Emily Harrington and Ashima Shiraishi climb at the Psicocomp 2014

[@peacetea1001]

let's not forget she's THIRTEEN. she was only a preteen last year.

[@abelle.1e]

peacetea1001 ikr she's so good

[@flybeep1661]

Lydia tea haha you suck a math.

[@danpt2000]

Fly beep, at the time of this video Aishima might be 13 or 14. Currently Aishima is 17 years old. And Emily Harrington is 32 ?

[@mr.commonsense6645]

@@danpt2000 correct

[@axelventi6595]

Children’s fear factor is the size of a pea that’s why they aren’t as scared of much yet and they think they can do anything

[@daynastewart3839]

Their should be stairs on the other side

[@intreoo]

dayna stewart lol

[@_Celine_26]

or a slide :D

[@bareeraaa8905]

Or a slide cause stairs, she would need a wheelchair if she comes down on stairs from that high. Or maybe a lift

[@laurenmungaray3912]

Or a slide

[@sirus804]

There are. Some of the climbers didn't want to be peer pressured into jumping and they took the easy way down (ladder and stairs).

[@MixNMatchName]

There should have been a better way to get down from the top. Pretty sure a fall from that height could injure you if you don't fall correctly.

[@rebeccas.1825]

+MixNMatchName theyre at a very high level, thats part of the danger in the sport, I'm sure they're all trained how to fall properly.

[@rebeccas.1825]

it's not a jungle gym, these are worlds level athletes guys, they all obviously feel safe enough to compete there

[@RTPancake]

Being scared of falling is what helps you not fall

[@veronikao7498]

some climbers have fallen from the over hang and landed wrong and busted their ear drum

[@rubyt.yyc1350]

They should have a ladder or stairs to get down

[@mikegaskin5542]

"I signed up to be a rock climber, not a high diver"

[@veganbunny1802]

Best not fall then

[@suytikyuu4003]

@@veganbunny1802 and how to get down if the only option is to jump ?

[@kamyagupta4030]

❤️😂

[@yasyidfaisal1602]

@@kamyagupta4030 ,rdanx,, rt r rvt,y,t #t c , g t tr.v,,r r tc r#57##t#n#

[@GetRoasted1]

@@navinashokswaminathan3996 you’re talking like climbing down a climb is just as easy as climbing up when it’s not. That’s probably close to impossible to down climb unless you use the railings in the back which is probably against the rules for “safety reasons”.

[@erikaserika]

I'm guessing intentionally trying to fall goes completely against her instincts! SOMEONE GIVER HER SOME STAIRS.

[@headphonic8]

erika erika there are behind the wall. She just didn’t want to take them for the fun of it

[@shyamiyer1652]

I was wondering the same thing....she just can't fall!!!

[@dco8886]

I know right. Kinda rude honestly given that she made it to the top.

[@kingchris1353]

Irresponsible people who made this event, they thought no women can climbed all the way up.

[@emilaubry6856]

@@headphonic8 There were no stairs...

[@farismag]

Shame on the mangers and organizers, why there wasn't a ladder at least rewarding the climber who made it to the top by getting down safe. Falling from that distance may cause fatal injuries.

[@alexharvey6522]

This was way too high to be climbed without ropes

[@payton.madson7077]

It's a psicobloc (i.e. deep water solo) competition. The whole point is that the water is there to catch your fall so you don't need ropes.

[@Jambobist]

A sweet water slide for the people that get to the top!

[@rinkipo6662]

I totally agree with Payton Madson. They knew that they could fall from anywhere while climbing, would you still be complaining about not putting a ladder?

[@Earth2LalaLand]

@@jesse2092 I think it's one thing to fall and have the water catch you and another to jump intentionally

[@kawaiibunnbunn]

when ashima was trying to figure out on how to fall, i felt so scared for her, that's pretty high height to fall from!

[@kayleeperez4569]

That announcer's pretty annoying.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

And the stupid announcer made it far more difficult. Shut the f*ck up you God damn idiot and let the kid have a moment to think.

