Casually Explained: Rock Climbing

[@Dieselnaut16]

Man just bursts out of nowhere and starts talking about rock climbing. Truly the youtuber of all time

[@JaKack]

Hell Yeah Let’s Go Rock Climbing :D

[@jujuchonk]

​@Shortest Movie Rants no no. I believe what he wrote was intentional AND correct.

[@jaechell8401]

@@movierants bro doesn't know

[@blakeburke2982]

It’s just like Sam

[@mhitman0385]

Such a goated man

[@joaoruiz2577]

you can tell that he's been rock climbing this entire year, some of the little details were simply too spot-on

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

Pretty sure he just sat next a table of rock climbers when he was eating at a restaurant alone last week.

[@JoshuaTootell]

The knee bar on a V5 was too accurate.

[@CollinGill7]

havent we all been honestly

[@meetbythecreek]

Wrong account bro

[@lithiumflower31337]

or, like me, watched a rock climbing anime and got sent down a rock climbing youtube rabbit hole for a few nights

[@wickednovember8617]

Me and my friends have a rule of thumb, “the more homeless they look the better they are at climbing” same goes for skating

[@TheBurningcage27]

Often times they just may be homeless aswell. Cause sleeping in a safe home is aid.

[@angelikaskoroszyn8495]

They're homeless bc they spend all of their money on gym membership

[@timir313]

That used to apply to parkour also. Years ago people who trained parkour looked like street bums. Oversized sweatpants torn open and bloody

[@brettconner3450]

bruh this is so accurate, the best climber at my gym, has hella holes in his shirts and pants

[@wernerbeinhart2320]

​@@TheBurningcage27 😂

[@johnsexton4352]

Like a true introvert he just shows up after about 63 weeks of no contact to talk about some random subject

[@DavidLinn]

don't call me out like that

[@gregbagel791]

This guy spent a year actually rock climbing so he can give us the best explanation. Truly dedicated.

[@fabianherrmann6398]

He could have given the best explaination after 6 months but it took a year to being able to casually explain it.

[@robertraymond9107]

@@fabianherrmann6398 Giving a good explanation clearly would have been aid.

[@briandoe5746]

So you're saying he's vegan

[@SeanFerree]

Well said!

[@TesterAnimal1]

Takes longer than that to be part of the life. It’s a lifestyle. Not a sport.

[@silastchang]

As someone who has been rock climbing for about 9 years, watching such a quality explanation video about climbing is clearly aid

[@AntonAdelson]

Tbh I ubironically believe that climbing shoes are aid... Tell me if you do too!

[@maciek5917]

@@AntonAdelson commenting on KZbin is aid Edit:Fuck

[@Miles26545]

@@AntonAdelson nope

[@thesmiffable]

Those 9 years are clearly aid

[@Matthew-nw5tb]

If you think about it… isn’t not being paralyzed also aid?

[@TheLifeFruit]

Seeing him dissapear for one year just to come back to recap on the most hilarious climbing facts is truely one of the best self explainations of what he was doing the last months.

[@jayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy663]

yeah, been working his second job

[@zetasansan]

He really is the true casually explained. Infact, he may be the most ever.

[@AdhdGamerDadPro]

And he hits #4 trending? Sheesh

[@JaredPizza]

Wonder what hobby he picks up this year and makes a video about in 2024

[@GioGioPietromica425]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ H

[@cringetube6210]

he literally hasn't made a video in so long that his voice has gotten noticeably deeper from aging

[@bradwynarts7047]

I noticed that too. Was jarring.

[@Glace1221]

Dat timeskip character development thou

[@frederickbenny]

That's not how you spell ageing. You will suffer for this.

[@derinwithaq5811]

@@frederickbenny sarcasm? They’re both acceptable lol

[@Zin_Duul]

i think it's a difference in mic quality

[@Rscreen]

Being gone for a year and then coming back to talk about rock climbing is the most KZbinr thing ever

[@TetraDax]

Also the most rock climber thing ever

[@joshg5352]

ahh yes, The Sam O'Nella Sequence

[@TheSucram729]

Or animal scientific names

[@TheMuslimMan1337]

​@@joshg5352 The Cybershell phenomena*

[@AndrewBrowner]

clearly he became so enthralled in climbing he couldnt suffer the time required to make any content, he climbed daily for a year straight, running through dozens of rolls of climbing tape, kilos of chalk, dozens of climbing items and gear sets, a vast variety of beanie sizes.. just to realize he had completely drained his savings account and maxxed out all of his cards.. so hence he was forced to make a return to the dark depths of the youtube verse to replenish his funds

[@dom-fell]

Best Casually Explained video in at least a year

[@Vincent_Beers]

LOL

[@collegestudent1899]

Not sure, that one oversimplified video about nothing provides some good competition.

