CLIMBING FAILS....Don't be a W.H.I.M.P.

[@NASkeywest]

What an amazing defense mechanism! “I am very high up hanging off a ledge, better just knock the brain out.”

[@miles11we]

Well it got him down didn't it?

[@davidaltschuler765]

Fake as fuck

[@jessekelly8132]

Not a defense mechanism obviously (since those are meant to keep you alive). More like stress/trauma overload resulting in vasovagal syncope.

[@tierrakaffe]

Hey BetaMan! at 7:02 his piece actually popped!. I think you missed the cam he placed 20 centimeters to the right from his right foot. Awesome video

[@DavidBrukiewa]

Yep, one piece popped right by his foot. Thankfully the next one held or he would have decked.

[@elpollodiablo3866]

First lead climb I did I had such bad sewing machine leg that I got nicknamed Elvis.

[@thenayancat8802]

6:30 ish, he has a piece just above the little ridge his right foot is on but it pops right out. Scary fall!

[@BetaClimbers]

Good eye thanks! Yeah that was scary close. Could have used a few more pieces for sure

[@MartyCoony]

@@BetaClimbers it's a double fail with that piece, he didn't extend it properly and the rope is rubbing on the ridge !

[@thenayancat8802]

@@MartyCoony Yeah, looks like it's moving around a lot before he even falls on it

[@chaosengine4597]

they who never WHIMPed, throw the first piece of gear.

[@BetaClimbers]

Lol thats a good one

[@tylercandler4627]

The clip at 8:28 is Sonic Youth in Colorado. It's an overhung route right next to a river, so lowering off the anchor drops you right into the middle of the water

[@dantecarroll2382]

Mad episode. Climbing fails is my favourite series of the ones that you do.

[@michaelkork6773]

The intro has been around awhile, but I still absolutely freaking love it 😂

[@Dan77845]

Funny story, I hiked the Grand Canyon. Zero issues going down but developed vertigo on a day hike on the second day. The hike out of there was torture. My body kept wanting to stop. Hands and feet were totally soaked in sweat. I was able to overcome it but at certain points I was worried I was going to get stuck on the trail. I had never had this issue on any other trails I have hiked. Very weird.

[@Potz4pizza]

You just kept replaying that tendon pop... never stopped cringing 😖

[@TheMrGunmann]

The sewing machine leg is not always connected to the hysteria ;) I sometimes have it due to some muscle thing... While belaying in a group of three (obviously securely tied into the anchor wit my daisy chain), my left leg started to have weird spasms. Probably I have just been tiring out some of the deeper muscles around the knee. Interestingly enough, the third person in the group with medical training, just pushed some pressure point and stopped that leg being a sewing machine. Anatomy is a weird and interesting thing...

[@BetaClimbers]

Yeah that’s true it can just be muscle fatigue as well 🤙🏻

[@yrjopekkajr]

I get the sewing machine leg from caffeine before climbing and sometimes its pretty bad and sometimes not.

[@marathuzula9024]

7 minutes there was a piece on the sandstone ledge he was standing on, it popped, the next one was the slightly more visible one that caught him right before impacting the ground. That Pulley Pop is a horrific sound

[@dwindi0406]

That was the most brutal pop I have ever seen!

[@alanweiman1521]

These gear pops aren't THAT bad. *Hears the pop* AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!

[@oneilljames1]

I climbed on conglomerate for the first time recently and have never had sewing machine leg so bad, I spent a ridiculous amount of time route searching in that maze of pebbles lol

[@riccokane]

Best climbing show out there. Ouch to the last guy

[@elyseperry8]

The jingle gets me every time! 😍👍🏻

[@kreterakete]

Right on. I am in love with her voice too. Hugs

[@NanashiGoshujin]

Welcom back :) The climber at 6:50 had a peice to the right of their foot, which did pop. So they were not running it out, just had a bad placement or the stone gave way.

[@willmurrin9344]

You're videos are getting better. Keep up the hard work and it will pay off!

[@PetePierce]

Great content as always. A great mix of humor and teaching. You have such a wealth of knowledge and experience.

[@CJ-nh5zi]

Gut wrenching to hear that dudes pulleys pop, maybe cause he tried to dyno off a full crimp, NEVER FULL CRIMP!

[@mikeyvon23]

Full Crimp is fine if you do it right

[@Route_2_V11]

Never, never full crimp ;)

[@zacharylaschober]

The amount of force through his pulley dynoing off of the full or closed crimp is likely less than the force which would’ve been through should he have stuck the next hold reasonably open handed. This is unlikely to be an acute injury. A full and closed crimp is fine and often essential, but needs to be trained and employed appropriately.

