Working hard on the Faux second pitch of Olive Oil - Trad Climbing in Red Rock

[@AndrewKaufmann]

I’ve climbed this route 5 times with a variety of people. I could see how he did this on that pitch.

[@decuevas244]

Beautiful content! Straight to the climb, watching the send, freakin beautiful!!! Climb on, david

[@toddphillips9989]

When we did it years ago we thought the pitch ended at the top of that whitish rock that you're climbing on at 20:30. There's a small triangle of rock that we used to call the 'carrot' (we did this route several times back in the day) that we could loop with slings and that served as our belay for the end of that pitch. Such a great route. It just swallows gear so well! Nice job getting back on route, Seth. It's a bit misleading there at the beginning, especially when you see all of those chalked up holds.

[@chris_nunley]

“How do I do this without dying” 😂

[@ChrisMillerLite]

I did this. Classic route for us mediocre 5.7 climbers. Wicked cool

[@DeathByCactus]

First time I felt a bit claustrophobic watching these. Wonder if I could squeeze through there easier being 5'6".

[@ShallWeClimb]

My brain: "Place A PROOOOOO!!!" while dude is chilling in a no hands rest! :D

[@anderson.escaladarj]

Hahaha

[@anderson.escaladarj]

Great vídeo! Come to Brazil!

[@LouDude502]

I kinda wanna do the chimney version for funzies. I like the grunge lol. Thanks for posting.

[@FirstPersonBeta]

That's the spirit!

[@aherosstory5982]

yep, the face climbing and crack to the right is significantly easier. no chimney

[@ChadParker1966]

Route is to the right.

[@Govanification]

Saw seth clip a hex. Wait a second, did he PLACE a hex??? I didn't hear any cowbells. Rewind, oh, no, it's a fixed piece. Funny, I was just reading about hexes (to see if they're worth buying) and many people said they are great in Red Rocks in flaring cracks where a cam walk out or in thinner rock placements where a cam might break the rock, but they can get stuck pretty easily. Whelp, here we are!

[@FlatOutFE]

I just spent 3 days at Red Rocks. Used hexes on every trad route. I'll take a good hex over a cam any day.

[@Govanification]

Awesome, what kinds do you have? DMM torque nuts seem like a crowd favorite.

[@FlatOutFE]

@@Govanification, Black Diamond. I've climbed with them since 1990.

[@connordobsonclimb]

Just buy cams, hexes are slow to place and clean. A double rack of cams is way more useful.

[@FlatOutFE]

@@connordobsonclimb, sometimes a hex is just a better placement than a cam. Flaring cracks can be troublesome with cams and a hex sideways is perfect. Also, you can buy a whole set of hexes for what two cams cost. They are also much lighter than cams. Heading into the high mountains? I'll take a set of nuts and hexes over cams all day long. Grand Tetons 5.9 and under? Leave the cams at home. For a full rack I take a set of nuts, a set of hexes, and one set of cams. That'll get 90% of most trad routes done. I did many pitches on my last trip in Red Rocks and didn't use any cams at all.

[@joshuacilliers2723]

Is there a shooting range nearby?

[@Yarrownew9759]

Maybe you’ve answered this before, but I’m curious what kind of pack (if any) you take up on short multi-pitch and longer full day adventures. I’ve heard some people just clip what they need to a harness, some bring a small 12-16L backpack with them, I’ve heard a couple people bringing running hydration vests with a bladder and a couple snacks. Just interested to see what system you use as I’m finally getting around to some longer climbs this year myself! I see you have some sort of small pack here when you took it off, but is that different than something you’d take on Epinephrine or similar climbs?

[@hannahwillett9051]

I take the North Face Route Rocket (16L) on multipitch climbs and it works well. I took it up Epinephrine and I would take it up this as well. It has room for a water bladder, snacks, puffy, phone, keys and whatever else. The backpack straps tuck in for hauling so they don't get snagged. It really comes down to personal preference as to what you bring and how much, but this is mine.

[@Yarrownew9759]

@@hannahwillett9051 Perfect! That was actually the exact one I was looking at myself.

[@JLeeper84]

You keep talking quietly to your partner, but we can’t here him. I assuming an in ear walkie talkie system? What kind do you use?