Rock Climbing - Joshua Tree

[abehood]

I don't like those types of rock,because then i climb like a turtle...

[cliffhangerguides]

Hobbit roof, great JT ultra short classic!!!!!!!!!!!!! How can it be so good and only 35 feet long????? Thin Edges 10.d crux, 5.9 perfect hands roof, shocking but true, soooo good!!!!

[metalupyourass20]

this is taj mahal???

[SuperMl10]

shouldn't he by climbing trees? jk

[johncarllawrence]

hey i'm just getting started climbing and bouldering check out my video

[samantharosecoheable]

cool :)

[thomaselgarsmith]

god, i wish winter would end so i could get back outside. nice climb, weather looked beautiful.

[datskas]

just gonna quote michael reardon on freesoloing ::

"when you do it once , you get a piece of it. when you do it several times , you get more of it. When you do it every day for 15 years ...then you understand"

And about Dan Osman ....it may seem unecessary to you but to him obviously didnt so stop bitching. He was a man with BALLS

[ishtarg8]

I climbed for a little while with a friend who was really experienced, me following him whimpering like a red headed orphan child as soon as we left the ground. I'd cling onto the rock with everything but my eybrows and leave big fear-sweaty hand prints on every hold and thank all the gods you ever heard of when we reached the top. It's not my sport, I guess.

[signevent]

I've heard Joshua Tree is a great place for climbing... i'll have to see for myself :)

[IDoggyOwns]

FALL MAN FALL!!!!

[wburgboy75]

I disagree. Climbing isn't about taking unecessary risks. If it was, pro and rope wouldn't exist. It's about appreciating the outside world and challenging your body and mind's limits within it. I have respect for those like Steph Davis and Potter and the late Osman and the balls it takes to do what they do, but to say that's what climbing is about is a total misconception.

[greg31415]

I've done this route - the crux is the darn slab at the start - the roof is not so hard - maybe 5.9ish - its super-bomber fingers & hands.

[TheDuff1000000]

Before I start trad climbing, I thought this vid was a bit boring, but now that I do trad climbing, I want to be the guy in the vid. Nice one!

[lordofgstrings]

the music is this video's only saving comic grace

[G3org3Master]

Bear Grylls would run up that hill without a harness.

[tramjam863]

@G3org3Master haha you got that right

[greg31415]

@G3org3Master : Yeah, and he'd probably say "oh, looks like an easier way up around back" and go up on the walk-off.

[oiram23593]

aahahaahahahahahah

[Artik1993]

im better

[funkyfinger82]

@Artik1993

hahahahaah!!!

[jumpupdnbdj]

Nice little vid. :D

[IC3M4NX]

Really awesome video! Looks like a great, challenging climb.

[slickrick134]

who and what is this song?

[1MtnBoy]

That's "tired of crying" capt baked.

credits are at the end.

you alll are right of course...........always climb with a ROPE a PARTNER and HUMILITY.

Josh is alot of top-roping the shortie's or rigging onto an existing bomber anchor for some of the classics that see alot of traffic. no place to be a hero, just double check those bolt hangers and enjoy the SoCal sunshine !!

your Bud's & your Family want you to come down in one piece.........

[lukesmall1]

That was so boring -_-

[captainbaked06]

cool video.

Whats the song and whos it by, it sounds awesome!

[dieztendix]

Impressive rock

[Bykehammer]

That bottom section is the crux. Once you get to the roof, the fun begins.

Nice job!

[Taylor337]

Great video! Can somebody explain what rating system this is rated by and how the system goes,,, thanks!

[Matticus343]

Not sure what the rating is on this climb but it most likely uses the yosemite decimal system, google it for a good description

[stinkoman01]

@Matticus343 Start of the video states it as a 10d, meaning a 5.10d. It is using the yosemite decimal system.

[1MtnBoy]

hey dont let a little gray hair fool ya, Im an old JT climber too, lol. Im slow, I like to savor the familiar climbs like hobbit.

this start is just high enough to snap an ankle, I go up the smears slow too until I get the 2nd piece of pro above the smear. then you dont have to worry.................enjoy !!

[downhillandy]

He is slow, good, but slow.