[@dco8886]

And she’s tiny. Made me madddd

[@adrient3957]

@@dialecticalmonist3405 Hell yeah she was only 13 back in time.

[@ArikaJoy]

Was that the first time she fell into water? I thought she must have done it before

[@tch204]

Am I the only one who thought: "man, if they fall, all that chalk is going into the water"

[@Floys14]

tch204 no your not the only one

[@bradmacisaac2905]

Absolutely not, emily spent more time reaching for the chalk bag than climbing, that chalk is the only thing she thought about lmao

[@oxiclean3162]

I think there’s a special type of chalk

[@maxandersen6532]

you make me laugh

[@xindicax]

Nope. You are definitely not the only one.

[@ashutoshsingh1961]

The reason she is good at climbing is that the software in her brain won't allow her to fall. Now to ask her to fall needed a system shut down. That's why it took so much time.

[@subrahmanyantolman6295]

Have you seen her swimming? She is just a very bad swimmer. The "natural instinct" isnt the problem

[@Kolazola]

@@subrahmanyantolman6295 I've seen professional swimmers who haven't high dived get nervous when they are high up. It's the height, not the fear of drowning

[@subrahmanyantolman6295]

@@Kolazola As you can see I said she's a poor swimmer. A professional swimmer would never forget how to swim

[@madr309]

I had the same thought, that it must be very hard, psychologically, for a professional climber to intentionally fall.

[@oguretsagressive]

@@subrahmanyantolman6295 Ever tried swimming in these shoes? ;)

[@gabrielleoh3198]

hmm..y the best climbers should also be the divers? Could be a good event for the audience but it is too harsh for the athletes and it really looks dangerous. There should have prepared the safe way to come down.

[@flybeep1661]

Climbers went up knowing they had to jump. But as usual, it always looks higher when you're up on it. I would be hesitant of jumping as well and I did 900+ skydives.

[@jordynburkatovsky]

As a climber jumping of might be scary but damn do we know how to fall from a height (Bouldering) and as a previous swimmer I know how to high dive

[@praesdynamite4596]

Jordyn Burk Yea I’m not sure why everyone has their panties in a bunch over the jump. I’ve jumped 60ft cliffs into water so cold it’ll make you hyperventilate. Only injury I’ve gotten is soar feet from the impact XD.

[@freshavocado727]

@@praesdynamite4596 Remember not everyone is like you, we are physically built different and we have no idea about these climber's health or physical status at all. From being climber's they probably have an incredible physical status but remember, anything can happen. An olympic level diver can still get severe injuries from a jump. Also, Ashima is barely a teenager you can understand why she would be scared

[@LadyFourteen]

Praes Dynamite Do you straighten your body and point your toes then once you hit the water spread out? I haven’t tried it yet, I’m curious what the ‘proper’ technique is

[@chrewdog]

That announcer's pretty annoying.

[@AlaniSugar]

+Chrewdog yeah...

[@nickyl743]

Chrewdog I men’s it’s kinda his job🤷🏻‍♀️

[@cydelise7115]

Chrewdog agreed

[@soma8468]

It's his job to be a dick?

[@alexmyers3000]

thats not joe rogan dude... not even close...I vote for the slide down idea...these arent professional divers...theyre climbers.

[@chloerufus6849]

my hands and feet were sweating this whole time it was crazy!

[@glockgoon7]

lol i thought it was just me

[@erikaceves7561]

same here!

[@danielashleybaker]

Haha, so weird! My hands and feet never sweat but they just were

[@stanleyshady9465]

yea my hands started sweat..

[@ivediscombobulated93]

Same

[@chloetang5450]

Ashima is amazing. 13 years old and she made it over the wall--beating an older climber with a lot more experience!

[@cozycarry]

To be honest, kids have more potential at these things because of their strength/bodysize proportion

[@Greendawn-di3dl]

Kids are far more spry than adults, they have similar reaches. Honestly the kid has the advantage.

