Climbing Groover at Laurel Knob Pitch 5

This video is the fifth pitch of Groover at Laurel Knob in North Carolina. This is a multipitch trad climbing route. This is a classic rock climbing route in North Carolina
#climbing #tradclimbing #multipitch

[@danielgockerell]

So I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and I must say you have and continue to produce the most instructional videos on the web one can find. REI and AMGA needs to sponsor you or something because this is just ridiculous. You’re doing it climbing Laurel Knob for crying out loud!!!! This video especially right before and when you fell had me on the edge of my seat last night. Laurel Knob is kindof a bucket list crag of mine and my buddy’s but we’re just not quite there yet. We live and climb exclusively in North Carolina and parts of Northern Georgia. This video put me right there and set me near panic mode and got my heart racing! Great job!!! Keep ‘em coming! Would love to see some beta from all the. Roth Carolina classic climbs.

[@summitseekersexperience]

Thanks! I had stopped doing beta videos as they didn't get the viewership my instructionals were. That said, I've gotten a lot better at consolidating the information so I may try again and see how the viewership does.

[@turboterie]

What a beautiful challenging climb! I love seeing the comments about difficulty and getting into the right headspace. I’m at that place now that my head game is really winning and it’s killing me because I know I’m capable of so much more than my fear tells me. What tips do you have to work through this? I think this would make a great video!

[@summitseekersexperience]

Check out this video I made on exactly the subject you are asking about: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGKWemWFrbVom7M

[@wdwms1]

Wow that was intense. Some serious runout for a wet pitch.

[@summitseekersexperience]

Yeah man, Laurel is the real deal

[@JVarni]

Climbing a pitch on Laurel Knob was my 5 year goal when I started climbing. I have 3 and half years left to get it done

[@summitseekersexperience]

Let's do it... such an intimidating crag.

[@mwwilkin]

That’s pitch look like a lot of fun to climb!

[@summitseekersexperience]

It's... interesting

[@KennyFontan]

Man that looks wild!

[@summitseekersexperience]

for realz

[@albanomendes]

Good job!

[@shatter98]

Could some Trango Big bros help protect some of that runout stuff in the water channel? Scary pitch.

[@summitseekersexperience]

I don't think so... the groove is relatively shallow... may help from a mental perspective, but would probably just divert your focus. Once you get the first bolt in, things are better, it's getting that thing set that's the mental crux

[@ryanratliff9084]

My palms are real sweaty watching this. I hate slab 😂

[@summitseekersexperience]

Ha, don’t climb at Laurel knob then… 1000 ft plus of pretty much all slab… gotta build that mental toughness

[@hskishore1244]

such a sick pitch! The only good thing is that you have got water when you are thirsty!

[@summitseekersexperience]

I actually got some from the groove at the belay

[@hskishore1244]

Lol! I was thinking why no one was sticking their tongue at the stream to drink some water

[@RennerFoto]

Like climbing a water slide

[@karabaia5417]

nice

[@swashington942]

Why do you have 2 lines?

[@summitseekersexperience]

descent requires double rope rappels (long rappels close to 180 feet each).

[@RennerFoto]

Wow talk about sketchy climb!

[@summitseekersexperience]

So Sketch

[@FirstPersonPouter]

Stress!!

[@summitseekersexperience]

Forreal

[@aaronkolb7087]

Just because someone has a KZbin channel does not make them qualified to guide or instruct

[@rgr195]

this coming from a pebble wrestler..... Jason is a certified AMGA rock guide apprentice

[@CJski]

Be careful out there folks. People struggling this much on an easy climb should not be guiding.

[@TheThumbsUpChannel]

tf? this is not a gym 5.8. regardless physical climbing strength is not necessarily related to experience and knowledge. also i don’t think he is the guide, i think that’s someone he was talking about.

[@nateblakely4674]

Lol this comment is the epitome of armchair analysis.

[@CJski]

Lol Anthony and Blake. Experienced guides don’t place psychological pieces and grab draws when they could easily rest in a good stance. Sure strength doesn’t equal safety knowledge. But this is embarrassing.

[@nateblakely4674]

@@CJski I hear you I mean placing those pieces was questionable, I mean I wouldn't have taken time to do that, better off just moving upwards. I just think there isn't any reason to raise the alarm about his abilities, especially after this video, I don't know how much the grade means when there's running water. I trust the AMGA and their certification process. Plus you don't have to be even a 5.12 climber to guide I don't think? So just because someone is a guide doesn't mean they are crushing everything. I mean most the job is hanging top ropes for families anyways.