Anyone who climb see`s that

[DsFToXiiC]

wtf is he grabbing onto?

[elcalagan]

that's rock climbing dude the best sport in the world ^^

[jimemarsden]

Exactly.

[nclifton32]

there are little spots in the rock that we cant see from the angle and distance away from the rock.

[IfureadthisURdum]

Wow the guy is pretty damn pro, climbing a wall like that with friends, those things are pretty expensive, like 75 bucks a piece and you dont want to save money on those....or else you'll find yourself at the bottom real quickly...

[thekobaz]

I wouldn't say the climber is a pro. He's a good climber, solid technique. Pro to me is 'professional... ie sponsored" like the big names in climbing we all know about.

And in regards to friends/cams... what kind of statement is that? Cams from any reputable company will work just as well. and you can find them for waaaay cheaper than 75 bucks each. Just buy sets... and make sure they are on sale.

[keiler21]

i dun thing that could be a 10d

[gmpompa0]

Sure thats a 10d?

[thekobaz]

Looks 10ish

[dyer5109]

hasuris- shut your mouth, Osman was a well respected climber who deserves more respect than that! yes there are climbers out there who have died but that doesnt mean people cant comment on whoever they want!

[hydr5]

@dyer5109 lol repressing the freedom of speech

[magwo]

Looks like a really nice place.

[karst007]

ppl that climb are retarded... they say its free or spiritual.... hmmm... people that commit suicide jumping off bridges and buildings say the same thing. i have no sympathy for ppl that solo climb....they are asking for it...

[childhorus]

@karst007 Then why are you watching the video?

[frankiboy1111]

You dont know what you are talking about hasuris..he still did some sick route and climbed it solo. The discussion if he's the best is not relevant

[luksenborg]

cool :] ...

but seriously..

its not a joshua tree your climbing :b

[climber456]

Your an idiot!!!!! theyre climbing at joshua tree np

[luksenborg]

haha okay xD.. i did'nt know that ^^

[pirzifox]

why noob??

[varunravi11]

Hey look, it's the armchair-expert from the internet!

[Kelebrinlith]

I just remembered this route again. Back in the last 70's I had broken a big toe and wound doing this as the first route of the day. I could not lace my shoe with foot swollen. This was before "Friends and TCU's" It still looks thin at the start but the crack has always been fun.-- ghd

[Rockstar7475]

going this weekend

[spezrobert]

Complimenti - La Pazienza e l'Agilità del Ragno

[MonkeyBarMasters]

Hello all.

Our brand new extreme urban climbing clips are up now if you wanna see them, sick!!

Thanks for the views and comments everyone.

Climb hard and power on, Peace out :)

[chrisofnottingham]

Not that I'm any kind of expert but I would say that the bolt in the first part is in a really lame position.

[benderc1]

YEA the Tree!

[mstbenicebeingstupid]

the music was worth this video

[SkeetSkeetNigguh]

Lrn2Troll

Newfag.

[triangletheorytrey]

simplistic

[awesomebill164]

shadowfullmoonlight....just because it looks easy...you can pretty well be assured that it is not....those are tiny tiny holds he's stepping onto....and when you get in those situations its as scary and as akward as can be....

[ludloj]

Gah, I hate JTree climbing :p

I'll just say no thanks to getting my hands cut to shreds on that lovely JTree granite :p Other than the slabs, (which I do admit kick ass) I can't stand the place.

Why go to JTree when you have some of the best climbing in the country nearby at RR :D

I'll take a double helping of Black Velvet Canyon and pass on the bloody hands and cracks that spit you out, kthx

[punchpixie]

Black Velvet Canyon is fantastic.

[EasyE541]

Nice Video you picked a good time of day the light looks really good. The slab part of that climb looks harder than the roof!

[boxsterwelby]

no offense but, trad climbing is not climbing. I want to see bouldering or sport climbing. Trad climbing isn't the same, you take breaks. This isn't real climbing

[joeshmoe2220]

actually, this is real climbing. you're problem with it is that it is not a sustained route. as the previous poster said, it may only be a 5.4. there are a few tricky moves then a huge ledge to rest on. go find some vids of people working 5.13+ trad and i'd bet you'll have a different opinion. same goes for someone working V0's or leading 5.4 sport. each aspect has it's own challenges. IMO trad is the most technical, bouldering is the most pure, and sport combines the two.

