is this place still active? looking to hit it for my first time climbing outdoors.

you used the wrong anchor btw way but where you went off route it is easy to the top so good job

First pitch of Totem

Full rest at the last draw if you bunch yourself up under those underclings and basically sit on your right heel; just played on this route over the weekend!

nice! I love this climb so much but I've never led it. Maybe one day. My palms were sweating just watching this!

Have you tried half ropes to reduce rope drag

Why you edge me😢

Silent Partner is a death wish. There is too much to gum up or fail internally -- from cold weather, ice, grit, dried grease, etc. Go get a used Soloist if you can find one. If not that, then get an El Mudo or modified Grigri.

I was hoping to see you do the chimney at the start. It’s so sick, the double chimney was probably my favorite part of the climb.

I led that a long time ago and had to jam my knee in that wide crack;what a bitch! They call it a Gunks start when the opening move is the toughest

Great and spicy lead. I think it's my favorite of the 3. Lots of delicate movements. It feels sand bagged.

Have you checked the function of the Goblin on a sub 10mm rope? Say a 9.5 dynamic? Rating looks to be 10mm-11mm

This is not the party I expected

Love the traverse

Lmao I just ran the shit out of the first pitch crux. I had a #3 on me but didn't want it to walk back on me

I'm a simple man i see free solo i like the video

Sick lead!

Looks very enjoyable I've never climbed at the Gunks. My late wife was there in the early 1980's and late 1970's; she raved about the climbing.

Hello, good route, looks interesting. Just wondering about your setting, do you trust so much to Revo? You don't use back up knots? Also microtraxion? Do you satisfy with Revo mechanism? Just asking because I want to buy Revo for LRS.

Good job!! This is a scary pitch. I remember doing this 20 years ago. I think I was actually crying when I reached the anchor

The music makes me think a monster will pop out of a crack. Keep the videos coming I love them.

That's the worst part of climbing here - the road noise never ends. This is a great route for first timers - you are hanging out there!

I would encourage backing up the rappel with a third hand of some sort. Not only does it add safety, but can be a handy tool. For example, you could have pulled up some rope and setup an autoblock before disconnecting the Revo. Then you wont have to reach out for the rope to attach your ATC, the rope is already at your belay loop. This also secures the rope from sliding though the anchor. Not really an issue where you were, but wouldn't hurt. Another comment mentioned using a PAS. Some PAS can also be used as a rappel extension (google "Alpine Savvy extended rappel, explained") which means your auto block can connect to your belay loop. The PAS doubling as the rappel extension saves time. The picture on the Alpine Savvy article shows the setup nicely. With practice, I think using a PAS, extending the rappel, and using an autoblock backup could be done quite quickly and make everything much safer. Please note, I am not an expert. I am just sharing my thoughts. Thank you for the video.

Absolue beast

By clove hitching every piece don’t you risk a factor 2 fall at every piece of gear?

Amazing! How do you get the sling around the tree down?

you ran it out pretty far and then weighted one placement when you tied that clove. edit: just thinking in terms of you negating your rope dynamism

Please use a PAS during your anchor transition. It only takes one mental slip or slippery terrain to cause a life changing accident. Stay safe.

I've only Lead rope soloed a couple of times with a grigri and a micro-trax cache loop So I am no expert by any means. I used backup knots as a fail safe to keep me off the deck. I assume you use the clove hitch at the halfway point to keep the rope from sliding down and adding slack. If you fell above that piece before your next one, you would have had a factor two fall onto it. I'm pretty sure there are better ways to accomplish the same objective. Also, if you're going to use a clove hitch, I would cinch it down so it doesn't move around on the biner and possibly open it. Anyway, it's easy to be a critic, but I really enjoyed your video. Thanks.

Something Interesting?

Hit this up for the first time a couple weeks ago. Great route! Fun and easy with some steepness. The last bulge isn’t shown in the video but is sooooo money. Thanks for the beta brother!

Great climb, one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing. Its interesting how the acoustics of the cliff work, around 8:40 you can hear your partner clear as if she is right next to you.

Are we sure that's Seneca? Doesn't look like it to me.

Looks like a fun climb! Never tried this one but had it on my bucket list for the "next trip."

Sir, you live a life, I only experience in my nightmares. It just ends differently for me. I will live vicariously through you. Subbed

Fucking insane dude, everytime i see these rock climbing videos it legit puts my mind and body in a panic response, i cant stop moving, i start clenching teeth and other random muscles, its physical torture to watch them, i love it

bro the music is not it

How is at night time since it is camera based system?

I counted you touched the steering wheel six times. Would you call those interventions?

At about 5:09 when you place the #3 and the metolius, is that because on the layback section its too strenuous to place gear? Was looking to climb this on my next visit. looks run out. - Thanks for sharing!

I have been using the camp lift for 2 years now top rope soloing, is the goblin better?

I am staring at your hands and feeling your struggle but wishing for more perspective. Then, if the camera’s on your helmet, why do i occasionally see your white helmet? Then my ipod moves…and the sky and valley reveals themselves!!!!! This is the TRUE virtual experience and NOTHING goes better with it then the death-defying sport of rock climbing! KUDOS TO YOU!!!!

i have aphantasia so video like this is wonderful bc I can't imagine the rock climbing scenes simply by reading written descriptions

Hey man I love your KZbin channel, especially the 1st person pov videos of you climbing at gunks/safe harbor. I am interested in making a KZbin channel for the Tucson climbing area. Do you have recommendations for camera equipment?

I recently saw a video with a guy that was ski-bumming at Whistler for the winter and living out of his vehicle…a Honda Fit! So, yeah, it’s possible!

Wow, so glad I found your site. My dream is to go back there before I die, lol. Went there once, got rained out. I love the whole area and it is some of the most beautiful rock I’ve ever seen.

Did you ever send this? I was there today and was stymied by that same move. I set it as a TR and still couldn’t pull hard enough. It is so slick in that crack!

My first lead climb in the Gunks. No guidebook, 4 or 5 steel carabiners from the Army surplus store. 120 feet of Goldline. Some early Chouinard stopper on Perlon cord. Just went up and found a fixed pin and yelled down, "someone has been up here before!" Didn't tie into the belay. All poor hip belays. We had carabiner break bars for rappelling. Rapped down from the top because we didn't know we could walk off. I was first and the doubled rope was too short to get back to the ledge. I actually jumped down 6 feet to the ledge. My partner stopped at a crappy tree partway down and set up another rappel. Could have been so dead.

How high up were you before the first piece?

Mis-Titled! The crux move is the ceiling, not this munge above the ceiling.