[@michasiaka]

lol 😂😂😂

[@lominero5]

tough competition

[@oopsslasher]

cap

[@eterraria1507]

"unsolicited yet polite encouragement" is one of the best parts of climbing

[@hanswoast7]

As long as it is not beta spraying or disrupting focus, of course :)

[@Preserbius]

"Come on! You got it! So strong! Nice send, dude." *fist bump* and then we never so much as make eye contact ever again

[@ajeje1996]

@@Preserbius i feel like you're singling me out

[@ChuckSploder]

@@Preserbius There's this one girl at comps who says something along the lines of "You got it, come on! come on, [teammate]! You got it!" *every single time* [teammate] 1. makes a single move 2. spends more than 3 seconds not moving. It's very distracting, and is obviously aid.

[@JoshuaTootell]

As an introvert, unsolicited encouragement is the worst part of climbing 😂

[@runecoop5443]

The most awkward part of gym climbing is inevitable question, “Which college do you go to?” … “I’m a construction worker” and the looks that follow.

[@MikkiM33sh]

All climbers are in college, there is no exception. They're stuck in perpetual professorial purgatory.

[@himckenzie]

"pre-college" or "college-adjacent"

[@AStrangeTrap]

I literally asked my climbing instructor if I should go to college and both said no lmao

[@runecoop5443]

@@MikkiM33sh That was some sweet alliteration. Oh no, it's spreading..

[@MikkiM33sh]

@@runecoop5443 run before it wrecks us all....!!!! --- RATS!

[@theonewhoseesitall]

Man, you just appeard, barely explained what happened and started talking about rock climbing in 10 seconds, the best youtuber of all

[@TippyHippy]

I put my hamster in a sock and slammed it against the furniture.

[@spacemonkey0809]

​@@TippyHippy Bro, what!? 🤨

[@eavyeavy2864]

Tsu retire in saudi

[@birdieboy02]

new channel name: barely explained

[@OxzowachiAlt]

long update videos/segments dont really age well so I don't blame him

[@kedo]

Props to him for doing rock climbing for an entire year just to educate us

[@SeanFerree]

For real!

[@meapyboy12345]

@flick what do you mean it only takes 10 days?

[@kazzieOR]

@@meapyboy12345 after 10 sessions of climbing you are a pro!

[@VideobyKB]

Can’t wait to see Free Solo 2: Casually Climbed. Clearly the bigger project he was working on.

[@cobrachicken6]

He took a year away from uploading to research rocks to deliver this masterpiece. This is why he’s the best KZbinr

[@SeanFerree]

Agreed

[@barbicoh]

I was laughing so hard all throughout but that 'synergy of yoga pants and harness' had me dead because it's so true

[@alrighttumbleweed4782]

Yoga pants count as aid because a lot of other climbers come over and tell you how to solve the puzzle

[@theclown3967]

​@@alrighttumbleweed4782 don't judge

[@alrighttumbleweed4782]

@@theclown3967 who's judging here? You assumin a water Pokemon never got hit on while climbing in yoga pants? You think a Squirtle can't know what it's like to give aid to the lady climbers while their booty is coincidentally at eye level? 👀🍑

[@ItsAsparageese]

@@alrighttumbleweed4782 That's only if having people shout beta doesn't throw you off your game lol. I haaaaaaaaaaaaaate it when people do that

[@David-tp7mc]

@@alrighttumbleweed4782it’s the same in skydiving, insane how fast new female skydivers progress and it’s part of why they get injured or killed more in that sport

[@kuancs1]

Man spent over a year making this video about rock climbing. Truly a rock climber of all time.

[@mabelpines8500]

As a rock climber, this is the most accurate assessment of the sport ever

[@Cwuka]

ok

[@reed6514]

As an uneducated critic, this is the most accurate assessment of the most accurate assessment of rock climbing ever.