[kimboII]

Well said joeshmoe2220. The thing is that, a route that can be sport-climbed in many cases it can bet rad-climbed as well. It's just harder! That's why trad climbing routes have a second scale on the difficulty of placing the safety equipment. Anyway, trad climbing is the real climbing cause u can climb a virgin rock (with no bolts). Sport climb is artificial.

[meyym]

Solo'ing trad routes is the purest! xD

[jajajah86]

What does IMO stand for?

[unexpectedTrajectory]

in my opinion

[kimboII]

you don't take breaks in trad climbing (at least not more than in sport climbing) unless it's a multipitch route. Plus, who makes the sport routes. Well, someone who can trad-climb (so that he can make a temporary anchor on top till he places the bolts.) Go educate ur self.

[childhorus]

@boxsterwelby

"Trad climbing is not climbing." ... This is a pathetic statement...  I'm speechless

[703224796]

I tried this out a few years back.......failed! lol.......the slab up to the roof is tough, the roof itself is very (crunched)......the bong is right around the way from this, 5.4 or something.......I felt better after that.........

[NoLongerFooled]

California *rocks*

Not to be mean, but after watching all the Dan Osman videos here on YouTube, this guy looks slow as molasses...

[franzschneckenbauer]

that's true...

[punchpixie]

You do know that Dan Osman is dead, right? Osman's "go fast, go big" approach is bold and inspirational, but it doesn't lead to "go home alive". Osman left behind a young daughter to grow up fatherless when he took his last big jump off the cliffs in Yosemite. This video is climbing.

What Osman did is something else.

You shouldn't compare them.

[NoLongerFooled]

Yes, I know that he is dead. And, I also understand that what he was doing was rather irresponsible considering that he had a little girl.

However, that doesn't change the fact that he was as fast as lightening!

[jmarroyo90]

The sad thing is that he was planning on retireing after his two last jumps..

[punchpixie]

That's true...the thing is...and I tell this to climbing parnters frequently....Gravity doesn't care what you think, or what you intend.

[itzahazylife]

yeah, what osman did was something else..it was above climbing..it was something more than climbing..it was an attainment of a general peacefullness and freedom of the mind..his daughter wasn't on his mind..fear wasn't on his mind..death wasn't on his mind..climbing, and succeeding was on his mind..he knew he could free solo the cliffs he climbed, and he did everyone of them successfully.

[fr33t0killy0u]

@punchpixie Osman rope jumped(which is how he died) but he also speed climbed and rock climbed so it is not way off to compare them

[timah12011]

@punchpixie why shouldnt we compare him to dan osman? dan osman was a fantastic climber, yes he took uneccasary risks, but thats what climbing is, people do it for the thril, for the feeling of absolute freedom, not to be safe or anything. You cannot say that dan osman was not a climber. He did things other then climb, but he excelled truly only with climbing.

[KosmokratorTD]

@punchpixie Dan Osman didn't die from free climbing. It was an equipment malfunction. His rope didnt hold.

[piivo]

@KosmokratorTD dan osman died using a climbing rope for a king swing, in a dimension that can only be described as enormous. That most deffinately isn't a malfunction, that is overstraining the equipment.

It should also be noticed, that Osman might have been the most impressive speedclimber, he only started that, after he failed to reach standards of excellence in the more common disciplines, like freesoloing, mountaineering or just sportclimbing.

[OmJarr]

@punchpixie But it wasn't Dan's skills that failed him. =(

[Pettyh]

@punchpixie You do know osman died from a rope malfunction, right? Free climbing IS real climbing, using ropes makes it something else.

[pgb333]

@punchpixie tell us how you really feel

[rachelrgrs]

how do the hooks work .. they just sit there?

[ragetony]

He was using what is called a Quad Cam. It is a geared piece which pushes out if you pull down on the strap. look it up on google images.