[@dukeofgwaks1303]

That's amazing, even they lack mental physical experience.

[@breathoffreshair7795]

Theres a 30ft drop into foam at my current gym and I literally have to just wait until my arms tire to drop because my brain locks up my body so I physically cant let go. Like your instinct kicks in 100% to prevent you from so easily letting go

[@melaniegrace7707]

This is why I only do top rope lol

[@chloebeary]

Awww poor aishima!!! I wanted to hug her.....it is so high!!!

[@mohini1461]

Vanillabean ik ik same and the thing is that she was 14 when that competition happened. And Emily Harrington was 28!

[@harryking4991]

How high is it?

[@mistercarlberg]

Someone throw the announcer off from that height and we'll all laugh at him when his doughy white arms slap the water. 50 feet on water is no joke. I have seen several injuries and two severe ones (one neck break) at 50 to 55 feet. You can break a foot or hand easily even with a seemingly perfect entry.

[@youtubehand]

The fall could result in serious injury! Look : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmXe3V9ebakr7s

[@simgenx5167]

I don't know if it is in every version, but I understand at least in late versions they use bubbles to break the water tension.

[@spydergs07]

50 is nothing for a water jump

[@saturnspawn]

Its Joe Rogan ya idiots. Have you never heard the mans voice or what?

[@tetyanakletskova9610]

No, it is not Joe Rogan. The pitch is very different. The tempo and yelling in excitement style are similar :) but it isn’t Joe. Not even to mention that Joe isn’t a climber, but if he were to comment on a climber afraid to jump he would actually give useful advice about how to do it or help her understand that it’s less scary than it she think it is (if the statement about the bubbles is true). And yes, with the way that she went in (feet first) she could EASILY get brain concussion even from 20 feet entry, let alone 50. I have seen it happen to people.

[@zestysauze]

Geez announcer, it's not like rock climbers jump down without safety harness from a high cliff

[@emilyshu1352]

ZestySauze we’ll both climbers did because otherwise there would’ve not been a pool and they would’ve slowed down.

[@Hasubanana]

u was at the club

[@cuddlesrox77]

cutesteunha bottoms up when i first met you

[@schwozluv8364]

Come on ashima come on down. Uh heck no if that was me I would want to live.

[@eburns0416]

My hands are getting sweaty just watching them!

[@ricardodiaz6764]

Yeah my hands too 😅

[@samrobin233]

+eburns0416 Haha yep same

[@Hello-ko5xe]

eburns0416 SAME I'm a climber but I'm not that good!!!😂😂

[@nevaehbolduc8924]

eburns0416 same

[@addybettis8560]

eburns0416 omg same!

[@tedros6917]

what if you cant swim? swimming is not a requirement for rock climbing last time I checked

[@callum9098]

Martha Tedla then you drown and nobody saves you

[@tillymassey3628]

Martha Tedla then you don’t enter the climbs where the only exit is jumping & then swimming?

[@HOPOFFMYSHLONG]

Some of these people really are fucking stupid smh Hey dumbfuck, if one cannot swim one should be smart enough not to join an aquaclimb competition. Common freaking sense

[@shanehughes6610]

Comment of the year right here!

[@luketufts6827]

Then don’t compete in deep water soloing 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@neiladlington950]

She likes to climb but jumping or falling must seem too close to that thing that nibbles in the back of a climber's mind. I think there might be a fear that ANY fall can eat at your confidence, especially in a youngster who maybe doesn't have the maturity for dealing with THAT. I'm not a climber so I'm just guessing, but she sure looked reluctant to "let go".

[@rebeccaduncan867]

I am a climber and I love to let go at the end. some people prefer to stay and and some people like to swing around and let go

[@HelmiJonasson]

I climb and I would never be able to let to that high! And she's younger than me at this time. I don't think many of us would be more willing to jump.