[@mikeyvon23]

@@Route_2_V11 need more proof? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6fJenSAl8yqnbM Full crimping is safe when done correctly. Use full crimp, just know what you’re doing.

[@Eliv537]

What clip is that

[@heywoodlittle5439]

Do a collab with hoopers beta! I bet he would have some good comments on some fails like that last one

[@Kyllleur]

That merch looks sick!

[@antoineneyret1717]

So hype you're back 🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥

[@richdog490]

The guy at 6:40 DID have a piece of gear pop out. It was right beneath him on the flat ledge he was right above. I have had errors like this happen with flat edges, as I think it can be hard to really test where the force of impact is.

[@Candesce]

I didn't know about pulley injuries. Good to know how to avoid them. Just read about it.

[@BetaClimbers]

Sound advice 🤣

[@chaosengine4597]

they are scary. better not read, don't know about, can never happen ;)

[@AJay-zt1iu]

Oh man, feels like its been ages since the last climbing fail video, nice to see a new one!

[@rikvdmark]

Watching this after I safely completed a very nice Via Ferrata in Switzerland 🧗🏻‍♂️

[@Random_one_here]

I’ve had shakes a few times but 9/10 times I reposition which ever limb is shaking to release pressure off the nerve and then I’m able to stop the shake. Most times it’s because I’m on my toe with my foot at a certain angle.

[@thecma3]

Opinion: the climber at 7:14 did a poor job falling by pushing off the wall so much. She still would've slammed the wall even with less slack (although the slack wasn't good).

[@paulgranada7203]

Looks like she's falling on purpose, doesn't it? She jumps off, does this weird contortion at the end and then she's smiling... Maybe training the fear of falling?

[@jonflannery8984]

I’ve had that sewing machine leg a few times. I think it’s partly physiological. If you weight that shaky leg it will usually stop.

[@BetaClimbers]

Yeah it could also be from muscle fatigue as well I think. Would be interesting to find the science behind it actually.

[@milankoch8341]

3:50 you can't flash a route on your second attempt xd

[@Vibingroovy]

That pulley popping was awful. This is why, and why i tell my friends to go gradually. Do all of the routes of a grade, or at least a good many before moving on. I would do all v1s before attempting v2, 2s before 3s, and so on. Ouch.

[@dzb33]

Pulley strains and ruptures can just happen. Pro climbers get them, experienced amateurs get them; I've gotten two injuries in my hands/fingers (one pulley strain, one lumbrical muscle strain) and both times have been climbing below my limit after years of conditioning on harder climbing. The pulley injury I didn't even notice until a rest day when I started experiencing pain. Of course you can do exercises for injury prevention (and I had done) and climbing with technique that reduces risk, but bodies rebel sometimes.

[@kade6427]

I’m pretty sure this happens when there is too much force on your fingers when crimping. Very common injury with climbing unfortunately. Resistance training of the forearms may help, but those tendons can be very sensitive lol.

[@bensattin2304]

I had a double pulley (partial) rupture on my pinky. My hand dry fired, but my pinky stayed on. Heard the pop and immediately came down. 6 months out, no climbing...it sucked

[@melkorWTF]

And here I was thinking I was about to learn more about Weakly Interacting Massive Particles

[@Furansowakun]

I had the same during a hike on the snow

[@mjb1022]

Man the intro is Legendary

[@billhickswasgreat3421]

The guy in the crocs passing out was one of the more foreseeable developments one could expect from this video...

[@Captaraknospider]

My hands started hurting I knew I was pushing my self to hard. On a week break.

[@zanestathakis30]

Oooooooo man, that finger popping 😅 made my skin crawl 😖

[@floretion]

@4:34 those are some amazing climbing shoes, need to get me some

[@FallLineJP]

The back-bending whipper looks heinous. Doesn’t look like the rope stretches at all once it catches. Could they have been using a static rope??

[@MegaVagus]

Thank you, man! 👍

[@gannonw]

Yeah at 6:56 you can see a piece that did pop but it's right by his right foot so he didn't run it out.

[@chicklechives]

Doesn't a piece of gear pop on the ledge in the sandstone clip?

[@bazzman7056]

yes the piece by his right foot

[@the50pointcalvinist9]

ha, I predicted a "pop" on your way out, I deserve a prize. ;)

[@adambutton6796]

6:44 the top piece by his foot popped... took me forever to see it.

