Some kid shock loaded and snapped his rope on the goldstream trestle a few years back not knowing how to properly swing
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Some kid shock loaded and snapped his rope on the Goldstream trestle a few years back not knowing how to properly swing
Ive seen scary rigging practices on YouTube : single rope, hardware store ropes, granny knots, unprotected ropes wrapped around sharp edges.... doing back-flips with a climbing harness (a few guys have died falling out of their harness).
There is a lot more of planning and know how than most people realize. I have roughly 3000$ worth of gear just for this hobby. Takes about 2 hrs to set up. My rules: Its my gear, I set it up, I go first. Also I have 2 different rescue plans. I mean, Who want to make the news because the fire department had to rescue your ass?!?!
As far as my next video, Ive done a few rope swing video now. They are fun and I keep improving at making them. I am going to go for something entirely different, something that hasn't been done yet. Hopefully in 2015 I will get time to do it.
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Holy dang these are sweet! Are you climbing back up the rope every time or is the 2nd person giving an assist? Because heck that's a lot of distance to cover haha
Posted by Lola AB This is so awesome! Gives me a rush just watching it. I love how you just dive off in the last one.
You must have some kind of climbing background???
Climbing and also Ironworker by trade. Id say the ironworking experience is more useful then climbing when it come to rigging and getting around the iron. Ive seen many scary / dangerous video where the guys had no idea how to safely rig the equipment.
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Posted by CanidCamera Holy dang these are sweet! Are you climbing back up the rope every time or is the 2nd person giving an assist? Because heck that's a lot of distance to cover haha
Yup, climb back up. It sucks, but not as bad as you might think. Most of my ropes are 200'. If i find a bridge bellow 200' high that isnt over a river. I could also rappel down to the bottom.
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Posted by -Rio- Ive seen many scary / dangerous video where the guys had no idea how to safely rig the equipment.
I'd love to see a lil writeup on how you safely rig to the bridge. What decisions you make and why. I also see you using two ropes with figure 8's on dual opposed locking biners on a solid harness. Seems pretty safe! (My mind looks then at the D-ring on the front of the harness like "but what if the D-ring fails??" haha)
Cool vid! I imagine you teach "how to use ascenders" to each of your peeps before they head down, hey?
Fun fact for anyone watching, you would only ascend one rope even though there are two there. Trying to transfer weight from one to the other (especially at 100ft) would be like putting each of your feet in long rubber bands suspended from the roof. Lots of movement, no progress.
I'd love to see a lil writeup on how you safely rig to the bridge. What decisions you make and why.
Not a bad idea, I might do that and post it in a separate board. There is a Vertical rope work, rappelling and SRT. its been dormant for at least a year. I could revive it.
It doesnt matter how you die. But only how you live.
Yup, climb back up. It sucks, but not as bad as you might think. Most of my ropes are 200'. If i find a bridge bellow 200' high that isnt over a river. I could also rappel down to the bottom.
That's what I figured haha. I guess with the rappelling setup the strain isn't too bad, and you can take breaks if necessary
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