Rock Climbing Falls, Fails and Whippers Compilation Part 1

[@mtadams2009]

Youth is wasted on the young. I too was once young and fractured my skull and spent two weeks in the hospital. I only fell a few feet and I am sure a helmet would have greatly reduced my injury. I climbed for 10 more years without an issue. Sadly getting hurt made me a much better climber. My advice would be to learn as much about climbing and proper pro placement, wear a helmet and the biggest be very careful who your second is. A good second is very important and I cant strees this enough. I only let two people ever belay me after I learned my lesson the hard way. Have fun, be safe and dont be afraid to back off any climb, the wall will always be there.

[@ClimbingMagic]

👍 That why I made this comp, hopefully more people will be careful when climbing after watching this

[@mtadams2009]

@@ClimbingMagic Thanks for making this video. Hopefully someone learns from other people's experiences. Take care

[@RobouVideos]

@@ClimbingMagic yes: watching these fall compilations is often watching a"how not to climb" compilation, witch is one of the best thing to learn too.

[@mysticfellow9843]

Thank you for the advice

[@MECH_BOSS2000]

Many idiots will fracture their bones the hard way just like you. Keep going for it the wall will always be there waiting to fracture your bones.

[@ripapa6355]

I'm amazed at the number of people climbing routes that look pretty tough, yet they have no idea how to manage their feet and the rope. Never have the rope behind your foot, it's pretty simple.

[@thecurlysheep4132]

RIPapa that's exactly what I was thinking!

[@JCO2002]

I can't believe how many of them don't even have helmets. But, yeah, they set themselves up to rotate every time. I've never had that happen once. And if the harness isn't tight enough, they can slip right out of it when upside down. Lunacy

[@DJDextek]

@@thecurlysheep4132 defnitiely snapped her spine, you can hear that crisp CRUNCH

[@ripapa6355]

@csgo If this is a legit question, you never want it behind your foot/leg, because if you fall, at some point your body will fall past the rope anchor point (bolt or gear), which if it is behind you, will flip your body over as the rope cathches tight. So, you are head down, feet up, and quite likely smashing your head on the rock. It can be hard to visualize, but grab a piece of rope and play around using your hands. You will quickly see how falling with the rope behind you (when you're tied in at a poiint in front of you) is always terrible. At best, you're hurt and scared...at worst you're hurt and broken.

[@ethangifford7570]

6:10, guy didn't even have any hands on the break, no wonder why he fell so far. I would never talk to that person again if that happened to me.

[@EvanTheHamburgler]

Yea F**k ATC's for this reason right here... luck is the only thing that kept his idiot friend from letting him deck it.

[@joby_obrien]

@@EvanTheHamburgler An ATC is fine if your belayer can at least hold the break strand. Gotta blame the belayer.not the gear.

[@EvanTheHamburgler]

@@joby_obrien totally. I dont mean to bash ATC's as being faulty or dangerous or anything. But they do leave a lot more room for idiots like his belayer to do serious damage. I still absolutely blame the belayer

[@jakemiller1467]

@@EvanTheHamburgler I actually prefer people learn on an ATC, you have to actually know what you're doing with an ATC. You get fools who learn on a grigri and they rely on the autostop so they do stupid things like this.

[@eyescreamcake]

@@joby_obrien ATCs have no failsafe. They're inherently more dangerous. If your belayer gets hit on the head by a rock, or passes out from heat stroke, you're free soloing.

[@summitsparrow]

That blue shirt belayer guy at 0:48 was the best. Dude was just thinking to himself "Wow, look at her go... Not my problem, bro."

[@Shargok]

Videos like this remind me how happy I am just staying in my lane and out of danger. Props respect to everyone - these people are incredible.

[@tradingtactics7541]

6:45 small rocks fall off to guys side Guy: wow Huge rocks fall directly at him Guy: wOw

[@vonarg]

Mountain fall off Guy: WWWOOOWWW Holly fucking shit !

[@RobouVideos]

2:13 best belayer ever : he did not jump or made a dynamic stop, but instead he jumped himself backward in the slope so that the climber didn't touch the ground.

[@Freshmanrob]

Yeah this was a great belay. Distance from the wall maybe could have been closer, but ice and outside... probably not. First rule of ice climbing is that you DON'T FALL WHILE ICE CLIMBING. This was a great catch and his climber did not hit the deck.