[@stellaw3620]

Ursa nobody cares

[@qy1276]

Lmao she already reached the highest point that won't hurt her confidence lol

[@xkathygee]

yes... or it's just a crazy height

[@DnC446]

There has to be a way for climbers to get down this is way to dangerous for a preteen or climber to get off a rock climbing wall without dropping 50 ft from the air to a pool.

[@luketufts6827]

@justcallmeNiKki! There are stairs on the back side, jumping is optional. However, most people view jumping into the pool as ‘part of the experience’ of this kind of competition

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

@@luketufts6827 That's just plain stupid.

[@luketufts6827]

@@dialecticalmonist3405 why? That’s what you do at a psicocomp.. I wouldn’t want to, so I wouldn’t sign up.

[@blakes8901]

@@dialecticalmonist3405 people like you wouldn't understand. I hold nothing against those who choose to take the stairs, in fact I respect them for staying true to themselves, but to not even be able to comprehend the point of view of someone who wanted to jump into the water? Now _that's_ embarassing.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

@@blakes8901 She is thirteen years old and has a bunch of asshole "rah rah bros" egging her on. Don't give me that crap about it being "her choice".

[@ZombiEDDudE]

They couldnt have a slide or a ladder to get down? How hard is it to install a ladder? How do people get to the top to maintain it and shit? By rock climbing their way up there too?

[@urbanocebrian6610]

In this kind of comp, this is the way, if u cant jump then dont join.

[@-greenphone-]

they dont have to jump. there is a ladder on the backside

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

@@-greenphone- A LADDER? A 50ft LADDER? That sounds much more terrifying than jumping into the pool.

[@markkealy4417]

@@dialecticalmonist3405 he means a fixed, steel ladder, not just an absurdly long wooden one haha

[@pranksnstuffd7882]

I have been climbing for 2 months now... I'm not afraid to jump but the announcer shouldn't be rushing her to jump

[@vancekangyishu]

You shouldn’t be thinking that much before u jump

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

@@vancekangyishu Yes you should. The last thing you want is to feel rushed and then panic.

[@forefatherofmankind3305]

Climbing on your gf ?

[@atlantic_love]

Plus the girl was acting selfish. It's not "about you" (the girl)

[@trainermon]

he wasn't rushing her. he was incouraging her

[@yenryhe]

Christ! This announcer is the absolute worse!

[@MichaelSmith-pj6de]

Ashima: "I thought the idea was NOT to fall!"

[@glockgoon7]

this bouldering wall is crazy.. my hands started to sweat when I saw the wall curve lol

[@kimlarsson7259]

Physique, discipline and intelligence in perfect sync. I'm scared of heights, and to me, this is plain beautiful. Mad respect.

[@baesicallyerin3238]

I just realised they don't have ropes ahh it's making me feel scared coz I feel like they could easily fall I mean look how small the grips are!?!???

[@danb4282]

Life advice: don’t watch Alex hannold climb El Capitan then. That’s 3000 feet with no ropes.

[@YanosProductions]

Ayy lmao well water would kill him if he fell from that high, even pretty low it could kill him

[@ivediscombobulated93]

Ong now that you said that i realised it too Who is allowing a person to climb this shit without a harness If they fall and break anything? Or hurt themselves? Are all the people there out of their fuckinv mind???

[@taratran9117]

@@ivediscombobulated93 that's why they're climbers 😂 ..... And why we're not 🤣

[@ivediscombobulated93]

@@taratran9117 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@parisoinone8373]

She doesn't need to dive in the cold water. Rudeness for athlete.

[@amyoates4173]

paris oinone You realise that she knew she would have to jump down and went up willingly right?

[@loosoo8208]

what do you mean? I am sorry, but I don't watch any kind of sports very often, so I am quite confused about why this is rude?

[@flybeep1661]

It's not rude, paris oinone just doesn't know what he's talking about and so are all those dipshits voting up his comment.

[@luketufts6827]

There’s optional stairs on the back 🤦🏻‍♂️ the climbers who reach the top choose to jump down as part of the experience of this style of competition

[@darkx6869]

And? So what if she knew or was willing? Everyone has the balls to do something but when it’s actually time they chicken out.