[@sendthis9480]

Kind of. I mean…it’s great, but trad is not at all “just a bunch of boulders”…or however he said it. I mean…he even used The Nose / Freerider for the photo, where there is literally one spot called “the boulder problem”. The rest is nothing like bouldering. I guess it’s like saying: lifting 20 lbs 20 times, is the same as lifting 400 lbs once.

[@dimyxer5913]

as a rock climber I have never seen a more accurate description of the sport, 10/10 good job

[@Ian_climbs]

Same😂

[@bobsbuurgers3714]

It's not a sport...

[@jonatanlj747]

@@bobsbuurgers3714 How so?

[@martijn9568]

​@@bobsbuurgers3714 A sport doesn't have to be included in the Olympics to still be a sport😅

[@mairsilpretner6119]

@@martijn9568 Also it is included in the olympics

[@a8lg6p]

Too anxious to ask for help, much easier and less stressful to just risk death. Completely ridiculous, and yet so relatable. 😂

[@D71219ONE]

I remember thinking, “Rock climbing seems like a fun and affordable way to stay in shape.” I looked at the price of gyms, and I’ve never looked back…at considering rocking climbing.

[@Scientist12345678910]

I mean most gyms are like $100/mo or so, it's only ~$50 more than the YMCA or other normal gyms. Not that bad imo

[@idkgg9588]

you can climb without having to go to a climbing gym.. unless you live somewhere where there's 0 rock

[@greyarea805]

Which is unfortunately most places

[@Egerit100]

​@@idkgg9588 ppl who live in Florida: Tree climbing go BRRRRR

[@YouReallyDontKnow]

@@Scientist12345678910 YMCA and most other normal gyms do not cost $50 a month…. Also, if you’re reasoning is “well it’s worth it cause it’s ONLY TWICE the cost of a normal gym” then you’ve already lost all credibility lol

[@Jane_8319]

“Long nails means her day will be ruined, short nails means she’s a thoughtful lesbian” I died laughing 😂

[@heatherjones3768]

I learned something about myself.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Tf that suppose to mean

[@Jane_8319]

@@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman lesbians trim their nails so they don’t scratch their girlfriend or wife in the bedroom

[@yeatnumber1Dmuncher]

@@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman it obviously means lesbians can't grow nails

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

@@Jane_8319 ahh shet, i forgot that crap

[@901waterg]

He’s been gone so long because he was becoming a pro rock climber

[@MihkelKukk]

He was doing investigative journalism

[@Zephyr77]

Pro implies monetary compensation, which is clearly aid

[@johnbaker4246]

First pro starcraft, then pro climber, what can't this man do? (other than post more than an annual video that is)

[@AndrewBrowner]

clearly he became so enthralled in climbing he couldnt suffer the time required to make any content, he climbed daily for a year straight, running through dozens of rolls of climbing tape, kilos of chalk, dozens of climbing items and gear sets, a vast variety of beanie sizes.. just to realize he had completely drained his savings account and maxxed out all of his cards.. so hence he was forced to make a return to the dark depths of the youtube verse to replenish his funds

[@12Daanie]

Always thought he sounded like Alex Megos... :P

[@spooky5338]

The thing most people really don't know until they get into it, is that climbing is a very inclusive sport. Everyone is inviting and encouraging, and generally willing to belay you.

[@johnkramer745]

oh yeah.. i more more connections in 6 months of doing "top rope" than 3 years of regular gym..

[@DAJ2000]

I just got into indoor climbing. I'm pretty old (57) but the young people at the gym have been quite welcoming and supportive.

[@RyaMM____]

Been a climber for a few years. I was cackling about how spot on all of this was. Pure class, 11/10 beanies

[@joeyc9085]

He simply shows up after months and describes one of my favorite sports in the most comically accurate way

[@awoogagoogaloo2889]

Yeah

[@untitledswed1661]

Is breathing aid while rock climbing?

[@requiemforameme1]

Shirt off, head empty, unga bunga.

[@TipoSed]

I just didn't like the 'trad' explication. All the rest was spot on and hilarious

[@sashascorpse2670]

He's back when no one expected it.

[@Emm..Whatthesigma]

community post?

