30' Ground Fall on YouTube
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The Phoenix wrote:maybe someone should email him or comment on his vids to let him know he's got some issues... so funny she dropped him using a grigri... here I was thinking they were basically idiot proof. Interwebz proves me wrong once again!She was using an atc... |
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Holy crap that video's crazy...and scary. |
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NC Rock Climber wrote:The kid has balls, I'll give him that. I hope he gets some common sense and instruction before he gets really hurt.Being ignorant of danger is not the same as having balls. A 5 year old who finds a loaded handgun in his grand daddy's closet and decides to play with it does not make the child really brave. |
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1. No instruction on how to belay |
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I watched up until he fell. Chris treggE wrote: Also, what a chosspile.It looked like the route was half mud. |
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If you pause the video right after he lands and look closely at his belayer you will see that her brake hand is not on the rope at all. (EDIT - See Matt's pic below. I was wrong. She does have her brake hand on the rope, just the wrong side.) She tried to stop him with her other hand on the other side of the ATC. The thing that amazed me most was her total lack of understanding that she almost killed the dude. He didn't seem to phased by the fall either. |
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NC Rock Climber wrote: The kid is obviously very ignorant of the risks he is taking and has not educated himself on the basic craft of climbing. HOWEVER, he is out there getting after it. If he lives long enough, his gear won't be shiny for long. I see too many posers with massive new racks that only toprope and talk big. With that in mind, this kid is refreshing.Another one of his videos - he states he's been climbing 14 years and really gotten into the last 3. Must have 9 lives. |
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NC Rock Climber wrote:I see too many posers with massive new racks that only toprope and talk big. With that in mind, this kid is refreshing.How is being cautious instead of being a complete dumbass refreshing? Its "refreshing" to almost see a dude kill himself!? |
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EricSchmidt wrote: How is being cautious instead of being a complete dumbass refreshing? Its "refreshing" to almost see a dude kill himself!?Oh. My. God. Am I losing it? I agree with Schmidt. |
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NC Rock Climber wrote:If you pause the video right after he lands and look closely at his belayer you will see that her brake hand is not on the rope at all.Its totally on the rope - just not the braking side. . |
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Matt N wrote: Another one of his videos - he states he's been climbing 14 years and really gotten into the last 3. Must have 9 lives.Wow! Based on some of the BASIC mistakes he makes and his level of ignorance, I thought that this kid had just been climbing for a few months. Either he is not being honest about his experience or he is MUCH stupider than I thought. Not knowing what you are doing after a few months is one thing. Being ignorant of the basic craft of a potentially life ending endeavor after "really being into it" for three years is just stupid. Wow. |
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Matt N wrote: Its totally on the rope - just not the braking side.After seeing how ignorant the climber is of saftey, not only can I not fault the belayer, but I feel sorry for her as she is probably learning many dangerous habits from him. |
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NC Rock Climber wrote: (EDIT - See Matt's pic below. I was wrong. She does have her brake hand on the rope, just the wrong side.)Actually you were right the first time. If you look closely, right after he falls, he looks back to her only for us to see her quickly put her hand on the break! (she knew she fucked up and was trying to cover it up) If you check out some of his other crappy videos you'll be blown away by how ignorant these people are. (belayers AND climbers alike) What is REALLY scary is that noobs like these are becoming the norm. I see fucked up shit like this all the time around Boulder crags. It's pretty trendy around here :-) |
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I never had a mentor. I read books and taught myselft the rest out in the real world. The key is to not be an idiot. On my very first day of climbing, I would have known this guy was dangerous. |
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I hope he decides to chime in. |
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FWIW, the belayer is cute and I'd totally let her belay me, terrible as she is, in the hopes of getting somewhere. However, I'd make for damn sure it was on terrain beyond easy for me, and someplace with *solid rock*. The only times I've ever taken completely surprising and instant falls were when rock broke, so I would really want to minimize the possibility of that happening! |
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If you look at his facebook video page you'll see that he is looking for SPONSORSHIP. |
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Holy hubris Batman!! Check out the interview on the youtube page. |
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Interview? Link please. |