Trad Climbing the final pitch of (Zebra) Zion in Smith Rocks, OR

[@justindoss3701]

This is way more relaxing than asmr. Love it, hope you take another smith trip, would love to see dreamin and moondance. No film of them online

[@superbonbon6983]

Thanks for leading this climb Seth I had a great time following you up! Hope to see you out in the climbing world another day

[@LouDude502]

Gonna have to get back to Smith to tackle this awesome looking route. Dude, that top out was super sweet 🤙

[@KubaClimbsRocks]

I just went "yeah!" for your #2 placement, haha! Hopefully will soon plug some gear in myself, thanks for the vid!

[@travisdrake2010]

Nice video! One recommendation: get a non-nose-hooked carabiner to hold your wires so they don't get caught when you're placing

[@saxmanjosh]

Sometimes that hook saves you from dropping wires

[@gimmepowder]

@@saxmanjosh As someone who has just acquired his first few pieces of trad gear, thanks for adding that.

[@travisdrake2010]

@@saxmanjosh It shouldn't. If you are opening the biner to release a placed wire, the rest should be on the opposite side secured with your pinky or ring finger. Most of the time the hook just catches on the one you just placed.

[@PatrickBeeson]

Would love to see the other pitches on this route! Thanks for sharing it!

[@JessFindlayPhoto]

Damn, what a cool pitch! Thanks as always for sharing

[@harrymooney2445]

Been watching your videos for a few weeks now. I'm one of the leaders of the outing club at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Over the last couple of years, climbing has absolutely exploded in the club. We get more and more students coming on climbing trips and to the gym every day. We've hardly even gotten our feet wet with trad but that's definitely the next step. Anyway, it's so cool to see the first person perspective of placing gear, especially from someone so knowledgable about the sport. Some people don't think northeast climbing is legit, but your channel shows otherwise! (Although I'm sure Utah is a nice change of pace regardless.) Keep up the awesome content.

[@harrymooney2445]

Also, are there any guide services you would recommend in the Adirondacks area to begin learning trad?

[@FourT6and22]

@@harrymooney2445 Matt Shove of Ragged Mountain Guides.

[@matthieumatthieu9584]

8:08 The cliff where a crack is a crack, and a hold is a hold :D

[@CSYague]

Totem cams? What a beautiful pitch. Greetings from Spain

[@artyparty_av]

Glad to see you got on it dude!

[@TheGirlClimber]

Tick marks or bird shit, the eternal question 😂😂 Awesome video as always! 👏👏

[@dannysvendors]

I see some new gear. How about an updated gear rack video?

[@seththomas9036]

Clip the thumb loop on bailed cams, not the sling.

[@hardrocklobsterroll395]

No worries about the commentary, this looks like a sweet crack

[@VickySmalls]

Awesome climb! And that's funny about the random cam just stuck hard. I'd have used it too. "It's clearly not going anywhere" haha. Speaking of which, what were/are some of the most random/funny/weird things you found while climbing?

[@pavelfreisleben1737]

amazing

[@joseaquilesgarzalongoria1089]

Quick pro to a newb question: Why do you never use the carabiner on the cams and you just use the sling carabiners?

[@braydenangelo9902]

You don't want metal to metal contact points. Two carabiners connected to each other cannot provide stretch in case of a high fall and even if they do provide enough support it is possible for them to chip and cut your rope

[@roberthunt1460]

@@braydenangelo9902 what the hell that is absolutely not a thing, please nobody pay attention to the comment above! you dont go metal on metal because carabiners can rotate and unclip themselves lol

[@jasonzevenbergen6338]

I know it's a year late, but to actually answer your question, for routes that don't go in a straight line, extending pieces with draws or runners can reduce rope drag and prevent the cam or nut from being moved out of its placement.

[@sdoowramaj]

He most likely clips draws into the slings instead of using the racking carabiner (the one he uses to clip cams to his harness) because it's easier for the second to clean and easier to rerack at the belays. Jason's answer here is also correct if you were wondering why he extended placements. As far as Brayden's answer goes, metal on metal contact can create a burr on the carabiner that may harm the sheath of the rope.

[@CharfishDesign]

Don't forget helmets, folks. Belayer as well.

[@ananda_miaoyin]

Sweet onsight.

[@jansikora5344]

So good video

[@stuartbaines2843]

Top block looked a bit shaky ?

[@MichaelBaester]

Easy mantle @11m but wow if your second fell he would have went for a large pendulum swing due to where you placed the next piece!

[@onlyreach1133]

Can you do a video on your trad rack

[@dukeofnuke2446]

he has multiple

[@valeriomariotti87]

Can somebody explain to me why he keeps extending all the protection he puts in?

[@thomasdolezal1212]

so u dont smash into the wall when you fall

[@FirstPersonBeta]

This and it helps prevent the rope from walking (or popping out) pro

[@valeriomariotti87]

@@FirstPersonBeta thank you.. Great work!

[@robertnewell4054]

ENDURO 360 THREESIXTY // Boscaiolo .... traversing/diagonal pitches tend to play funny with both rope drag & ensuring the pro runs the correct way in case of falls. Even how you protect the 2nd tends to require greater considerations

[@valeriomariotti87]

@@robertnewell4054 ty Robert!

[@rogerchen2049]

camera setup?

[@urungtoyon2956]

That is it

[@robozbeci]

Cool

[@jarvo7723]

whys the sound go in out? swear words?

[@FirstPersonBeta]

I either hit the camera against the rock or knocks in my helmet are transmitted to the mic. Constant problem I deal with. Most of my editing time is spent on audio.

[@travelersworldcafellc7036]

clip to the loop wire on the cam not the damaged sling bro