[relic424]

im solucky for all u to no i live here and climb jtree every daY ALL MOPST

[rockclimbingrules]

nice music

[soboredimadethis]

Yeah, my brother is up there climbing right now as a matter of fact! :]

[rh32793us]

BD 2 at the lip and a BD 3 if you want a bit higher. Otherwise all you need is one draw at the beginning. This is a very short 10.d.

[skeletonking19]

what size of cams are needed for this route?

[jackrodgrs]

NICE BLUESSSS

[R1Kyle]

Good climb and nice work on the ledge.

[rebe12354]

hell yeah, went climbing there today. First time ever rock climbing. ITS SOOO BOMB OMGG!!

[asellers98]

The protection at the crack roof. When you get to the roof, you place protection. As you reach the the ledge, you place another, for the swing potential. If he didn't place that second piece, it would most certainly swung him closer to the rock, and as he went further up the crack, his second piece may have directed his rope out of a deep constriction.

[junkyjuice21]

nice job, that looks tough. rock climbing is fun.

[drogoth25]

Great climb. I hate those people who only think the stuff that dan osman and chris sharma climb is hard. 10ds can be tough.

[Carpbag]

Good climb, but 10d? Is this American trad grade or something because the hardest European climb I've seen was a 9b (Ali Hulk)

[123mardog]

its yosemite decimal system 5.10d which is equivilent to about 6b. A 9b is equivilent to about 5.15b

[pacovl46]

i believe joshua tree is in the USA

[SLCPunker101]

It is in the USA Its in the Desert in California

[almostadu]

its the yosemite decimal system, used on trad climbs throuought the usa

[cwheeler3eagles]

Nice send man. That start is super slabby and hard as hell. I was out in J-Tree last spring and tried this route and couldn't get the slab start.

[mikaledandrea]

If you used a ladder to get up there, it wouldn't be rock climbing, it would be climbing a rock with a ladder. It is not even close to the same thing.

[ChineseDickFingers]

why not use a ladder to get up there?

[SpaceandJoy]

Why wakeup in the morning?

Love your name.

[SLCPunker101]

Well....Wheres the fun in that?

[xbelafontex]

joshua tree looks sweet

[btc999]

climbing is a personal challenge, if you want to talk whose better than the other, go look up some football clips or something

[fistusfanius]

Great climbing, looks like a toughie by my standards.

[Oceansiders]

A fun climb, leave your egos in the gym ladies.

[cjdrover]

These comments are horrible. Learn the point of grades people: they aren't for comparing who is better, they're to give you an idea of which routes are around your ability level. For the people asking "why use a rope?" the answer is simple: so you don't die if you mess up, or if a hold breaks off, or any number of other things that can go wrong. A veteran climber (20-30 years of experience) died in the Tetons this summer while climbing with no rope - on a 5.7.

To the climber: nice send!

[collen332]

most sports only use one ball in climbing you use both. the rout is a 5.10d not a 10d!!!

[dogfoxtrot]

5.10d ... 10d.. or even a "ten dee" it looked like a hard 10 to me. and dig that music. lets get to the crucial attributes of this vid. who is the singer. that homeboy can jam

[r1skate]

You must be joking.

[pedritay]

sweetttttttttttttt

[daveymich]

you watch my video m8 ?

that was like two years ago

moven on now

[RRH25]

I don't climb but this looks easy to me, why are people trophying this guy?

[BRAINattics]

those rocks have a totally clean surface, you nearly nothing were your hand get some hold. His foot in the first seconds may stand on a little ledge with perhaps the size of a head of a nail. that real hard to get on top!

[MattressLove]

It is a 5.10

That is a very easy climb.

People are sheep.

[goblin072]

People are sheep. But that does not look easy to me. Give the guy some credit the cup is half full baby.

[MikesApplePie]

looks harder than 10d

[kmitch92]

harder than 10d? what the fuck? the hardest climb yet scaled is a 9a, and there is no such thing as a 'd' division of a grade. it goes to 'c' then changes up to the next difficulty.

watch some videos of chris sharma climbing

[MikesApplePie]

its 5.10d it looks like a 5.11 or somthing

[Meahtots]

dude its YDS, not French

[justcallmeyourlover9]

...rrrofl. not even close.

