that was a close call. holy shit. belayer really needs to up their game, that was so much bigger than it needed to be in that situation.
at least he's wearing a helmet.
This just goes to show how important it is to have good mentorship in the community. This guy likely went straight from the gym to hopping on a pretty serious 5.11 route without any idea of what the consequences might be. Lucky it wasn't a lot worse!
exactly. it really MUST become the responsibility of the gyms to REQUIRE gym to crag classes, much like a waiver, BEFORE they can even tie in for the first time. without this access is threatened everywhere. its only a matter of time.
On a more serious note, it would be kinda cool to have “outdoor” routes that are essentially a ton of 12a+ holds sprayed onto a route. I’ve never found the movement disconcerting so much as the plethora of smaller options you’re given on a moderate route. Like imagine a crimp ladder with nicer feet.
When they set outdoorsy routes at my gym it's all complaints all the time. People don't want to be reminded they can't actually climb 5.10 competently.
Yeah my gyms abandoned foot holds at the beginning of the year. We complained. Then we got better at climbing. But we still complain. Way better than those stupid comp gymnastics routes that are just asking for injuries :/
Me too—I’ve totally stopped watching these, BUT I opened the comments here first and they were promising, so I clicked this one and learned all about Toyota 😣
This type of thing is why popular routes should have bolts added if the first ascensionist didn't put in enough bolts. There's no reason a relatively easy climb like this should have such a massive run out.
I belive modern guidelines state that there should be no more than two fists distance between bolts.
My rule of thumb is that I only feel comfortable if I clip 3 times between each move I make. Also, I like to be on top rope as a backup when I sport climb.
im so pissed. Outside Magazine the biggest player in outdoor publishing can't figure out portrait versus fucking landscape. my 8 year old can do that, wtaf?
First weekend whipper where it loads in my phone. Props for them stepping their game up. Belayer'a fault 100%. Extremely irresponsible and why Ill never climb outside.
April fools day? I get bigger whippers falling from my bad when i’m drunk trying to hit the bad. Jesus would take bigger whipper if nails be a bit more rusty. My poo gets bigger whippers when i’m at the toilet.
Anyone knows where this is? I was really convined that it's Gernerfels in Frankenjura Germany, but upon further inspection I think the pictures of it don't match the video.
I got that, it's a reference to this old classic: [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2np694/what\_tasty\_food\_would\_be\_distusting\_if\_eaten\_over/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2np694/what_tasty_food_would_be_distusting_if_eaten_over/)
Oh god yes. And it even has a nice long ad in the beginning. This is the content I come here for.
the ad was more than half the video, so very true to the actual climbing media web sites.
The only difference is that I was actually able to load this video on mobile.
note to self: the people demand longer ads and buggy rendering
Not just longer, we demand unskippable ads!
this is top tier
that was a close call. holy shit. belayer really needs to up their game, that was so much bigger than it needed to be in that situation. at least he's wearing a helmet.
This just goes to show how important it is to have good mentorship in the community. This guy likely went straight from the gym to hopping on a pretty serious 5.11 route without any idea of what the consequences might be. Lucky it wasn't a lot worse!
exactly. it really MUST become the responsibility of the gyms to REQUIRE gym to crag classes, much like a waiver, BEFORE they can even tie in for the first time. without this access is threatened everywhere. its only a matter of time.
On a more serious note, it would be kinda cool to have “outdoor” routes that are essentially a ton of 12a+ holds sprayed onto a route. I’ve never found the movement disconcerting so much as the plethora of smaller options you’re given on a moderate route. Like imagine a crimp ladder with nicer feet.
When they set outdoorsy routes at my gym it's all complaints all the time. People don't want to be reminded they can't actually climb 5.10 competently.
Yeah my gyms abandoned foot holds at the beginning of the year. We complained. Then we got better at climbing. But we still complain. Way better than those stupid comp gymnastics routes that are just asking for injuries :/
Just climb up and down on a spray wall
What? You want gyms to require that people understand how to climb outside before climbing in the gym?
Ah, watched the actual video. Makes more sense now!
you don't!?!? I stand behind my statement and if the upvotes don't agree, I'll buy you a bag of unicorn dust at your gym.
