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I really appreciate that comment

Super exciting future.

Cant wait to see whats coming up! Gotta stop by soon!

I wish I could have been around to train more and to gain a level of ability for the roof in that particular location. As you said, you're a survivor which means you will thrive in your next location. Sounds like the previous owner was reasonable and ethical. This is a reminder that if you own a business, you need to include details in a will in how you want things to run when you pass.

i was watching the olympics today and got interested in rock climbing. i’d like to try it out, and it’s sick to know there’s a gym nearby!

The guy on climb looks like he absolutely doesn't want to be there...

bowline is better tho

Ha ha ha I love yall 😅

excellent Belay Lesson,

took my belay test yesterday totally blanked put on all of this lmaoooo

The ropes are durable and just like the ones at the gym. kzbin.infoUgkxTFxba6lNeHrZaHoY_LXe6ZzmMfaipnwu Caution: I bought the 50 feet ropes and they are long and heavy so make sure you have the space (I do have the space). If I was to do it again I would probably get a shorter version as 50 feet (25 feet each side) is a little long.

Mixing HMS/Munter and tube belaying is dangerous! Instructors who do so shouldn‘t be allowed to upload clips to KZbin

Very helpful. Ty

Awesome 👊🏽

Question: regarding communication, I understand that these are the common phrases that are taught but in practice I rarely hear them. They feel almost robotic. How flexible are most gyms on the verbiage?

Ive never seen anyone move their hand on the brake side of the rope when it’s above the belay device. Seems dangerous to me.

Good work Winston!

What are these belay methods wtf. Use pbus 😂😂

Actually your one handed technique is how not to do it with an atc and dangerous! The braki g rope should never be above the atc. Check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGrLpIqgdpiGo7c from petzl.

Where did those belay techniques come from? Never seen anybody belaying like that. Just keep the right hand with the rope on your side , slide it to the device without releasing the rope , grab and pull slack. Keep the left hand above the device to give slack. Why make it more complicated than it should be?

Thank you for this series. I have found it helpful as I am just starting out.

Please do not ever raise the dead rope and both hands above the belay plate at the same time, this is a recipe for disaster. Please see this video which explains why not to do what this chap suggests kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGrLpIqgdpiGo7c this is a dangerous video

i cannot wait to become a member! the upfactory instructors suck.

Another huge problem is that he was teaching how to belay, while the climber is on the wall. This is just absolutely stupid idea. He was spending a huge amount of time not locked off, and i his climber were to take a fall while he is explaining, he'd hit the floor. Always teach the method with the climber on the floor.

Some of this information is valid, however a few of these methods, while can be safe when trained, can make bad habits, especially with new climbers. For example, the double hand method. This method,while can be safe when trained and practised enough in using it, can lead to people sliding both hands up at the same time, meaning for a second, there will be no hand on the break rope. Another, is the reverse hand pinch method, where a common mistake is to pinch the rope with the bottom hand, meaning that you aren't able to slide down your other hand. This method leads to a lot of time with the break rope not locked off, so if the climber falls while you're trying to sort out your hands, hes hitting the deck. If there is a very common problem with a method, then why ever use it? instead teach a much safer method, where the majority of the time is spent locked off. One example is one that is never covered in the video. One example is the Pull-Lock-switch-slide method, or the V-Knee-1,2,3 method. These methods of belaying allow the hands to be reset, while locked off. First, take in the slack with one hand on the break rope and the other on the live rope, lock off and then place both hands on the break rope, then slide your lower and up until it is where it was to begin with (on the break rope) and then reset your other hand to where it is on the live rope. This simple method allows you to switch hands while locked off, limiting the time you spend with the climber not safe.

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That belaying is worrying... the braking strand should never be held over the belay plate for any longer than a split second. If you're taking in slack like that and they fall unexpectedly, the rope is going to be moving so fast you won't be able to re-establish your grip on the rope. Best hope your climbing walls are very short and your floor is well padded. Also, figure 8s do sometimes eat their tails in a fall. Use a simple double overhand/fishermans bend as a stopper. Also... not a safety concern as such, but your carabiner is upside down. Narrow part is for the belay loop, wider end has more space to accommodate the rope and cable etc. A lot of newer belay biners have hooks on the gate to keep the belay loop where should be and stop the biners rotating into that position or cross loading.

The basket of belay locking carabiner should be forward and the crotch of the locking carabiner should be back at the belay loop!

Dang that was smooth

how can have such a technical video not may views. Compliments, wonderful climbing and gym

Helicopters can land an have its on utube on Everest

Next video! Maybe I'll be able to hear what the next guy says!

He looks a lot like Fred Armisen

My left ear really enjoyed this

This video is showing bad and dangerous technique for belaying and lowering. Please don't belay or lower like this. From 5:34 to 5:48 and again at 8:07 to 8:14 while the dead-rope is above the belay device, the climber is vulnerable. You cannot hold a heavy fall if it happens at this time while you are sliding your hands down the rope from above the belay device. Even if some people can hold such a fall, less experienced or weaker people (who learn from seeing this) won't be able to hold it. At 8:59 the lowering technique is dangerous because if it is suddenly weighted (for example a snagged section of rope releases, or your climber is heavier than you are used to) it can get out of control and you can burn your hands and let go instead of locking off. For a much better (safer) technique see this video instead: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn2YiqSIrd5sr9E - and if anyone decides to follow this advice and re-learn the safer method, please treat yourself like a new belayer again while you learn and practice it. Practice with someone at ground level pulling on the rope and have someone tail for you when your climber is actually going up. The instructors seem to care about safety in their gym, their technique is probably how they were taught and maybe that was best-practice at that time... so hopefully they won't take this comment as an attack on themselves but will instead learn from it and improve the safety in their gym. Stay safe everyone!

Is this in Columbus?

You don't explain what "double-backed" actually means..

Mark, I haven't been to the gym in quite some time. I wonder if the belay class includes a simulated fall to reinforce the need to focus on keeping positive control of the tail on the brake hand? As you know, and you might remember from when you first started off, feeling that first fall really kicks the belayer into using a proper technique.

First! Mark, you make this look way easier than it really is! Nice simple to follow route, just need endurance and stamina to reach the end. I'm sure you've tried coming back the way you went since then, haven't you?

I took a belay class today and was told just a slightly different belay technique that they called the "TBUS" (Take, Brake, Under, Slide). They had us taking the slack like you did in the first step of your one-handed belay technique, but then had us brake with just our brake hand, and then move our other (non-dominant) hand over and then under our brake hand on the brake rope (so both hands are now on the brake rope in the brake position), then slide your brake hand up close to the belay device, and then your non brake hand goes back up to the climbing side of the rope to repeat the process. It was definitely a learning curve for myself.

Very helpful video!

I'm taking my belay test today and this video was awesome assurance! Really educational and straight to the point.

“Letting Go is bad. Sad face, dead.” LOL

I wish I hadn't been wearing the belt (for the pants). Might make it look to a beginner like it's mandatory equipment! LOL!

Great video! The guy on the right looks like he wanted to yawn a few times lol