[@ayyyayay]

​@@Emm..Whatthesigma he hasnt posed there either in a year

[@ayyyayay]

Its better than not being back when everyone expects it

[@Emm..Whatthesigma]

@@ayyyayay oge

[@Julzaa]

Truly an original comment

[@PPKFilms]

Using the Honnold casually eating a bell pepper raw as the illustration image for him, and "avoiding responsability" with him trying to figure out his fridge is top tier 👌

[@MaurtreRS]

might be making this up but i think i remember this exact shot in the movie, and he was avoiding settling down or stopping freesoloing, and it was causing conflict with his partner... savage image to include

[@diacoal2433]

@@MaurtreRS Are you talking about the bell pepper shot? I'm pretty sure it's found in Magnus Midtbø's free soloing video

[@tophmyster]

​@@diacoal2433 no, the fridge shot. From Free Solo

[@Trowa71]

No doubt, as he was leaving to solo el cap, his now wife was thinking "I can fix him"

[@tesset8828]

Bell peppers are capsicum no? Capsicum tastes good raw.

[@zekstrskis]

"Having a friend to go climbing with is clearly aid" I love it.

[@icmsloth9495]

absolutely love this lol. I actually recently canceled my climbing membership, partly because of the outrageous cost but also because it's clearly aid to go to a gym to train

[@CollinGill7]

i swear we all live the same life

[@rooknado]

“It’s clearly aid to go to the gym” Genuinely WTF does this mean?? English is my first language

[@icmsloth9495]

@@rooknado Aid, in this context, means a device that allows you climb a route more easily. Free climbing is a sport where climbers do not use aid beyond maybe taking a rest while climbing and therefore using aid is often frowned upon. The joke is that a normal practice like going to the climbing gym is technically aid and therefore should be shunned and avoided.

[@Trickgliding]

How iconic can you be to be gone a year and come back randomly on a Wednesday at 9am. Only the biggest of legends can achieve such feats

[@Zen-zt4uk]

Bro came a year later, just straight up apologized, said he's done some work and got more content to upload and went straight into the video Casually Explained truly is the Content Creator of all time

[@rowanpotato9816]

Not just the. He is the most Content Creator of all time.

[@sarangtamirisa5090]

So.. he casually explained

[@koszonet]

I truly believe there is a perfect gaussian relationship between climbing skill and the amount of climbing branded clothing someone wears, centred perfectly on a patagonia P-6 and a pair of prAnas/BD Notions. The absolute beasts at any gym are the ones who turn up in pyjama bottoms.

[@cedricl.marquard6273]

And shoes with holes. Just enter, walk up to the hardest one and flash it

[@Olivia-W]

There's an old guy at a gym I rarely see who- barefoot- just casually sends all the hardest routes. He might hang overhead for a while like a spider, too. He did give me some nice advice that helped me, though, which was great. He's like almost 70, and holy smokes is that one fit granpa. I guess climbing consistently for more than twice as long as I've been alive gives one those extra fit points.

[@cedricl.marquard6273]

@@Olivia-W Those are the people that make me question everything

[@inventor121]

I went to a climbing gym on the insistence of a family member and the first thing I saw was a guy in nothing but a speedo practically running up the wall. I just walked out immediately and it took an hour of them saying "look this isn't what it looks like" in order for me to give the place a second chance.

[@thomasyates3078]

All the elite climbers wear loads of climbing branded clothing, because it's in their contracts with the clothing companies. It's the mid climbers who show up in PJ bottoms.

[@silkmilk2954]

You're like that favorite relative that no one keeps track of, but appears out of nowhere, and everyone wants to talk too.

[@tomatojizzz]

thats me and my life.

[@hellterminator]

I tried keeping track, but apart from reposting old shit on facebook over and over, calling it new every time, he's been completely radio silent since that shrooms-fueled video. Which makes this random video about rock climbing that much more hilarious.

[@weezypeezy1725]

I’m an ice climbing instructor- the part about everyone doing it once just to say they have is spot on

[@theeverydayalpha]

If you could give a percentage, how many actually take more than one lesson? Humans are interesting huh?

[@viniopini]

No way bro, this is insane. I have been watching your content for the longest time and recently, like couple of days ago, I was thinking about where you have gone. Also like a fucking miracle I started climbing a couple months ago and it has consumed my life and become my passion. And now you show up again and talk about climbing? That's just perfect. I love you bro, your content is so so good. Thank you and keep up the good work! You are the Goat.