[@TraciCuber]

0:48 I feel bad, but I laugh at this video EVERY SINGLE TIME. So funny!!!

[@Fred-oz3tw]

this is not funny

[@aluminumbeluga]

@@Fred-oz3tw its fucking hilarious

[@Govanification]

Smaller guy pretty much saved his friend's life at 5:08

[@TNTBRO999]

Ok

[@TNTBRO999]

Sry this is 3 years late

[@Govanification]

@@TNTBRO999 Hello from the future

[@santanaraynes9237]

Hello 👋

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

Free soloing under another free solo is asking for collateral damage

[@abandonedbikeco]

Before I got into rock climbing I used to ride BMX. We had a saying in BMX when someone would crash and instead of bailing they would just freeze up, get all tense, and wait for the incoming pain lol. There's an art to bailing, there's also an art to falling in climbing. There are plenty of dead sailors in this video

[@DJDextek]

defnitiely snapped her spine, you can hear that crisp CRUNCH

[@MulletJoe368]

I just don't understand why anyone would want to do this. Yet I can't stop watching it.

[@martin6123]

9:35 I'd like to make 2 points as a climber: 1. Dont hold onto the thing you're clipping in to. Easy to lose fingers. 2. This is the scariest fall for the climber. Look at how much slack they are holding in the rope!! Insane.

[@runswithbeer]

@Stellvia Heonheim Must've been you. Bozo.

[@dekun007]

yeah and when you holdit then just clip it. jesus i see bad clipping technique.

[@junk204]

Wow that 6:00 belayer..... I want to see what words were exchanged in the rest of that clip.

[@martin6123]

Holy shit, I would have untied, KO'd him and gone home with my gear.

[@user-xj2sm3xd5l]

Yeah he woulda caught hands

[@GMtheTurtle]

If you look right when he stops moving the guy has both his hands on the wrong side of the rope and nothing on the brake

[@willlamonica4380]

@@GMtheTurtle exactly. And he was literally at the bolt. Scary how stupid people can be.

[@martin6123]

@@marekholub8668 Not a nad idea. You from Slovakia bro?

[@martinontherox]

Jean-Minh Trinh-Thieus fall in Gaia tho. @3:56 So epic! Last time I was watching it on VHS in the 90ies. Hard Grit..good memories. :)

[@bethechange4934]

Thanks for raising my cortisol levels like 200%...

[@versask8td]

There has never been more people climbing with no clue of how to actually do it safely. For Gods sake half these fools jumped willingly with the rope behind their leg as if they had no clue they set themselves up to flip upside down.

[@jonnysith]

"I dont feel safe right now"

[@MCMXCII]

6:00 belayer should not be allowed to belay. The climber is below the fucking clip and still nearly hits the ground. No hand on the break end of the rope. Total dealbreaker. And again at 10:49. Who takes someone like that climbing!?

[@luukdeman111]

It's kind of amazing that the guy still managed to stop the fall, even with both hands above the atc! Obviously still an irresponsible idiot, but it could have ended a lot worse!

[@samb.8819]

@@luukdeman111 that was a grigri not an atc - which is why he still stopped the fall

[@SeraphinoII]

@@samb.8819 It is absolutely an atc, maybe a megajul, it is a miracle in my opinion.

[@90Gonia]

it is good to watch , especially for begginer :D

[@JJMORE-fv6ck]

6:02 Can hear the guys heart beating, great video.

[@TrueMexican775]

7:21 good thing homie reached that checkpoint before falling

[@MasonJarTapWater]

I think I'll stick to indoor climbing, thank you very much.

[@ripapa6355]

8:35 - did that guy just forget he was rappelling?

[@JCO2002]

Looked so. Must have taken his braking hand off and zip-lined.

[@archaeopteryxish]

Where's the prussik?!

[@JCO2002]

@@archaeopteryxish I do a lot of rappelling as part of the caving here in Jamaica, and never use a prusik. Just a rack, and geared up to change to ascent if necessary. If you know what you're doing, a safety prusik is more dangerous than helpful.

[@archaeopteryxish]

@@JCO2002 It's not about "knowing what you're doing." I've rappelled miles and miles cumulatively over 10 years of climbing, and I nearly always use a prussik. Is it slightly less convenient? Sure, you gotta move your hands more. But if you get knocked on the head with a rock (totally out of your control) or for whatever other reason, you can't use your brake hand, it'll save your life. That said, I'm curious, under what circumstances is a prussik "more dangerous than helpful?"