[@johnparla6252]

When I was in jusha tree i led a nice 5.7 Mike’s books . 30 feet up got a crappy placement in the crack 3 feet up it drops out my partner did not have the hart to tell me till we were up to the top 😂😂

[@johnparla6252]

That was Wall Street Moab I let the one next to that 👍

[@johnparla6252]

(Led)

[@baukerman100]

"Yeah, okay. You might feel cool, but to everyone else, you look kinda silly." I dunno man that was pretty slick 🤷‍♂️ haha

[@BetaClimbers]

Depends if he had a back up lol 😂

[@andrewpalla6424]

At 7:11 the dude didn’t run it out, barely above the piece , looked to be places on the horizontal crack. The piece did blow though

[@nettewilson853]

Hey was that pockets or resistance at the New???

[@Random_one_here]

5:13 this is camp5 1utama Kuala Lumpur. Nice gym this is also the pro wall.

[@lordofnothing.]

@ 7:07 there absolutely! 100% popped a piece. he wasnt far out at all.

[@nater567]

7:00 it actually does look like there is a piece near the ledge that pops though? at least on my half screen potato here

[@BetaClimbers]

Yeah I did miss that good eye lol luckily the next one held

[@ratn9ne]

Popped my A2 pulley on a mono pocket, and yeah it makes that sound :(

[@albir8912]

That first case of w.h.i.m.p where is that i have seen that place in another video it looks crazy....anyone know where it is?

[@FallLineJP]

“On his *next* attempt he *flashes* it” Said no one ever 😉

[@jeffb.1555]

Josh there is a piece that pops on that sandstone.

[@Winchester1973]

Nice climbing shoes @ 4:20 😂

[@PhilJohnsonMusic]

When I was at Uni there was a friend of a friend who fell off while climbing and left his thumb behind on the rock face. That's what they told me anyway. (He had no thumb). Super urgh!

[@MD-bf2ce]

I didn't know you could scorpion like that climbing..

[@joulayna]

Thanks for this awesome episode !

[@Pancakes479]

6:50 Looks like he had a piece right under his feet that did pop.

[@sashacurcic1719]

My friends call it Elvis leg.

[@busco9942]

Please! i need the video from minute 3:59 !!! where can i find it?!?! Thanks!!! great Video!

[@mistamustachio5173]

100% best intro song ever

[@longboardcamify]

4:10 No chance dude actually passed out. I was a paramedic for years, and that is not what a limp body looks like.

[@swashington942]

As he falls you can see his lead lift up slightly. Fake

[@georgestone8099]

The song cracks me up every time.

[@jonflannery8984]

Thanks for more great content.

[@OgLtBlazer556]

FYI, Pop sound vid, he dislocated his wrist when he pulled to reach up.

[@haihod6356]

awesome video!

[@ohioflyer_12]

for me, the "sowing machine leg" happens when I'm really pumped or a load of adrenaline has hit me

[@steves1015]

Indeed, number 2 to me looks like the guy overexerted himself. I had virtually the same leg response when I was cycling last weekend and completed a hard section of road, so it certainly wasn’t because I was scared of being too high ;)

[@Noold]

I like to call it " Elvis Leg"

[@ianproctor8069]

The clip at 4:10 is a joke made by bobreesecookiemonster and in Ninja boy, it's just acting

[@Microbe1972]

4:04 Climbing with Crocs (or cheap versions of Crocs) seems like a bad idea that can give you W.H.I.M.P.

[@MariusCotescu]

7:09 the guy wasn't running it out. He had piece just under his knee, which popped

[@judsonkimble]

Great Episode!

[@mi_teacher]

What name of the song "If you forgot your grigri home"?)

[@zero2hero606]

Love the intro song 🤩

[@Alvinyokatori]

I get whimp all the time when I’m doing scrambles haha but never happens on a rope

[@Alvinyokatori]

Used to get it before rappells haha

[@Hendershot93]

Good job man

[@zombiecatcher]

Pretty sure @8:49 is in Malibu. Dude did that next to me when I was setting up TR. happy he didn’t get hurt but goddamn it would have been embarrassing if he did

[@drokkyu]

how i missed this.. i was just like: hey where's perry

[@howtogibbon2109]

Cool gear wall behind you

[@BetaClimbers]

Thanks 🤙🏻

[@swiftmovers3827]

I'm not ashamed to say it's happened to me. Sometimes fear and knowing when to turn back and save your life.

[@BetaClimbers]

Right on!

