Mountain Leader Steep Ground Rope Work, Pt1. Belays.

[@johnmartin828]

I’ve watched many of these types of videos over the course of lockdown. I really can’t thank you all enough. Keep them coming Jez as you are an inspiration for all us ML trainees.

[@JBMountainSkills]

Absolute pleasure! Definitely more to come :)

[@mattryder6567]

Thank you Jez, I have my assessment booked for July and I have just accidentally come across your channel. This video is great, humble and an easy watch and it has restored some confidence. I appreciate the attention to detail... Right off to practice!

[@JBMountainSkills]

Glad you like it and best of luck!

[@aok5298]

Awesome vid, really practical to manage a potential likely situation simply and safely. Particularly encouraging to see the overhand knot used so effectively. Video may be longer but every various scenario you cover is highly worth staying for the entire duration 👍

[@JBMountainSkills]

Glad you liked it!

[@davidhalson4563]

Thank you for the video, I'm looking to do the ML course at some point, not touched ropes before but tonight I bought a rope from lidl so will start practicing,

[@alexandermajor6467]

Thanks - great video - very informative and great prep for ML course!

[@autoscanremaps]

You should do this for a living mate 😉Thanks for the calm and clear explanation, top job.

[@markdixon1960]

Great video's to refresh knowledge during lockdown.

[@JBMountainSkills]

Glad you like them :)

[@divild1]

Hi JB at 5.49 I think it is called a Marshall Knot with an overhand. Great videos.

[@JBMountainSkills]

You're right! Thanks 👊

[@Colin.Liptrot]

Really useful video, thanks very much for this. I just wondered, is there any specific scenario, on assessment particularly, where a direct belay would be preferable to using an anchor? Just doesn't seem to offer the same sort of safety to me. I could maybe see it being useful if the only suitable anchor would be to the side of the bilayer rather than in the A-B-C line. Any advice would be appreciated 🙂

[@JBMountainSkills]

Not necessarily preferable to me as an assessor. As long as people are keeping themselves and the "client" safe, I'm happy!

[@brunanburh]

Thanks for this, it's very helpful for someone like me who's not a natural with ropes. A confidence rope vid would be great but maybe tricky to do in self isolation!

[@JBMountainSkills]

I’ll see what I can do if the dog is a willing participant... 😂

[@grayscottage]

Hi thanks for this really appreciated haven't had chance to view it all yet. Problem with ML training is differing advice. Your slip waste tie in. Told very unsafe as it can get caught and loosen when lowering. Thoughts.

[@JBMountainSkills]

Pleasure! I don't have any issue with the sliding method. That would have potentially been more of an issue in the days when we lowered people. Now we're just protecting them whilst they scramble themselves down. It is in the official Mountain Leader book, although they show it with a Fig 8 I think and an overhand works better. Good question, questions like that keep me on my toes!

[@moophitozzy]

This is soo helpful! Thank you!!

[@JBMountainSkills]

Glad you liked it!

[@colinmartin8333]

Soo I have one for you Jez if you will please. You say 9mm Rope, Most of confidence ropes I can find online seam to be 8mm Static's with one stating its not suitable for MLT. have you any guidance on the type of rope at all please?

[@JBMountainSkills]

Personally I find it hard to recommend something as skinny as 8mm. A 9mm is a nice compromise being reasonably light but still being easy to hold on to and I’d recommend a single rope.

[@colinmartin8333]

@@JBMountainSkills cheers Jez, So your thought process is more a dynamic rope. Interesting the seam to make it in static. I would of thought a bit of bounce would be nice.

[@slippery999]

@@colinmartin8333 as long as you take rope stretch into account. You may well tie off to an anchor at what you think is the right distance from the edge but when the rope is loaded as in a fall you may find that the stretch in the rope takes you closer to the edge than you might like! If you’re confidence roping someone then the stretch is not really needed it’s more for absorbing the load on a fall.

[@iaincruwys1478]

It's called a Marshall knot.

[@GrantSignorini]

Do I need to see the person I’m belaying at all times?

[@JBMountainSkills]

@@GrantSignorini in an ideal world, yes.

[@GrantSignorini]

Thank you for the response! Great videos.

[@JBMountainSkills]

@@GrantSignorini pleasure 👊

[@chrispm63]

Great content. Does ML work depress you? Not as chipper as other vids 🥸

[@JBMountainSkills]

Not in the slightest!