[@joecorsaro1381]

But did you pick the right beanie

[@awildrengarappeared8419]

Magnus and a few others are breaking the yt algorithms with their collabs and stuff. I think climbing has been slowly becoming a lot more mainstream over the last couple years. Especially if you watch youtube

[@JJ24x7]

Literally same thing happened to me too.

[@paulcampbell1312]

@@awildrengarappeared8419 I cry when I think about climbing becoming mainstream.

[@Nathanws3]

I like to imagine the real reason for the hiatus is that jamie is now above a 7 due to rock climbing, and hasn’t been able to come up with as much self deprecating humor as he used to.

[@offtankgaming1310]

The nail joke was gold. Gonna have to tell my wife she’s now a “thoughtful lesbian.” Great to see you back Casul.

[@burner-pp7bs]

That joke is probably older than him.

[@aydenator27]

@@burner-pp7bs no he actually invented it in this video i think your wrong

[@Uwhwvwgwh]

​@@burner-pp7bs no

[@vayne06]

I thought it was thotful lesbian lol😂😂😂

[@Woodside235]

>tfw no thoughtful lesbian climbing gf

[@Null-here]

After a year of rock climbing,he decided to do a KZbin video on it,what a legend

[@epheus4468]

As someone who has been bouldering his whole life, this video is just amazig, you got literally every dumb aspect of our sport right, nice work😂

[@ayuminor]

The chalk on the face is my personal favourite little touch lol

[@MaxRovensky]

As a rock climber, this video is literal perfection

[@envixity6191]

man is back after a year and immediatly goes to talking about rock climbing...legend

[@5.0_Frank]

The fact that you still release good content after a year break is clearly aid

[@svcross-do]

When the world was at his lowest he returned.

[@lorruki6615]

I tried those rock climbing walls (0:31) that are without safety rope. When I got high enough to get tired, I wanted to jump on the mats but the moment I looked down I understood what it's like to be a cat that stuck on the tree. Because as it turns out I have the fear of falling. What an experience it was xD

[@lavaot5207]

Yeah some bouldering gyms make really tall and dangerous boulders and don't even instruct new comers into how to handle the fall . Personally I'm not even a big fan of bouldering, I much rather climb with top rope, but boulders are popular and gyms should be a lot more responsible.

[@apteryx496]

@@lavaot5207 The bouldering gym I go to taught me how to fall and I've never gotten hurt

[@ptyxmvm]

It's really not that hard or that technical

[@joshuahuang1785]

love that this guy always posts a video right before we completely forget about his existence

[@Xeridanus]

Before??? I'd forgotten about him for at least 11 months.

[@Xeridanus]

@@Avendesora What was it about? I don't think I saw it.

[@9nikola]

@@Xeridanus It was about how he had found a new way to think about life and how he had become much happier because of it, and then the comments flooded with drug abusers saying how he's probably just high, so he had to take the video down.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

​@@9nikola man, humans are shet

[@9nikola]

@@Avendesora To me, what he was describing sounded more like ego death, which has whole religions built around achieving it, while in modern times, especially in cultures such as the UK and the US, is most commonly experienced only with psychedelics. It could also be depersonalisation, as they're quite similar, but the way he was talking about it, I don't think it was that or drugs.

[@giraffegiraffe810]

Finally… after 10000 years he has returned

[@President_Starscream]

Ahhhhhh! After 10,000 years we're free! And it's finally time to conquer Earth!.... er, go rock climbing!

[@yukinoryu]

I was there 😂

[@andrewTVF]

You can't deny Casually Explained dedicating to making the most random, high quality videos on KZbin

[@nchlsreimer]

Loved seeing the crude yet wildly accurate drawing of Discovery Coffee's outside patio, all the little Victoria references always fill my heart with joy. Big fan of your stuff man!

[@maurobrunosolavergara5041]

As someone who just tried rock climbing for the first time literally yesterday, this is entirely true, especially 5:53, since the dude who was running the gym looked exactly like this

[@Excaty01]

Also the last point is really accurate, my climbing buddy even tapes his toes to make the shoes more comfortable lol

[@coffeebreak7668]

The timing is insane, I happened to just try rock climbing for the first time 2 days ago.

