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@pegahghavami8062 3 күн бұрын
What time of the year is this? Looking to go early september.
@MattyBowman 3 күн бұрын
It was late July or early August.
@darthbane6021 7 күн бұрын
I remember climbing an ice mountain with John Soap MacTavish in Call of Duty MW2…. Good times.
@tracyberry6454 15 күн бұрын
Nice leaves
@gregwilson1613 16 күн бұрын
What camera and mount are you using?
@MattyBowman 5 күн бұрын
GoPro Max on a pole 👌🏻
@andrewseamans1419 19 күн бұрын
I'm looking at leaving from Saco Bound for the two day trip. Where would you recommend camping? Wondering if I should plan on grabbing a sandbar or booking a site at Saco Pines? Looks like an awesome time with the family.
@MattyBowman 18 күн бұрын
Each time we’ve done it we just pick sandbars. Really fun and relaxing family trip - if you go mid week! The weekends are a bit crazy.
@andrewseamans1419 18 күн бұрын
@@MattyBowman thanks for the reply. Plan is to go earlier in the week and most likely leave from Saco Bound.
@gouravmahindra5499 26 күн бұрын
Good ! you're professional
@heatherhikes6880 Ай бұрын
What kind of camp chairs do you have?
@MattyBowman Ай бұрын
Spatz “flycatcher” I believe. We found them in Freeport Maine a few years ago at Toad & Co.
@amatordagc4062 Ай бұрын
Buddy, you probably took a break from ice climbing.😃
@airgun1974 Ай бұрын
We are about to take our tab 400 through blue ridge parkway then Shenandoah staying at loft mountain campground
@MattyBowman Ай бұрын
Such beautiful, and historic, countryside. I look forward to exploring again next year. Hope you enjoy your trip. Safe travels!
@fromtheflightdeck252 Ай бұрын
I like my Picopresso
@MattyBowman Ай бұрын
With the right coffee and grind it makes a great cup!
@SOH-bl4mr 2 ай бұрын
This is a completely unrelated to the video but why is yt shorts just...so different? Like I cant scroll to see the end of the video anympre when I pause it. I used to be able to do that but it is very infuriating. Did this change?
@WATCHMYCLIPSZ 2 ай бұрын
No. I can do it.
@SOH-bl4mr Ай бұрын
@@WATCHMYCLIPSZ How?
@WiseArkAngel 2 ай бұрын
Pissing all by yourself handsome?
@markmeany4988 2 ай бұрын
you gotta figure out a way to add smells to these video clips.
@shadowranger5907 2 ай бұрын
Bros been holding that in since 1700
@esk8unity 2 ай бұрын
how u liken it?? idk if i should get the xg or og!! i love the OG is lighter n a little smaller. but the increased power, front brakes and handlebars on the xg is very convincing for me . the pegs and digital display is nice too on the xg
@MattyBowman 2 ай бұрын
We love them! We bought OG’s last summer before the XG came out. I keep one in my truck for errands and traveling. My son now has an XG. I use that a lot from home - running to the store or visiting restaurants in town. Difficult decision as they’re both great. Which one to choose depends on your intended use. 🤷🏻♂️
@anthonymiles1446 2 ай бұрын
I hiked shuksan with my dad at 19 same route. It will stick with me forever.
@farbeyonddriven8173 2 ай бұрын
Looks like Seneca Shadows Camp Ground. Spent many nights there. Were the climbing outfitters open yet? There's a legit Via Ferrata not far from there.
@MattyBowman 2 ай бұрын
Yes. They’re open and had guides working.
@DavidLopez-pj8xm 2 ай бұрын
Gets an E bike yay I'm healthy now 🤡🤡
@MattyBowman 2 ай бұрын
Haha! Yes, they’re great for recovery days.
@peteranania7166 2 ай бұрын
That traverse at the start of the 2nd pitch is tricky. In 2001, a 72 year old on a team in front used his wool gloves instead of axes because of the thin ice. Then he died later from a scuba accident. In his obituary it mentioned his Black Dike climb, his Nobel Prize in physics, professor at MIT. He didn't mention the Nobel Prize during our hour conversation waiting for his partner to top out while I was at the top of the first pitch
@GetUpTheMountains 2 ай бұрын
Those spoke reflectors just brought me back to 1983. That thing is sweet!
@finndoherty8284 2 ай бұрын
fair play
@alexethier9444 2 ай бұрын
full on, Matty. This is dope
@MattyBowman 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@guststringos6964 2 ай бұрын
When?
@MattyBowman 2 ай бұрын
This was two years ago. It was in great shape that season.
@snoopskidotcom 2 ай бұрын
yup, 100 years.... 2 in 1 year!
@billphipps453 2 ай бұрын
too thin !