[r1skate]

Clue?

[viggoone]

do anyone that posted a comment actually climb?=)

[billyhay]

this guy has the strength of one gorilla, who has the strength of five gorillas tied behind his back...so i would say he did a beastly job of scaling this thing

[WolfishNuckajuh]

lol id have climbed that quicker with on arm tied behind my back, that was an easi climb, practically could have walked up that

[alvinabejuro]

i dont understand what your talking about here.sorry but can anyone tell me what is a ;5.10a ;5.10d and soft grading?anyone , educate me please.thanks.

[kimboII]

5.10d is hard, hard, hard. What r u people talking about this climb being easy? You arrogant fouls... nice climb mate, well done...

[daveymich]

nah its easy

a climb at a 5.14 level

[alleyehave]

haha, stick to pulling plastic buddy.

[davidcross30]

well done you...........................­......

[dogfoxtrot]

nice climb. was that the crux of the climb?does anyone know the climb?

[andrewc3142]

Nice climbing. Bet that felt good.

I wonder if you can you get a nice solid hex in for the second bit of gear rather than another friend. But I'd have placed them the same as he did.

Re the comments about why the rope, as with other climbing vids. I couldn't solo that but I know guys who can and the last thing they'd do is go around saying what do you need a rope for on that.

[tired113]

Thats right protect the crux, Oh yea its easy, maybe short but still 5.10d. All you arrogant MF post a video of yourself free soloing a 5.10d. do you fear death FU. Come up to the platte we will free solo a muti pitch 5.7. I bet you will fear Death.

[SabahAlev]

why are you using ropes?

[sgttwitchftw]

i agree, wtf are the ropes for

do you fear death?

but seriously that stuff looks easy

[daveymich]

danm that looks hard

good job !!

[BrittRio1]

I used to live in Joshua Tree, California. I was about ten minutes out of the park I've done this climb.

[titobeach]

baaa tutta forza niente aderenza.... xD

[xkakashix12]

dude i just came back from there. the place is so dead

[alarmclock55]

hay... my names joshua lol....

[paulechenle2]

nobody wanted to know.

[xskinyx]

Whats the alternative gear placement?

[spencerlieburn]

Good climb! Its was kinda slow and i don't see how the protection was so important, Ive climbed more with less but for an old timer, great stuff!

[MissLuise]

not exactly dan osman speed but still very nice.. more like my speed =D

[TurboLoveTrain]

Putting two cams on a crack through a ledge... good way to get a stuck rope on a fall...

[HighDesertDJ]

He protected it exactly as he should have. You have no clue what you're talking about.

[TurboLoveTrain]

I'm talking location, location, location.

I've been climbing for over ten years and have climbed all over the world. I'm no pro but I suspect my tricks are better than your tricks. I'm also opening an indoor climbing gym.

Yeah... no clue...

[TurboLoveTrain]

You can come to my workshop when I open in '09.

[plfodder]

How exactley would a fall on that pro get the rope stuck? Have to agree with HighdesertDJ, no matter how long you've climbed or where does make you an expert and he did the right thing to make himself safe!

[TurboLoveTrain]

I never said he was unsafe, I said with that gearplacement threding the crack like that is a good way to get the rope stuck on a fall.

[norespect65]

Would you like to tell us about any of your other great qualifications instead of justifying your statement with facts? I suggest you just give up right now before you make an even bigger fool of yourself.

[ReturnOfMerlin]

Nice job. that looks like a fun climb

[1BrknHrtdRomeo]

damn what song is this?!? that's some good blues! xD

[Henka81]

Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - Tired of Crying

Watch the end of the clip and you'll see (-;

[GaiaMind]

Thats a couple of burly moves out over that roof, east or west coast those are some committing hand jams.

P.S. Grades are dumb.

[sanchn0r]

Are you kidding me? We're not talking euro grades here... 5.10d is nowhere near hard. And this is Joshua Tree; West Coast = Soft grading. So this 10d is probably more like a 5.10a. C'mon guys. Nice send nonetheless! Keep on climbing!

[Luke0net]

it all relative. for you 5.10 is really eazy for me it's the hardest i've climbed outdoors