[@Treatyse]

Wow. My heart was in my mouth that whole time she was getting down. Watching this with my 4 year old....calling her a real superhero. Inspiration. Thank you.

[@onlyhuman1954]

I'm no climber but those falls looked bloody dangerous to me... I thought rock climbers found an easier route down, or abseiled? To just let go and fall is complete anathema to a climber but how else was she to get down? Kudos to both young women.

[@harryp7346]

I hate heights, and can think of two times in my life when I've fallen/jumped from quite a high height. Once about twenty years ago when indoor rock climbing. It must have been at least five metres, and the guy at the bottom caught me just before I hit the padding. But there was a rope on the inside of my elbow, which slid along my skin the whole way down, causing a rather nasty rope burn! I've not been since. The other time was a few years later, jumping of a boat in the South China sea with my brothers. It was probably slightly higher than the climbing fall. My brothers were loving it, but I was terrified. After two or three goes, I agreed to do one final jump with them. Unfortunately, whilst flailing my arms in the air, my shoulder felt like it was popping out - had I been on solid ground, I'm sure I could have just wiggled it a bit and that would have been it. Instead, as I hit the water, I dislocated my shoulder. And about two weeks before, I'd damaged some of the muscles in the other shoulder diving in goal during a game of football! Several years later, and both shoulders are still not completely better, especially the one I dislocated. So, I'd say it's definitely dangerous! Not to mention terrifying!

[@ptyxx]

Its a quite easy route so climbers are not expected to fall. This is more of an emergency thing

[@ig7002]

Poor girl. That was scary. But she's a badass.

[@samanthasherman6750]

dude i get terrified if i fall and i'm on a rope. for this girl to boulder the course and be able to free fall it after (even though she was scared, though who wouldn't be) is absolutely amazing.

[@totallynotdeadinside3702]

And waste all her chalk

[@n3lis94]

@@totallynotdeadinside3702 She tossed it down before she jumped.

[@freshavocado727]

If I was at the top which is never going to happen but I had to jump down into the water I would be like, screw this get a helicopter, get the military, a ladder but I ain't jumping down.

[@nirmalamishra1452]

Same here....the military😂😂

[@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347]

@Ban the CCP "How did you get up here?" "Oh I used the stairs" "Can I..." "NO!"

[@inevitable48]

Which is why this will never be a situation for you...

[@hom3r]

The point of climbing up is not to fall :o

[@R0L0s]

"she's been up there so long shes probably turned 14" like that's so uncalled for she's an amazing rock climber but that doesn't mean she's a diver, that drop could of seriously hurt her if she did it wrong and she's only 13

[@luciafarias7847]

Broo i just thought if they had to jump down into the water thats a waste of their chalk and their shoes would get all wet 😣😣

[@YanosProductions]

Lucia Farias throw the chalk bag before

[@danpt2000]

Emily Harrington, Born 1986; Aishima Shiraishi, Born 2001. Emily is 17 years older than Aishima

[@davelee9346]

lol she was like i dont know how to fall what is this.

[@felixb.59]

Let's see you jump from 50 feet

[@ricksmith4201]

@@felixb.59 someone clearly didnt get the joke

[@shekhar81]

@@ricksmith4201 that was clearly rude tho , prick head

[@shekhar81]

@dave Lee shut up already toddler

[@ricksmith4201]

@@shekhar81 Prick head? Never been called that before lol, how fucking old are you, 12?

[@frankbush8368]

bummer that they make them climb to that horrible pop-electro music : (

[@xsomili5501]

Yea my heart was pumping even faster thanks to the music

[@TheOhmahgawdz]

A ton of competitions do that, unfortunately

[@kaylatjenalooi2743]

If I were them I'd climb down the metal frame behind the climbing wall

[@adamcorbett1827]

No water if you fall

[@luketufts6827]

There’s already stairs on the back, jumping into the pool is totally optional

[@PeterSodhi]

There are videos of people falling into water at 80 ft and being very seriously injured...