[@frenix9882]

@@Excaty01 well thats bizarre af idk, personally it feels like it would be way worse when the tape eventually starts to move, and it feels just like when you have a way to long sock inside of a regular shoe. Just downsize by 4 sizes XD

[@maciek5917]

@@frenix9882 my shoes are sort of falling apart and I’m a bit to broke to buy new ones so tape on my big toe it is

[@frenix9882]

@@maciek5917 fair enough, personally you can get some really cheap high quality ones on people reselling cause they didnt fit right, or people that bought high tier shoes to use twice and then got bored. I got sportiva skawama real cheap last month for example

[@PierogWithCheese]

I love how this man can just sell you the entire community in a 7 minute video

[@Games4Life7712]

"Ice climbing is where the climbers press up B and throw each other 15 feet above each other until they summit" Best line in the video

[@shoto42]

As a person who has been climbing for two years, all of this shit was spot on. Even the beanie one since I’m also a snowboarder but I definitely prefer my climbing beanie over any beanie.

[@tumultoustortellini]

I've literally been getting into watching rock climbing and this man comes back with a video with jokes I only would have gotten as of a week ago, what a legend.

[@TBone4983]

Dude's on the same ADHD Hobby Rotation as me, it's getting weird.

[@Harrisburg37]

@@TBone4983 hahaha same. He came out with the cycling video like 2 weeks after I got a road bike and now has a climbing video just as my 3 month obsession with climbing is winding down. Maybe Andrew Taint was right about the matrix

[@bwowzah]

The first date I ever went on after HS was to a climbing gym, it was terrible. I mean, I had a great time climbing walls for 3 hours but there was literally zero time for the two of us to actually talk or get to know each other in any way other than "oh, looks like they can also climb rocks for 3 hours." There wasn't a second date. (Also the date location wasn't my idea)

[@JoshuaTootell]

Ha, she wasn't into you. Bouldering is highly social, spending probably 75% of the time resting before trying again.

[@TimeBucks]

Great video and glad you are back!

[@ghazalafareed4733]

Great

[@ExcitedMission]

Nice 👍👍

[@mgoncalves2011]

👍

[@tahirmansuri9825]

Good

[@vennilamahavlogs1924]

Good

[@DanielWalker-Owen]

as someone who goes rock climbing, i am happy to see his first video in ages is about rock climbing.

[@pax6833]

Man decided to get into the most dangerous sport in the world, to avoid the danger of mild social anxiety. Truly, an introvert legend.

[@noahbouvin2553]

Not even close to being the most dangerous sport in the world.

[@inDefEE]

uhhhhh dunno where you’re getting your info but it isn’t even on the charts for most dangerous sport. it is only dangerous if you’re purposefully stupid or free solo’ing. Other than that you’re just looking at normal sports injuries of any at all.

[@conore5154]

​@@inDefEE I think the comment is talking about Alex Honnald, not casually explained so it is free soloing to avoid social anxiety

[@Bowens443]

@@inDefEE he’s talking about free soloing

[@TesterAnimal1]

Even free soloing is not in here dangerous. It’s risky. You can control and mitigate most of those risks (know the grade, check the weather forecast, wear a helmet if there maybe falling rocks etc…) Truly dangerous activities are where there are risks over which you have little or no control. Cycling is much more dangerous than rock climbing.

[@Matthew-nw5tb]

He’s right about aid. Recently I’ve had to come to terms with not being paralyzed and knowing I’ve been cheating the whole time.

[@olimar99]

He spent the past 2 years laboring over this video, truly the creator we deserve.

[@sandibo1]

you forgot to mention when a random kid appears and flashes your project

[@adamb.4193]

6:01 "big beanie means snowboarder, normal beanie means climber, and tiny beanie means skateboarder" He just cracked the code

[@riddlerandsa8161]

The dress code section is the most succinct description and scathing critique in one that I have ever heard. Sooo good and sooo funny.

[@AndreaStewart-n6r]

“…to suggest you could out-climb them even if you were a paraplegic” had me dying

[@LukeKMWilliamson]

1 million views in 20 hours? We clearly miss you, Casually Explained ❤

[@justuskasunic]

The climbing community consists of some of the most quality humans in existence. Everyone I have ever met climbing is so positive and encouraging. I highly recommend checking out your local climbing gym.

[@thewateringwiz7118]

100%, have yet to have a bad experience with someone at the gym

[@pax6833]

Maybe at the local level but the international scene seems to have a lot of extremely toxic/elitist people just judging from all the stories I've heard. There was a famous, well accomplished free soloer who once said the only reason people die freesoloing is they were bad. He predictably died free soloing.