[@tomtom4405]

Bizarrely... one of toughest ever mountaineers climbers and military hard-men was actually called Whimp ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athol_Whimp ). Sometimes the name doesn't fit the person

[@rbnhd]

Checking out the new mercy. On mobile, I can’t tell which picture corresponds to which color from the drop down - can you do anything to help make this more clear in the description?

[@stiquin]

same for me

[@Benijermin]

Ha, @4:00 this is totally them just joking around. Bob Reese and JB, both freerunning athletes.

[@maxvanderweide3201]

The shakyness doesnt need to be Psychological. I can get weird shaky legs in unfavorable positions. Super annoying

[@the50pointcalvinist9]

Crocs on the climb @4:29, hahahaha...

[@bandotherando]

Best cure to whimp is a big whipper

[@jwollheim]

The guy on the sandstone had a piece right by his feet that popped

[@nikcezar2445]

2:08 i just think his muscle woke up wierd that day

[@zook420000]

7:01 lol talking about missing something an u missed something lol he had a peice right by his right foot that popped

[@Mrwhomeyou]

damn that opening song

[@civedm]

Are you sure that was a pulley popping in that dudes hand? I think maybe he was crimping and slipped. When his fingers hit his palm it made a popping sound. That in itself isnt good.

[@BetaClimbers]

Interesting Could be, but he looks at his hand like it’s hurt 🤔

[@TowelGard]

You should make a W.H.I.M.P. sticker.

[@civedm]

Protection pop at 7:01 by his feet.

[@Keyser___Soze]

Thats why I’m always mind blown about free soloing. I know they know what their doing and this wouldnt happen or its rare it would ever happen but what if they started having a panic attack free soloing or got injured like the last guy free soloing (without falling off obviously). WTF do you do then? I’m always thinking of stuff like that watching someone free solo (even though they’re so trained, prepared, experienced and would likely never happen but what if...). Thats why I could never do this. I just get anxiety once I’m not in a situation I dont really want to be in anymore, something as simple as being in someones car going somewhere then thinking I cant just leave or get in my own car and leave or whatever if I dont like it or dont want to be there. I obviously get anxiety and depression way too often, sometimes out of nowhere. So clearly I cant be climber nor ever even come close to free soloing something. It could be the smallest most insignificant thing (for most people) that I start getting anxiety and panicking over. I try to mentally block it out as much as possible, slowly count to 10, take deep breaths, close my eyes maybe, mentally reassure myself its ok and think good thoughts, anything I can but my mind most the time just has a mind of its own and I cant get negative thoughts out. I snowboard big doubles rails terrain parks, skate, bmx, race cars, etc so its weird I have this adrenaline side and this worrisome, anxiety, depressed side too. Almost like split personalities or bipolar going from one extreme emotion to the other along with anger issues as well. Never diagnosed by any of the doctors and therapists I’ve seen so I guess its an “extreme normal”. I’ve worked a lot on fixing my anger issues and its worked (let me just say never beat my girl, or did really f*cked up sh*t because of it incase someone was thinking that. I did stupid regrettable stuff but nothing along those f*cked up lines. However I did get into fights with other guys, not out of nowhere, they started shit with me or friends or my girl, sucker punching a friend, etc. and ended up sending me into a rage a couple times. Story time if you want...I was drinking this awful cheap green $10 handle of vodka when I was 17 called Emerald Springs. We were at party and all of a sudden I see this kid starts punching my friend (which was outside at this point) and I run over and jump in (i dont remember anything at this point) and I was told I was on top of the kid punching him but a lot of my punches were hitting the cement next to him because I was throwing wildly and also hit the car that was parked right next to us then was pulled off of him. Lets just say that was one of my lowest points. That kid also had a history of bullying me and a bunch of kids at our school and known for inappropriately grabbing girls and forcing them into “situations”. I dont believe to the full extent but would put that pressure on them. It doesnt excuse what I did to him but just letting you know he wasnt exactly a good person either *_(STORYTIME OVER)_* So anyway this turned into a rambling therapy like session but I’m just so mind blown about rock climbing without ropes and just holding onto these finger tip and toe tip holds and not worried about “what if something happens like a panic attack or injury of thinking I dont want to do this anymore” while you’re halfway up, hundreds of feet up, thousand feet up, etc.

[@joelmiller2064]

7:02, no his piece popped like a foot or two to the right of his foot.

[@HardIsEasy]

Did your wife sing the intro? :D

[@BetaClimbers]

No lol 🤣