Frog Ascending System for Caving - Techniques

[@ridermak4111]

I have sadly found very few videos (on any subject) who’s creator understands what it takes to be a quality presentation. The biggest problem is almost always the audio. Your knowledge and concise manner of sharing it, not to mention professional production quality, is a pleasure to discover in a sea of noise.

[@kostyanowich]

Greetings from Mongolian Mine Rescue! Thank you very much your video helped me a lot!

[@shonkytours2039]

Brilliant, helped my technique to get up rope much more efficiently. I always seemed to have to pull the rope tight from under the chest ascender.

[@EricRichardsUtah]

Nice video! I'd love to see some suggestions on frogging with only prusiks. Connection points, changeovers, downclimbing, etc. Keep up the good work!

[@DerekBristol]

Thanks! I don't think the Frog system (at least by traditional definition) is really ever used with knots. There is a standard 3-knot ascending system, and I've climbed on a 2-knot Texas system, but for a Frog to work the "chest ascender" needs to auto advance up the rope as you stand up. Some people are quite efficient with the 3-knot system and I've seen some amazingly fast rope climbing speeds, but I am not that proficient. Perhaps I'll take the time to learn and then do a video so that I completely cover the topic of rope ascending systems.

[@nopenope7088]

This is really cool. I don't plan on ever caving because it scares me, but I do love living vicariously through cavers on youtube! I saw people go down this 500-600 foot shaft in a Georgia cave and wondered how they did it. I guess this is how. Wonder how long it takes to ascend with that kind of height.

[@isaacnovinger3566]

Some do it in around 20, I’d say the average is 40 mins.

[@PierreFarrugia]

Hello Derek, big thanks for your video, I found them top quality and need some help from you. But need some help from you, Any idea why I cannot sit straight in my harness but my legs wants to ride up ?

[@lorimaro97]

Hi Derek could you please make a video for showing how to use de Raumer stck up?

[@DerekBristol]

I don't own the Raumer Stick-Up and have never used it. I'm planning a series of tutorials on aid climbing, and the final one in the series will be on "advanced techniques". I have a friend that owns a Stick-Up, and maybe I'll borrow it to test how much additional reach it provides. I've been a little skeptical that the small increase in reach is worth the extra complexity and lack of balance, but I don't know from first-hand experience.