Climbing thread

RIP in pieces

Holy shit I hope you're trolling

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>>999558

>>999581
My life more or less is

>>999584
butterfly knot is designed for this, the overhand will work, but if you want to increase knot efficiency there's a suggestion for you

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>>999592
Thanks, it looks a lot easier.


I don't claim to know what I'm doing, but I'd rather learn doing shit like this then go balls out in over my head on a real rock out west.

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>>999592
>>999596

>>999596
Okay, so the problem is that you're learning the wrong stuff. You're pursuing budget climbing instead of doing it right. Eventually something is going to fail-- either you'll fuck up, your shit rope will fail, or your anchored protection will fail. When this happens, you're gonna either get hurt or die.

Right now, you're not climbing. You're laying a rope and pulling yourself up by it. If you want to climb on 'real rock out west,' you'll need: a climbing harness, actual climbing rope, and a basic understanding of wtf you're doing.

If the sum total of your ambition is to lay down ropes and pull yourself up on them-- go for it. I think it's a bad idea and a good way to get yourself hurt, but you're allowed to do whatever you want. If you're actually trying to get into rock climbing, though, do yourself a favor and apply none of this to it when you get around to it.

>>999596
also, stop with the black jew double spacing

>>999558
Yer gonna die.

Go to a climbing gym and take a class.

>>999818
>yer gonna

>go back black jew

>>999599
That is an alpine hitch. Good because it will safely load in three directions.

Ignore the shills.

It looks great fun and if you enjoy it then do it.

All this nonsense about safety is just modern girly clap trap. If God wills it, only then you will die.

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>>999912
>ignore the shills
lol okay black jew

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>>999866
does this count as a hitch? or is this a knot?

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signle line rappeling is the best way to avoid the black jews

>>999937
Close enough

>>999937
I'll trust my life on that line

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>hiking in to climb
>decide to use rope today
>get up to second bolt on route I frequent
>block that was main handhold for next section is gone
tfw I've watched that block slowly move
tfw I've free solo'd that route as recently as good friday
tfw just happen to want to use a rope that day
I hung there for a good 5 minutes while I figured out a new way through that section with the lack of that glorious jug

>>1000255
shfifty five keks for you

>>1001894
That's why you should pre climb with rope before you free solo

>>1002173
what does this even mean?

>>1003265
free solo means climbing without rope or any safety measures. Just you and the wall, basically.

>>1003267
then what is a pre climb with rope if it means to climb without rope?

>>1003278
Test the route with proper equipment before attempting free solo in order to not kill self

>>1003279
what's proper equipment to avoid an hero?
what constitutes improper equipment?
cyanide tablets loosely in pants pocket on a rainy day?

>>1003286
yes

>>1003286
Most basically a harness, proper rope, anchor cushion, and a figure eight. Not sure how much that would all cost.

>>1003306
I hear the figure eight was invented by hitler and cost two jewish souls to tie, is this true?

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>>1004125
Wat?

>>1003306
Figure 8 is basically obsolete in the climbing world. The rappel device, not knot.

>>999599
1. draw a circle
2. draw the rest of the fucking owl

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>>1004216
I've never tied this knot before, and I was able to follow it.

>

>>1004213
Really? I haven't been on ropes in ten years. Why have people stopped using it?

>>1004235
Because you can buy a fancy piece of anodized aluminum for an extra 200 dollars. Because I say its safer then a knot without any supporting facts.

BUY IT FAG!

>>1004235
>they don't know you can use the small hole as a belay plate

>>1004331
Yeah, if I under stand you right that's how I used to use them.

>>1004379
I've been thinking about switching to a figure 8, tired of burning through my carabiners when I rappel using an ATC

>>999601
>>999558

Would you consider climbing like this safe if I were to use multiple independent anchors, protect the rope from the cliff face, and make sure I am using a dynamic rope?

Would the above method be acceptable for climbing (loops tied in a dynamic rope)? What about if I used this method as a backup for a separately anchored static rope with an ascender?

I would like to get into solo top-roping so that I can have fun climbing away from people.

>>1004655
when I top rope solo I just use a single dynamic line and a C.A.M.P. Goblin, the whole double line bullshit was a fad during the peak of the liability era

anyone have XY graph of speed vs safety when climbing?

tore up my shoulder rappeling while holding a rock at my local crag...I probably could have done it differently, but that 100lb sun hardened rock was undoubtedly going to chip some holds on the way down.

>>1003306
i would advice a harness, around 10mm rope, something like the mammut smart or similar... , hms carabiner, and webbing fir building anchors on trees

>>999558

I don't bother

You can almost always walk down easily enough

Only in emergencies

Too many people fall and die/hurt themselves from doing it for me to be comfortable