Girl tries too hard to be like John Long
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Looks like halfway up that sweet purple route on the yellow wall, our intrepid hero decides to do the Largo. Guess she can't put that onsight on her 8a anymore. |
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Wtf? Where on earth was that rope anchored to make her swing like that? |
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Must have been at least 30m of rope out for that kind of stretch. :-) At least the tie-in knot held. |
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hahaha its back, I thought that video was lost when the girl took it down a few months back. She swung on purpose and that is at vertical world seattle |
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Taylor Ogden wrote:Wtf? Where on earth was that rope anchored to make her swing like that?pluto? |
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Oh hello,
I'm Brittany in the video and to clear the air for all of you: The climber, belayer and ect. had no idea this was going to happen. The "spectator" was looking at it and thought everything was ok, until I actually hit then bench.. a.ka. why everyone was still smiling at the end. The person who was filming said, "Eric,Are you okay".. Eric is actually my brother and she was saying in context, "ERIC, OH SHIT... then asking me if I was okay. Yeah, it was stupid, but it was a great experience. The only reason it didn't work was because there was too much slack and I didn't climb high enough. They told me I could have stopped where I did, that's why I didn't go any higher, not because I can't do it. BTW, just because I'm heavier doesn't mean I can't kick ass. the original video said ... The youtube video itself says in the comment section: "Attempted to do a rope swing at the rock climbing gym..." rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/fo… note that this was right after some people posted some "hardcore" rope swing vids ;) |
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We had a rope swing day when it was rainy in RRG. We set a TR on an overhanging route, and once you made it to the second bolt, you jumped off. One person in our group didn't climb high enough before she peeled, and she ended up clipping the deck before swinging out. Good times... |
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Physics can be such a bitch-slap |
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That's a fall factor 7 size girl. |
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With all respect- the only"girl" who was like Largo was Ms Hill |
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OMFG. |
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john strand wrote:With all respect- the only"girl" who was like Largo was Ms HillMaybe he is still trying to impress her... |
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bearbreeder wrote:Yeah, it was stupid, but it was a great experience.that about sums up. if that is anyone's idea of a great experience.... |
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LOL FAIL!! |
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Watched this happen in real life a year or so ago, one of the greatest things I've ever seen. Don't ever ask for slack so you can get a bigger running start. |
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steve mullins wrote:Watched this happen in real life a year or so ago, one of the greatest things I've ever seen. Don't ever ask for slack so you can get a bigger running start. youtube.com/watch?v=QDX9TF8…Priceless |
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Taylor Ogden wrote:Wtf? Where on earth was that rope anchored to make her swing like that?Looks like the route was lead first, and then she tied into the leader's end rather than following below the clips. The rope goes from the belayer diagonally to the first clip. |
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Keith - lame and disrespectful thread title. |
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I build a rope swing out of an autoblock and a carabiner. I attach the biner to the belay loop. The kids love it and it keeps the childrens entertained inside and out while the parents climb. After watching that I thank God I've never hurt anyone's kid now! |