[@fuzzybee3788]

@@pax6833 That might be more of a free-soloer thing, as in comps climbers tend to be pretty supportive of one another's achievements and they tend to get on pretty well climbing together outdoors. I guess these people are free-soloing due to being such terrible people that they can't find climbing partners since noone likes them, whereas everyone else needs to get on with other climbers to have someone to belay them or bring some more pads for bouldering

[@ajeje1996]

Meanwhile online climbers are some of the most toxic backseat driving assholes on the planet. It's such a weird divide.

[@ChuckSploder]

@@pax6833 Oh, I know about him. He was a boomer, that's why

[@oaktarot]

"I can fix him." had me giggling and rewinding for two minutes

[@Patrick-vt2zo]

It's been years since I watched your first videos and came across this. It's a relief to know that not only have you not changed your formula, but it hasn't gotten old. If anything, it's aged like a fine wine. Ye.

[@YourCanadianGuide]

No, I refuse to watch this. He's just going to leave us again and we won't hear from him again. I just... I just can't get hurt again.

[@TBIhope]

One minute in and I’m already loving it!! Haha I went free soloing and I never fell! Until the last time. I fell 70 feet off a cliff and spent three months in a coma. It took me two years to learn to walk again. Don’t free solo.

[@AntonAdelson]

Ouch. Do you honestly think it couldve been prevented? Hope you recover 100% 🙏

[@TBIhope]

@@AntonAdelson it definitely could’ve been prevented! Thank you, I really appreciate it!

[@AntonAdelson]

@@TBIhope What was the mistake then? I also do quite a bit of free solo. I come from parkour background... I definitely don't want to fall!

[@TBIhope]

@@AntonAdelson the mistake was free soloing! I knew the risks, and I thought it was worth the risk of death! Obviously I wasn’t right, but that’s what I thought!

[@AntonAdelson]

@@TBIhope Ahh that's where I will respectfully disagree: it's possible to free solo without the risk of death. I say it after 14 years of parkour experience! Have you seen parkour videos on the internet? Would you say they risk death? ❤ I do understand what you went through though. *hug*

[@sinansesinan]

This legend just summarized 3 video worth of info in the first 10 seconds, and just continued where he left on. Definitely one of the best of the best content creator.

[@inv_der2350]

Just started climbing about 5 months ago. Happy to know casually explained is also practicing this beautiful sport.

[@talldude1412]

I think we can all assume he spent the last year either being the overly friendly guy buying IPAs and talking about Whistler, or just watched free solo last month and went to a climbing gym for the last three weeks... Missed you Casually Explained!

[@sporBore]

As a rock climber of 5 years... you nailed it. Wish you would have picked on the speed climbers a bit more though. The synergy of the yoga pants with a climbing harness is real.

[@ZeJuggler]

As a rock climber, there could be no better comeback video. Masterpiece.

[@user-ty5fp7vx1u]

The quick pace of this beautiful monologue is part of the comedy. And ive learned to try VERY hard not to laugh out loud for fear of missing the next best rapid fire joke. Long time subscriber whose been growing up with Causally Explained ❤

[@M.-.D]

Just after I finished rewatching your entire catalogue 3 times. I had finally accepted we were over. Now all feelings are back.

[@Chitario]

As someone who has been going climbing / bouldering 3 times a week for the past few years, I can confirm that this video is spot-on.

[@skirval_]

I think Casually Explained uploading single-handedly saved my year. Praying he does it next year too.

[@GOPerks-jo7mg]

How you managed to avoid doing even one Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson joke is a display of self discipline that you really only find in rock climbers.

[@rockyboimedia]

The fact that all the non rock climber KZbinrs I follow are all talking about climbing now speaks volumes about how much the sport has grown

[@oliviertrudel2384]

Can you give exemples? Im really interested lmao anytime climbing gets attention outside from climbers im so hyped

[@thonkingintensifies9510]

Man i love you stuff, even three years later your unique style and humor never fails to make me laugh, cant wait for that project. Much love

[@janecat8753]

As someone with a fear of heights, who has literally only climbed once and who was too afraid to let go of the wall to let the automatic harness lower me down, but who will tell people "I love indoor rock climbing!", I approve of this message.

