Climbing Tools: Sport 101-lowering off Chains 2

This is another discussion on the merits and pitfalls of lowering off chain ends. Good, bad or ugly this happens and will continue to happen.




We debunk the idea that girth hitching weakens the belay point. This video corrects one small flaw from a previous video. It has come to my attention that certain forums have a high percentage of abusive users. My wings are a shield of steel so I can't be harmed but beware or those who yell loudly and when there point can't be made the get abusive to their fellow forum users. Another thing that I have noticed is that some think climbing harder allows them to know everything. That would be much like measuring intelligence by education. The two are unrelated. I was accused being unprofessional. Since it couldn't have been anything I said I think I have corrected the issue. Lets see if you can spot the difference.

There are links to teh other videos related to lowering off other anchors at the end of this video

Category:

Education

Tags:

• athletics
• climbing
• chains
• lower
• Banff
• Canada
• mountaineering
• sport
• lessons
• mike
• barter
• joe
• mckay
• safety

[foobargorch]

you can also pull a bight through the chain, tie a loop and clip it with a locking carabiner to your harness (or use a mid-rope tie in), and then untie the end and pull it through so that you never risk dropping the rope.

[mikebarter387]

The point of this video is that it is chain ends and it is not possible to put a bite threw the chain ends. We cover the bite and locking carabiner in a couple other videos where we have larger rap rings.

The Mike

[BarleyBenton]

Waterproof rolling papers! Where did you find those?

[mikebarter387]

Players Green or is Export green papers anyhow everybody know that where you from?

[dasgemuse]

@mikebarter387 those papers suck. i'm beginning to doubt your wealth of knowledge. i would NEVER take waterproof papers climbing; they go out far too often, especially on windy rock faces. i'de recommend a hefty 1 1/4 rice paper.

[mondorescue]

@nector1592 Yeah, I second that. I'll have to buy a suit first, though. Then, I'll go climb a 5.13. Right now I'm only good enough to climb 5.11s.

[Lummers70]

Now what is it with the sports tops - in this vid, your sweat has womans sport on it....on your salsa making video, there was something equally feminine!!!

great stuff keep it up guys!!

[mh339480]

Waterproof rolling papers... lol

[knuckleupjonez]

beginner climber here...why are there two sets of chains?

When I was at the rock yesterday...i noticed up top that there were two bolts...like you have here...but there was one length of chain suspended between them...then our rope was ran through that so we could belay down...

is that a sketchy way of doing things?

[limelux]

Mate your a crack up. Tunnel mountain in Banff? lucky man!

I believe in Oz they prefer to rebolt their own rigs so i'll leave it to them

[foobargorch]

same knot, different names