas and bolt you way up. mind my terminology
medicjimr 1 year ago
@medicjimr Great question Jim. I actually explained the difference on film, but removed it for time purposes. You're exactly right. What I do mainly is Sport climbing where we clip into a pre bolted route up the cliff face. I have done some Traditional (or Trad) climbing once where we head up virgin areas. Trad climbing is more technical and expensive to get into. I definitely see the draw to it.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago
Where do you find climbing quality caribiners? How much do they run?
ds10363 1 year ago
@ds10363 REI and Blackdiamond are some good places to start. I'm fortunate I have a lot of stores to chose from around here where I don't have to shop online. Prices vary. If you're looking at buying just a biner, around 20+/-. A set of 5 quickdraws will run you about 80ish.
Cr0cket20 1 year ago