Body belaying when mountaineering

[@nineofoto]

Comedy gold when yer maun come flying past you head first and you have to catch him. 8:10

[@thatfriggingbathroom2656]

love the calm style. good job

[@tahirhashmi2533]

This is extremely helpful. Very Important. It all needs patience in doing all that. Wish the other person has the same tolerance for getting life saved and then climb up. Really appreciate your videos.

[@sergeantcrow]

Thank you very much Mark.. I really appreciate all you are showing us...

[@michaeldoleman]

Really nice video. Exactly what I needed -- thanks!

[@mountfairweather]

Love the simulated fall

[@javadtamshiaty6872]

از بهترین مربیان هستی .

[@manuelaraica3216]

great to learn from the pros!

[@gooddivebuddy75]

Great vid

[@glenmorelodge]

Glad you all enjoyed this...

[@1981stonemonkey]

Hi Mark, great little video, hadn't seen bucket belaying in action before... Couple of questions: up to what slope angle would you use bucket belaying? Do you use this technique also on higher slopes/faces, f.e. in the Alps? I'm also thinking of how solid or loose the snow is, could you also say something about that as well please? Your remark at 5:23 on where and when to bucket belay remains very general - 'this sort of ground', 'on a good sort of snow slope or a steep snow slope'. Could you specify? Thanks!

[@andonichinchurreta379]

Sensacionales videos didacticos de escalada y ski montaña, felicidades

[@zoltanlaszlo6673]

great informal video! thanks

[@danielmcguigan2874]

very easily explained thank you

[@callumglass]

Good job!!

[@Raythetree001]

Wow I didnt know that....Exellent.

[@PeakFitness]

Can someone give a good example of a situation where someone would need belayed on a slope as love gradient as this? Obviously this wouldn’t work on a steep gully so what’s the point?

[@videofanclip]

Roucher's climbing companion Tanguy Locqueneux told Coroner Christopher Devonport he was concentrating on his feet when he heard some noise from above. "I looked up and I saw Victor sliding down the slope. When Victor slid I saw he was getting himself into the self-arrest position, facing the ground, pushing against the top of his ice axe with his other hand on the handle." Locqueneux said Roucher's legs were against the snow but the sound he remembered was ice against the axe and it wouldn't dig in. "The grip just wouldn't take and he kept accelerating. "His body was shaking against the mountain as he was falling because the ground wasn't all flat and smooth and it looked like he was struggling to stay in his self-arrest position."Locqueneux watched Roucher slide about 20m before he went over a small cliff and disappeared.

[@UniverseEarthSpirit]

Great!

[@itsm3dvin1]

Much nice! :)

[@Dl-wh8bd]

why not just use a belay device like a reverso? i think it would be less painful if the climber falls when you are belaying. or is this technique just for emergencies when you dont have a belay device?

[@LukeFrisken]

+Dwight Lu this is faster belay action, and if you don't let it get loose on the climber then they shouldn't be falling very far if at all. If anything, the main problem on a slope like this is the climber having to wait all the time for the belayer (and potentially increasing your exposure to objective hazards by taking longer, or arriving too late), rather than the climber actually randomly falling over. Many would consider this snow slope not steep enough to need a rope, but then again, who knows what the runout is, could be a cliff below I guess.

[@zoltanszaszbenedek994]

Good reproduction of UK guide videos. Lol