Setting up a Top Rope System

[filipljevar1]

great video!

[emmatonge]

Hiya all. Thankyou for all the great comments. Please note that at the time of creating this I was a beginner, and I posted the video as part of a University Course, but don't have access to another video to retake !. I have left the video up because you guys appear to be gaining a lot from the discussions. Emma.

[ThecybergamerProject]

@emmatonge can you learn outdoor rock climbing at university?

[will14ful]

@emmatonge just out of interest, would i be right in thinking that this was filmed at the bottom of tryfan in wales? please reply for i may not sleep till i know.

[squirmychipmunk9]

That figure 8 would be better replaced with a butterfly knot.

[Wildhoglogging]

thx for the video I'm 12 yrs old and just started climbing ima go try this right now! we have these nice 80 ft walls near my house, shud i bring a partner?

[rannix18]

@Wildhoglogging dont bring a partner they are distracting. just go for it, thats the best way to learn

[Wildhoglogging]

@rannix18 I was just joking haha wanted to see some responses

[fearthespeed]

I like how everyone is freaking out over the bowline, but no one has mentioned the fact that her first anchor has no redundancy. It relies on only 1 sling. If you were to use a sling as your sole anchor, it would be better not to tie a knot in it as she did, as the knot will decrease the strength of the webbing. Also, if the direction of pull changed, the sling would slide along the rock, abrading it. It'd be better to just clip into the sling and have a stronger, multi-directional master point.

[mikedude509]

@fearthespeed so true haha, this video was a nice tho, just some small mistakes.



[Downfacingdog]

Blah, blah, blah,......bunch of wankers!

[SNT16]

A Bowline...wtf!!!!! do not ever... EVER EVER EVER!!!!!! use a bowline climbing! use a fig 8 fallow through!

[Mrzakmacro]

DO NOT USE A BOWLINE! It has been proven to cut the strength of the rope or sling by 80%

[funkbrotha10]

@Mrzakmacro The bowline does not reduce the stregnth by 80% it brings it *Down To* 80%

IE figure = 93% of origional stregnth

Bowline = 80% of origional stregnth

[dyoonu]

Geez ! ! I stand by my statement " NEVER USE IT WITHOUT A SAFETY".

I personally know of several injuries and DEATHS due to BOWLINES without a safety !

grayclimber

[dyoonu]

A bowline can INVERT and become a SLIP knot - NEVER use it without a safety.

Figure eight on bight is MUCH BETTER choice for that knot at Anchor !

[Mateyhv1]

@dyoonu If properly tied a bowline would NEVER INVERT. There are other choices but the bowline is a perfectly usable knot that could be secured by tying an overhand on the free end.

[mullmeister69]

Great video but one question: I usually use 2-3 anchor points and then without untying from the rope (After leading to first pitch) loop through first point, clove hitch on caribiner on harnes, loop through 2nd anchor, clove hitch on caribiner on harnes, repeat for 3rd. Then take up the excess rope with 2nd tied into end, atatch through belay device on different caribiner on harness and then belay. Is this safe or am i going to kill my partner and more importantly, myself?

[Mateyhv1]

@mullmeister69 Sorry, hard to understand what you are actually doing.

[ivanovivan11]

put a stopper knot on the bowline or do a yosemite bowline

[stinkyhound]

great video gang, love to see some more of these soon :-)

[line4473]

thank you

[kfrb1]

like this video very much. a very good demonstration

[harmanbrian]

Great video. Thanks for posting :-)

[clarkey1009484]

nice although you should use 3 anchor points ideally, and even if you can only get 2, you should have used an alpine butterfly rarther than overhand not.. but not bad. :)

[vkelsov]

information spot on, delivery was confusing but I still managed to figure out what was going on.

[oliverjohnharris]

awesome delivery style!

[SurvivalRox]

~Thanks Emma very clear~

[lovinlife4ever]

Second nut not very directional but I guess it's solid...good vid overall