[@JCO2002]

@@archaeopteryxish Cool, whatever works for you is best. I'm approaching it as a caver, not a climber. Sometimes we do descents over 100m, free-hanging (well away from the wall), and I like to pick up speed on those to reduce time in the harness (cuts the circulation off in my legs). I can't do it with a prusik. But, yes, man, if that's what you prefer, do it.

[@davidsimpson3885]

Leg behind the rope, absailing without a backup i.e. a prusik, bad belay, this vid has it all.

[@martin6123]

11:16 is hilarious!!! I was laughing for a good 5 minutes

[@photomorti]

Loved the added subs

[@ClimbingMagic]

Thank you!

[@RaizesOrganicas]

The first fall... I felt the pain!

[@cddevelopment363]

I love it when belayers just stand around and let their partner hit the ground…

[@benpearman50]

lmao at the belayer 6:07 drops the leader 40 feet and doesn't have either hand on the break end... tsk tsk

[@mad-yw4hz]

11:20 LMFAO "I HELD ON TO IT FOR YA"

[@dukeofnuke2446]

First vid and already some pro alpine clothing

[@tomgnyc]

People grabbing the rope while falling scares the hell out of me.

[@mrseaturtle8915]

I climbed for 6 years on sport and it's shocking to see some of the mistakes people make on this vid: no helmet on lead, terrible belay methods, holding onto gear when above your safety, running out of a route without placement? :/ Be careful people, and pick your partners well! Good luck

[@eyescreamcake]

Well it is a climbing fail video...

[@thanjay1867]

10:55 takes a groundfall from the anchors? Who bolted this route?

[@samuelfrancis9469]

Pretty sure his go pro fell off

[@martin6123]

9:39 This has happened to me before. Luckily I was high enough off the ground to take a massive 8 metre fall and not hit the bottom.

[@dombomb8679]

12:12 belayer is doing the exact opposite of what they should. why i mostly stick to bouldering. havent found a belayer i trust yet

[@user-tw2xg1oh9f]

I expected it to be like "AAAAAA IM GONNA DIE!!!" But it was more like "I'm falling, oh I fell."

[@RossPotts]

OMG, how did that rope get so slack @:45?? I saw the tension even after the belayer locked in! @5:36, GGAAAAHHH! My ass just made a diamond watching that dude drop

[@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj0]

Lmao 🤣

[@johfu4705]

The idea that the guys at the bottom of the mountain can catch or stem the fall of their buddies is just ridiculous.

[@danbrown4772]

pretty much every fall is inverted, poor footwork and stepping behind the rope, most are lucky not to get a serious head injury.

[@rickyism1576]

That first lady made it surprisingly high. She must have been drunk though cause that fall could have easily killed her.

[@therealjackfisher]

Cameraman is the most important person. He have to take a perfect shot even if the climber falls and dies, because you can only film that person fall and die one time, so its best to stay focus and dont waste a perfectly good shot.

[@ClimbingMagic]

Wise words

[@matthewfloyd2875]

8:35 ... use a Prusik knot

[@larvitardratini5965]

0:48 my mom now has to buy me a nintendo GameCube because a PIG JUST FLEW!

[@calebsherman886]

8:50 is so relatable

[@adamarmstrong5780]

Dont grab the rope when falling. That is, if you enjoy having all of your phalanges

[@Astilath]

10:45 is that belayer holding the live rope instead of the brake? Or is it just me? Another life saved by a Grigri. 🤦‍♂️

[@innocentsmoothi6999]

did the gri-gri actually save him? he decked...

[@MrOrangemafia]

6:40 I find this clip rather hilarious

[@user-vz1ee3vj3f]

how the fuck do you fall while holding on to a quick draw ?

[@tkin25]

6:10 cant believe he can fall that far... the anchor is on his eye level!

[@redseamole]

Wallace Tsang his belayer is special kind of stupid ;-)

[@Oldclimber1]

I can't claim to be a world class climber (hardly), but some of these bozos shouldn't be leading on rock where they don't have even close to the stamina to make it to the top. The ice bozo is hammering at a delicate piece of ice, that I could see would barely take that treatment even if it held, that, on a vid too. And those asses climbing without rope. That is only for world class climbers, not just weekend warriors, who have moves like an epileptic on a seizure. Then there is the broken hip wonder who ran out 20+ feet on a take off without a piece in. And that one with the 50 + foot leader fall ... whahoo he says ... so put him down as a future Darwin Awards winning candidate. Climbing can get you killed, or worse ... climb above your level in safety to develop the stamina and technique to sustain at least the full length of what you are planning to lead. The rope is there for the unforeseen, not in lieu of common sense.