[@Olivia-W]

Go try again. It took my friend two trips, a lot of encouragement, and finally promising I'll buy him a chicken hat to wear if he doesn't climb higher dammit to send an entire route.

[@stonythechimist4250]

So many times I wanted to smack the like button, but realized that I already had! Great video! As a bouldering guy living in PNW, you absolutely killed me with the spot-on stereotyping 💀

[@tim1444]

He has returned when everyone needed him, welcome back Casually Explained. It's been a dull year without ya'

[@onbox6276]

I’ve been taking a break from bouldering to focus on dancing but this video gave me the motivation to get out there again. Thanks Casual

[@davidmanning4759]

He returns, he explains but most importantly he makes fun of everyone equally 💜

[@akaalsingh9752]

I’ve been climbing for over a year and a half and I loved this video, and can confirm everything said is 100% facts.

[@UNVIRUSLETALE]

I started climbing a few months back and it's surprisingly accurate with bouldering/sport

[@Diembee]

2:40 As an avid climber and an SSBU Ice Climbers main, I had no clue jokes could get this niche and specific lol

[@BlueJayYT]

I've always wanted to get into bouldering, but I look terrible in beanies

[@juice_lll3543]

thank fuck, good to know you're alive and well. was worried I'd never get to see another casually explained video ever again

[@TK-kq7pg]

I truly appreciate your comeback! Explanation was casual, humor was witty. Subscriber is pleased.

[@baconninja4481]

So many animators are coming back. Tabbes, Sam O’Nella, Domics, now Casually Explained too? This is awesome! 🎉

[@Trowa71]

I started indoor bouldering in November, and it's been wild to see how much the sport has been blowing up in just those short few months. I really think the 'ending' of covid has lead perfectly into rock climbing's increasing popularity.

[@JoshuaTootell]

It was like that before COVID, it's just taking this long for people to come back.

[@rundown132]

@@JoshuaTootell Was gonna say lol, I've been climbing for 10+ years and I can tell you it's been blowing up since climbing was put in the Olympics.

[@idkgg9588]

@@rundown132 not to mention the hit films that got even more eyes on the sport the last few years

[@ForgedForever]

When the world needed him most, he was a sarcastic a$$, and we love him for it

[@joyfaithlove]

My non-rock climbing friends sent me this and I'm grateful for you. Next time anyone asks me why I don't free-solo I'll send them to this video. The whole aspect of speed climbing being added to the Olympics most of the climbing community raging. It's like taking track and field and putting the 100M alongside high jump. Beanie wearing climbers are such gumbies. Loving the humour. Also friends being aid had me dying. Feeling attacked about the Patagonia and North Face comment, but it's okay I can take it as a veteran. Edit: typo on free solo, meant speed climbing oops

[@Empika]

What? since when is free soloing being added to the olympics?

[@joyfaithlove]

@@Empika oopsie I meant speed climbing, typo there!

[@TomDufall]

It's very simple, we take your points from the marathon, your points from the 100m, and your points from the long jump and combine them in some arbitrary way. I'm glad they're being split for the next Olympics and I'm also glad that a lot of the community aspect was kept like observing problems together and watching the competitors after you.

[@joyfaithlove]

@@TomDufall Haha suuuper simple. Absolutely, I'm glad that the community was heard. More importantly, they seriously need to get some actual rock climbing commentators. Not people who are just going to say over and over how young Colin Duffy was to be in the Olympics becuase they couldn't come up with anything else lol.

[@JoshuaTootell]

To be fair, it would be awesome to see a combined event with the marathon, 5k, and 100M runners all competing for points ​@@TomDufall

[@pushkarbiswas]

Holy F***. Dude I hope you are Okay. I gave up on getting new videos from you and kept rewatching your entire channel over and over again. The fact that you are still making new videos is huge for me. Keep up the good work. Have a nice day.

[@DonnyDealer]

Love that jab at Whistler. Great video! As someone who grew up in a climbing community, this is really accurate.

[@foihdzas]

This just killed me 😂. Being a climber and listening to this is so true it hurts.. I’m going to cut one of my arms off so I’m not considered an aid climber…

[@Cordial-07]

Man that 'better opportunity joke' at 5:00 was some truly some great stuff. Missed that humor, hope it's smooth sailing with the project from here 'til your guys' reveal