@johnparla6252 2 ай бұрын
Looking good have a ice climbing crag 5 minits from my house Bolton notch in ct 👍🍺🍺
@MattyBowman 2 ай бұрын
Local crags are the best 👍🏻👍🏻
@amatordagc4062 2 ай бұрын
Mountain buddy mountain😍
@functionalvanconversion4284 3 ай бұрын
😮, I'm jealous 😫
@hg7240 3 ай бұрын
Just once I would have liked to have tried leashless tools. Look so much more efficient. Love to see you lead stuff. Cool videos. cheers
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! And as someone who learned to climb on leashed tools, I can say, leashless tools make climbing so much easier! It’s amazing!
@hg7240 3 ай бұрын
Sweetness. Nice to see a skilled ice climber in action.
@hg7240 3 ай бұрын
Sweetness
@GetUpTheMountains 3 ай бұрын
I was all ready for the top out protection! 🎓
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
Apparently, that was it! 🤷🏻♂️😂
@nathanstrakbein5312 3 ай бұрын
Looks like a lot of fun!! keep doing your thing and don't listen to the trolls they are just jelly and wish they could be as bad ass as you.
@NorthEastAlpineStart 3 ай бұрын
I think I saw my car 😮. Just kidding I was right there an hour later. Unreal
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
😂
@SileDevil 3 ай бұрын
all nice until you have more of a vertical terrain, then you wont be able to use both hands unless you tether yourself first to the screw? am i right?
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
Note how I place a screw, clip a draw, and clip the rope? That’s my protection. At that point I’m protected and can comfortably build my anchor. Yes. This is very mellow terrain, but that’s the process we use for steep terrain as well, after finding a suitable stance and belay position.
@SileDevil 3 ай бұрын
@@MattyBowman i doubt that you could stay with both hands free on a a steeper terrain with the rope just cliped to the quickdraw..
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
@SileDevil correct, but you could hang from the clip. However, we tend to look for stances. It doesn’t take much. No one likes a completely hanging belay. But that’s why ice climbing is so much fun - to each their own!
@herbertcornell9756 3 ай бұрын
Not all techniques are for all terrain...
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
@@herbertcornell9756 correct. Nice to have a toolbox of techniques. We use what seems appropriate for any particular situation. And this is one of many.
@petervarvell5621 3 ай бұрын
Why toproope on video😂
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
Note the screws above: he’s cleaning the route after I lowered off. 🤷🏻♂️
@jamesbarnum3592 3 ай бұрын
Not questioning. Just asking. I always place the screws staggered since waterfall ice tends crack horizontally. Is that not the case?
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
That is correct. I think the video might skew the view a bit, as I don’t recall these being horizontal. That said, they may not be extremely offset. I build anchors strong enough for the scenario: if the climbing is easy and my follower is strong, you’d see a different anchor than if we had the reverse: a climber likely to fall. Does that make sense?
@jamesbarnum3592 3 ай бұрын
@@MattyBowman totally. Thank you
@GetUpTheMountains 3 ай бұрын
Yup, this is precisely the kind of wizardry that I would love to learn about. Matty B, is there a preferred book you might recommend one reads as an introduction to mountain ropes?
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
Falcon Guides “how to ice climb” and “mountain guide manual” as well as Mountaineers “rock climbing anchors” and “climbing self-rescue”. Those should keep you busy for a bit 😂
@GetUpTheMountains 3 ай бұрын
@@MattyBowman Thank you so much for your reply and your willingness to share. Really appreciate this mini series.
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
@GetUpTheMountains I’ll do my best to keep it going.
@amatordagc4062 3 ай бұрын
It's a nice day to climb🧗🏻♂️
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@bella-eg3pe 3 ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful ❤️
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
Nice campsite with a beautiful sunset
@skidude9800 3 ай бұрын
I don't know anything about ice climbing, so I'm curious. Why did you decide against using the initial spot for your gear around the 4:30 mark?
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
We look for solid ice, no air pockets, no fractions. Although the initial placement was okay, I noticed a location that looked like it would be even better. Guess I had a bit of tunnel vision, and didn’t inspect the area well enough to begin with. 🤷🏻♂️
@CarveyKeitel 3 ай бұрын
Looks like tons of fun.
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
It really is!
@quirkworks4076 3 ай бұрын
Still???
@dustyroads834 3 ай бұрын
The only way you would see me do this is if my X-wife was down there at the bottom.
@fredrikpalm7498 3 ай бұрын
Cool perspective! Did you strap an extension pole on the back pack?
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
Correct. Although it feels rather silly, and occasionally tap the pole when I swing, it works well enough on steep climbs.
@GetUpTheMountains 3 ай бұрын
These are so great, thank you for doing them. This really does help a complete ropes novice understand fundamentally the process of what is going on in these situations. Still don't get all of it fully, but these do make the lightbulbs turn on in some ah hah moments. ☕
@farbeyonddriven8173 3 ай бұрын
Almost sexually arousing. 😂
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
😂
@GetUpTheMountains 3 ай бұрын
I'll say it now: Me and you on top of this in 2025. Words. Mark em! 🎯
@Asssmuncher 3 ай бұрын
Good luck
@sint5990 3 ай бұрын
But why?
@MattyBowman 3 ай бұрын
It’s fun 🤷🏻♂️😂