[@Sanchirowatanabe]

And what is a bozo?

[@Oldclimber1]

Mauricio Alfaro A bozo is a clownish dilettante that has an inflated self concept. Hence, they attempt dangerous or difficult tasks/projects without a realistic perspective on their own abilities. Hopefully they will just hurt themselves, though we know occasionally, they include others.

[@jmbriss1]

I dont even do ice climbing and i could clearly see that this ice was very fragile.

[@runswithbeer]

@Stellvia Heonheim Truth hurts, doesn't it? Bozo.

[@Jh0ac]

Looks like he's being top roped on the ice climb. One of those guided climbs aimed at tourists I suppose. Probably why there's video of it too.

[@carlostolosa8757]

0:51 💣 💥

[@jakeforker3095]

3:10 that is one scary runout...

[@fancymonkey21645]

Not a runout, they just "victory whipped"

[@Heavymetal16]

falling with icepicks as dangerous itself

[@ClimbingMagic]

If you have any footage of your climbing failures and want to include it in future vids, please send me a message.

[@xistsixt]

Yup that video reminded me why I stopped free rock climbing 😑

[@drewstarmer3622]

8:50 Red River Gorge. Almost took that fall last week

[@reportingsjr]

Boilerplate? I tried that as my second outdoor lead, but bailed before the anchors. That spot was just a bit too run out for me.

[@JeremiahJackson-v2o]

6:55 big sharp boulder goes right through camera man 🤳🏾 camera man response like he sees a hot ride zoom down the street : oh wow

[@Imhim907]

I want to know the full story of the very first vid lmao sounded like her back straight broke

[@dogoven.]

My dog is a rock climbing fool. He likes to go rock climbing after school.

[@beezow7113]

she def dabbed at 6:19 on that tree

[@lenardgor]

did first one get paralyzed?

[@Griffdog21]

3:07 ngl that one kinda looked like fun

[@Furansowakun]

5:56 I don't understand what happened there, why such a big fall ?

[@mikephelan5940]

“I don’t feel safe right now”. No shit

[@Pawpaw7332]

I bet a lot of these guys were sore as fuck after the adrenaline wore off. I took a spill from about 10 ft out of a tree and landed on my head. At first I felt fine but after a couple hours, totally different story. But then again I'm 43 now and no where near as resilient as I was in my 20s

[@droseyz]

What happens if someone falls and gets hurt. How do they get them off the side of the mountain?

[@coly_ts]

2:25 just marking here im at

[@leifdux7277]

I can't imagine having a piece of rope determine my life or death...

[@xGaLoSx]

I dont understand how those little metal rings hold all that force?? What are they made out of?

[@ClimbingMagic]

Usually stainless steel, and they hold about 3000-5000 pounds of force each

[@nz6241]

Bad idea to fight gravity, they always win at the end.

[@matthewcastellano9229]

6:56 *girl almost kills dude with boulder* *doesn't mention it* "i dont feel safe right now"

[@Scotty_Labeouf]

10:48. Hmm I wonder why he fell so far? Maybe cus she wasn't holding the brake and should not be belaying!

[@CabinetOfCuriosity]

I'm not an outdoor climber or extremely experienced, but I know if you think you're going to fall, yell "falling," to alert your belayer and other climbers. I heard one climber yell that (another yelled "take." And yes, that's more of an indoor climbing thing when one is done with the route. Some outdoor climbers say "tension.") I also know when you are falling, you might be scared shitless and forget to yell anything but a scream. If rocks are cascading down yell "rocks" to warn people below, as when you throw a rope over and edge and yell "rope" as a warning.

[@DenzelLN936]

Jim Cox I’ve never heard anyone shout tension lol 😂

[@Mrbfgray]

Couldn't tell for sure but a couple of those could have hurt.

[@jakeforker3095]

Can someone explain to me what happens at 5:25?

[@lewistaylor9328]

Jake Forker he went on to another rope, I think they were abseiling, you could see the end of the first rope in his hand

[@hemming57]

A thing you can do on El Cap, don't ask me why

[@ricoclawed7937]

I think Tommy Caldwell set this up / filmed it

[@selectdelgado]

That first one.

