Boulder Anchor for Rock Climbing
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Boulder Anchor for Rock Climbing
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Although "Rock Climb" will have more than 100 videos (7 hours+ of content), the program is designed to include maximum information in a concise way that is easy to understand and assimilate. For that reason most chapters are built on the knowledge acquired in previous ones (e.g., Rope Basics → Top-Roping → Lead Climbing → Sport Climbing → Trad. Climbing).
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Rock climbing is fun but there is an element of risk. In some situations if you are not careful, the chances of serious injury or death are very real. A safety oriented mindset is essential.
The right attitude includes not thinking that just by watching videos and reading articles you will become a safe and experienced climber. Experience comes with practice. Practice means making occasional mistakes and learning from them.
We believe qualified in-person training should be the main way of learning and progressing in rock climbing. A good mentor, guide or teacher will make learning as safe as it can be, by assessing your level and every situation.
Our videos are meant to inform and entertain. Although our videos can be very helpful, they are not meant to replace in-person teaching by a qualified professional, nor they are meant to replace reading and understanding the instructions and manuals of rock climbing equipment-which we strongly advise you to do. (Manufacturers recommendations occasionally change, and it is a good idea to stay updated by visiting their websites.)
Have fun and be safe out there!
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The cam or shoe or backpack or another rock or anything else you can think of to help the rope from being wedged under the rock trick is great!
This is awesome. Straight to the point, well filmed and very good audio. Keep it coming !
@videoracles
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
I've been waiting for this video to hit your library. As always, a great video, with great instruction!!
@videoracles
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Great content, thanks for all of the videos!
@videoracles
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
This is fantastic. Thanks!
@videoracles
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Great video and feed. Thanks for putting this great content out there!
@YangiTheCat
9 ай бұрын
Yeah this video library for free is amazing given the quality. Like a free full course.
thanks
@videoracles
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
I noticed in a previous video you mentioned that a good boulder for a bomber cam placement when building a gear anchor should be the size of a car, but here you said “bigger than a refrigerator” should do the trick. Is the difference in size due to how cams multiply pull force at their lobes? Or is there something else I’m missing?
@WhatsleftofTom
3 жыл бұрын
A cam is going to load the boulder differently; when you load the cam it's going to push outwards with a lot of ofrce against the walls of the crack it's in. The boulders forming that crack need to be big and heavy enough to resist being pushed apart by the cam. The loading here is simpler because he is just tying himself onto a big rock and hanging off it
@videoracles
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment. Please see Roddy's reply: Lifting or tilting a boulder just a little can cause a cam to fail. This might not take much force, especially if the boulder is balanced on an uneven surface. So placing a cam under a boulder is something to be very careful about. By contrast, when tying a rope around a boulder, just tilting the boulder won't cause a problem (usually... watch for material getting pinched...). It would take a huge amount of force to move that boulder enough to cause a problem. In short, there are a lot of boulders out there that I'd be comfortable tying a rope around, but not comfortable placing a cam under.
I always kick such a block before using it just to see if it moves.
With this anchor setup, does this mean the follower will lead the next pitch? Would you need to do anything to the anchor if the belayer here were to also lead the next pitch?
@videoracles
2 жыл бұрын
Roddy's reply: Hi, thanks for the question! If the follower is leading next, that would be simplest. If I'm leading the next pitch and I've used my rope to build the anchor, I'll either need to swap ends with my partner, or have them build a different anchor (or just stand on the massive ledge with no anchor... sometimes that's okay). Best, Roddy
@dtomasovich74
2 жыл бұрын
@@videoracles thank you so much for the response!! I hope to run into you one day in JTree and thank you for all this great content in person!
@videoracles
Жыл бұрын
Reach out to Roddy when in JT! There always are opportunities to learn more or discover new places! Here is his website: climbwithroddy.com