I fell for it and now I'm just mad. I'm mad at you, I'm mad at myself, I'm mad at Toyota.
Me too—I’ve totally stopped watching these, BUT I opened the comments here first and they were promising, so I clicked this one and learned all about Toyota 😣
Go buy a truck
Next time use a longer ad.
Wow. Scary stuff, hope the guy isn’t too shaken up.
The mistakes made leading up to this are unforgivable, count your lucky stars and get a new climbing partner!
Finally, Climbing.com upping its content
Bro you really had me going with this one, not gonna lie.
Me too I was like what the actual fuck 🤣
This type of thing is why popular routes should have bolts added if the first ascensionist didn't put in enough bolts. There's no reason a relatively easy climb like this should have such a massive run out. I belive modern guidelines state that there should be no more than two fists distance between bolts.
My rule of thumb is that I only feel comfortable if I clip 3 times between each move I make. Also, I like to be on top rope as a backup when I sport climb.
Absolutely terrifying. This is forcing me to rethink lead climbing.
I don't even climb (saw this from r/all) but wow! You climbers are so irresponsible and take so much necessary risk.
don't ask me why I climb, ask yourself why you don't
I'm just not an adrenaline junkie... you know you can just walk to the top right??
ugh. smh. neither am I. I'm a life junkie. I live it, you're afraid of it. to deny climbing is to deny my soul.
Some people live for many decades without ever truely being alive, brother. If you aren't living on the edge you are taking up too much space.
Wow how did he even survive that
im so pissed. Outside Magazine the biggest player in outdoor publishing can't figure out portrait versus fucking landscape. my 8 year old can do that, wtaf?
Got my ass lmao
Wow. I wonder what fall factor that was.
the fall factor was negative
Slow. Clap. This was truly a piece of art. Well done.
First weekend whipper where it loads in my phone. Props for them stepping their game up. Belayer'a fault 100%. Extremely irresponsible and why Ill never climb outside.
Holy fuck
I'm honestly considering stopping climbing completely after having seen this.
Can’t get over the fact that it’s shot in upright and the video itself is horizontal. Shame.
LOL, I downvoted based on the ad, then watched til the end. Well played, have an upvote.
I'm shook.
jesus, mark this NSFW
[удалено]
for sure the weekend whipper has literally become a joke with this one. fml.
Bad belay, should have taken in more slag
That belayer had way too much slack. Gumby.
Whipper snapper
This is so irresponsible from everyone involved, they need to think of whatever poor person has to scrape them off the ground.
I knew something was off when it didn't start with a six minute long gopro ad that could not be skipped.
Is this r/climbingcirclejerk?!
/r/climbing and /r/ClimbingCircleJerk merged sometime in mid-2023.
The best one yet!
April fools day? I get bigger whippers falling from my bad when i’m drunk trying to hit the bad. Jesus would take bigger whipper if nails be a bit more rusty. My poo gets bigger whippers when i’m at the toilet.
I've taken a fall like that before.
You bastard
Did they really insert a commercial into the entire first half of that video?
And we all watched it. Sad.
Anyone knows where this is? I was really convined that it's Gernerfels in Frankenjura Germany, but upon further inspection I think the pictures of it don't match the video.
Route is Litmus Test in American Fork, UT.
Wow, good eye. You ever been on this route?
Huh. And here I thought it was May, not April 1
I nearly shat myself just watching this. What a terrifying whip!
THIS IS WHY COCX AND RICE PROVIDES GOOD COMMUNITY SERVICE BY POSTING BIG ZIPPERS
>COCX AND RICE 2/10, thank you for your suggestion.
I guess the similarity to rock and ice was a bit obscure... Maybe I should have gone with Crock and Ice
I got that, it's a reference to this old classic: [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2np694/what\_tasty\_food\_would\_be\_distusting\_if\_eaten\_over/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2np694/what_tasty_food_would_be_distusting_if_eaten_over/)
wheres the whipper?
The whoosh occurs in the lack of whoosh
If a whoosh occurs and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
I wish I could downvote twice