[@nathanceranski2477]

i belive i can FLYYYYYY

[@ManyThingsSeem]

You were taught to do this by your enemies... you don't know they exist, but you climb... and fall. If you tried supporting your loved ones with as much effort instead of climbing rocks your family would be doing great and you wouldn't be crippled. Food for thought...

[@freesoul1825]

0:42 this is how to do ensurance...perfect wall distance...so you are pretty sure stones dont fall on your head...3:45 stupidity going on

[@nunomarquez847]

It's so hard climbing in socks

[@samslaby4882]

Can someone explain what happened at 1:50?

[@alexruiz2913]

Same. It looks like the belayer just let the rope slide, but his right hand was in the breaking position right? So what happened? Edit: It looks like the cam the guy placed snapped out of place at 1:53.

[@TheRealRocknRollaTwo]

@@alexruiz2913 When you belay with an unassisted device the breaking hand must be at least at your hip level and behind the vertical plane. Next to your butt cheek. That's why the rope slid. Maybe a cam also failed making the forces even greater but still no excuse for the belayer

[@Fauss]

Luckily I don't have this climbing-gene

[@Lone38]

Why dont they wear the upper part of the harness? That would totally eliminate the threat of turning upside down and hitting the wall with the head.

[@ClimbingMagic]

It will be more dangerous, because a chest harness could damage some vital organs in case of a bad fall. Not saying that the organs around the sit harness are not vital :)

[@ouiner4015]

Lone38 that’s why we wear helmets

[@agoule01]

that first one.... why are you bouldering without a crash pad

[@joa7999]

1:43 "burger"

[@enderarrow6572]

Ive been climbing for a little while but I don't really understand what a "hard catch" is. Wouldnt you want to catch someone as fast as possible? hope someone can explain

[@ClimbingMagic]

Probably it's called something else, as this is a term translated from Russian. When belaying a lead climber you should let some rope slip or move forward/jump if the climber falls (if there is enough distance below the climber), so the catch is softer for the climber.

[@sexwax4191]

The ratio between given rope l and height of fall h determines the catching force on the falling climber. The more slack you have, the softer the fall is. That is why a 2m fall at the beginning of the route is not as comfortable as a fall at the end of a route.

[@dillonrooke8681]

Softer catch also puts less shock load on gear, I imagine. Im not an experienced trad climber, but it would make sense that a questionably placed stopper is less likely to rip out if the forces are dispersed a bit

[@photographybyliamanderson1659]

5:28 i literally thought i saw someone die./

[@AlexanderSiassi]

Could someone explain what happened at 2:23 and what caused him to turn upside down? What can be done to prevent this?

[@ClimbingMagic]

I think he caught his left foot on the rope while falling which caused him to rotate.

[@R1chard727]

I think because he is close to the ground the belayer has basically no slack out. The bolt is out to his left so when he falls he has nothing to absorb it and pendulums over and it causes him to flip

[@tomflynn1108]

i think those are my friends @4:05

[@Official_dlux]

Lmao rly?😅

[@MrBikboi]

People not wearing helmets are a disgrace to the sport.

[@Baptiste1338]

nice

[@cocorkiller2322]

5:35 fuck thatttt

[@ZerolinGD]

I don't understand which wrong with grabbing the rope I was literally taught to do that by my instructor lol.

[@ResurrectingKnowledge]

* helmet helmet helmet helmet*

[@TheBlackFriesian]

11:40 what kind of SHIT SPOTTING is that?!?!?!?

[@arlenmargolin1650]

I am going to work on a blow up bag for climbers as soon as they are in free fall the suit would just blow up and save them from catastrophic bone damage

[@arlenmargolin1650]

I also think a new harness is definitely something that I would redesign because when these people fall they swing in completely awkward directions I'm not a climber but I sure would like to help design some new harnesses in addition to my body bag that blows up

[@oscarleivaf.r3712]

Aquí es el momento en dónde se cagan todo

[@jonathanhaney5673]

Why do they rock climb without helmets????

[@rapperz10]

I’m fairly new to climbing. How is it that even I understand, these guys are giving way to much slack and are trash at belaying. They’re embarrassingly careless with the climbers lives.

[@reportingsjr]

A lot of the situations here vary, and only a few are from too much slack.