[@kamiah5872]

Is anyone going to talk about how high they are !!! And not hooked on to anything!!

[@phoebewinterbottom938]

Omg I would do the same thing as ashima I can't let go lol

[@kaitatin1782]

Wakakakakkk

[@KevinsDisobedience]

No idea why I’m watching this, or why KZbin recommended it, but it’s pretty damn impressive!

[@kimchi5049]

what i want to see is the announcer fall off the cliff maybe then he'll shut his trap

[@doublevgreen]

this is so high

[@kanabos9774]

OMG that's really dangerous even fall to water from this height may be deadly.

[@atlantic_love]

Lol, no.

[@whitenoise509]

@@atlantic_love I watched someone break their back landing wrong off of a 40 foot cliff. Getting him out of there was absolutely bonkers, so many rescue people involved. It's absolutely possible.

[@carolineling4406]

When I try to rock climb I get up to the first rock and I fall

[@ivandranitskiy3852]

Огонь! 10 минут нервов! Знаю как страшно лезть сложные трассы даже со страховкой. Девочки молодцы!

[@dzindziin]

Вообще не могу понять как люди лезут на горизонтальных трассах 😱

[@kaylageorge6894]

I literally muted my phone because the announcer is so annoying

[@panarbore]

Why should someone let loose, when everything in the body was formed to hold on?!

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

Exactly. It's practically built into our DNA since we were apes.

[@paintnomics9523]

If they can make a complicated wall they can make a simple slide down

[@tjaytruong3835]

they have stairs

[@NoName-lw1jn]

Mygodd... just how long can they stay like that?? Its like gravity barely has effect on them

[@dankerlagon1717]

im new to rock climbing indoors and its so much scarier knowing what they're doing cuz now i can appreciate the moves my arms are pumped just watching it

[@kikimeow5491]

Did anyone notice that the background music was titanium?

[@sofifi03]

that’s the thing, we aren’t not scared of highs, we just mostly trust ourselves not to fall. That sheer drop is not something we’re useful

[@megancooper6130]

Everyone in climbing is so supportive, I love it

[@carissamiddleton4755]

I’m sorry, did the dude say the girl that finished was only 13???

[@Vanillasrushh]

This is unbelievable her strength is amazing and she’s holding to nothing literally

[@cardinalfox0734]

well the holds they had were pretty decent sized

[@Kruxxor]

Legend has it she's still chalking her hands.

[@bouldering2542]

Why do they have to put there hands in the chalk 10 times every time they do on move

[@georgiosdoumas2446]

To make their hands dry again, from the sweat , and increase the friction. Similar to what Olympic gymnasts do

[@Ostsol]

Cool to hear everyone so supportive of both climbers!

[@Viperatut]

strong grip!

[@nicklozica8914]

Phong Phan deep water solo

[@savemother8492]

Why can't you just have a slide that goes down the back of the wall? That would be so much safer and way more fun.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

A slide is very expensive. But they could have some fire escape like thing.

[@danielmcdonald10]

How about a simple slide into the pool from the top? Did they seriously not build a way down?

[@justicewillprevail1106]

Oh my gosh... she barely just reach her teen years. Bravo. So courageous at such a young age.

[@aff77141]

My girl literally said to the crowd "I could use some help here cheer guys" and they had her 😂 😂 😂 climb on little sis

[@oOOlivierful]

If the climber on the left side took less time breaking (chalking her hands) she might add enough energies to finish but she took way too much time hanging which that exhausted her hands . Bad strategy she clearly add the technics to do it.

[@4leafpix]

He said the left, hes talking about Emily.

[@shannonmcnamara5343]

emily harringtonn is a badass. just google her.

[@missycalimba]

She was not just chalking her hands, she was also shaking out lactic acid that had accumulated in her arms. Lactic acid affects your ability to concentrate, apply force, and execute movement. Not a bad strategy a necessary one, used by every strong climber.

[@susannakristiina3514]

She has too much weight in this sport. Unfortunately. It would be easier to take a ten kilos lighter body up. Now these extra kilograms steals energy in every single effort. I emphasize that too much weight for this sport. After all, it's a mathematical fact. every single effort. And I emphasize that too much weight for this sport

[@cloro92]

How is it possible that such a structure doesn't have a staircase to go up and down safely?

[@wintersoldier909]

Emily kept waving at the crowd too much for someone who was losing!

[@dude988]

Where's the gravity?

[@kimchee94112]

Ashima hit the water at 40 mph from that height.

[@MrGuitarguy16]

I'm wondering if you scaled something like this in the wild, how would you climb back down? I'd like to see some reversal climbs

[@minas.831]

It hurts your feet jumping from 40 feet that high I don’t if I could have done it that young

[@gabylastname3113]

Is there a training to fall of a wall?

[@chaseramos4865]

Imagine backflopping after messing up a move at the top

[@rare_other]

Where is the point to change colours..

[@molonlabe459]

Who the hell downvotes that?

[@sorjhan2214]

Wait..dont they have a staircase, a ladder or atleast a rope to descend ?

[@unknownuser_99]

It looks easy until you realise the wall is on an angle.

[@NevskiyVladislav]

Что за сумка за спиной? Тальк?

[@itsrubyitsclaudiaitsclubyp4551]

OMG 😯 amazing effort from both girls!! I wish there was a better way to get down

[@freedfree7933]

How many times did the blond chalk her hands?? Just over and over again

[@user-cj2vu4jn7v]

Wow all I can say is both of these women are true athletes and good for them amazing

[@MrBrachiatingApe]

...I'm not a climber, but exactly how many times does one need to chalk one's hand before grabbing something? I saw Emily Harrington seriously chalk right-left-right-left-right-left (grabbing at handholds in between but not actually moving) shake off excess chalk right-left-move. Completely serious question here: do you really need that much chalk?

[@TrueImmortality]

This was me at the top of a wall having the gym instructor, my friend, and some random dude all saying "just let go, the rope will support you!" Hell no! Lol Some of us just have this instinct to cling.

[@SanDObliviousStargazer]

Question Is, How Do U Get Down????? 🤔🤔🤔

[@R0L0s]

I felt so bad for her when she didn't want to jump, like couldn't of they put like stairs if you make it to the top cause if you fall it goes so fast that you can't do anything. but if you make it to the top then it's really hard for you to make that jump. And she's only 13 but wow is she impressive when shes rock climbing

[@JMosUndefeated]

Why wouldn't there be a ladder at the top?

[@sarazawadzki]

Ashima is too cute xD but she is really amazing and she is my inspiration!

[@Hasubanana]

Aishima*

[@anakinskywalker4090]

He/she spelled it correctly

[@cazzlecoronel4732]

Why isn't there a harness?????!

[@tim..indeed]

The people in this comment section are way too uninformed. There was a stair behind the top. Also, there's machines making waves in the water to massively reduce surface tension, making the fall rather safe. You can actually see their effect in the video. Lastly, to free solo above water is the whole point of this competition. There are tons of other climbing competitions with ropes, this here is however is without. Everyone who participates knows what they're getting into. And if the commentator urges her to jump it's because he knows it's inevitable and he knows that there are other participants who want to go next.

[@atlantic_love]

She was loving the attention, that was part of her refusing let go.

[@realisticclearmind3531]

they can climb the double route if they do not loosing so much power because always chalking.Ashima is amazing

[@ohnoheb]

Realistic Clear mind she's actually resting when she does that so she would have more strength for the route :/

[@turdsmcgillicuddy5118]

Kudos to both these ladies. My hands were sweating the entire time watching this. I’m a puss.

[@harrypa946]

Think it would be a great cardio would like to learn it

[@genz1967]

KZbin Recommendations strike again! Welcome, people of the future!

[@paulmartin7585]

Where is the zip line down?

[@loisvictoria4655]

Just watching them makes me want to scream! 😂😂😂😂