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Leeper and Welded Cold Shut Old Climbing Hanger Break Tests

Clay Lippincott from https://cabrp.org/ donated some old hangers, and we broke them in our Bolt Buster concrete.  Check out the Bolti...

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Climbing anchor shock loads are a myth - human testing in Yosemite

If one bolt or cam fails on a sliding X, does the shock load create enough force to be dangerous.  Many put limiter knots half way up the slings on both sides in order to limit the shock load ...

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Epic Wingsuit Stunt Wins Go Pro 2020 Challenge Award

Back in November 2019, we had 4 humans fly through the giant hole in the giant net we weaved.  It won the Go Pro Million Dollar Challenge Award 2020-04-18 13:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Set up a Slackline INSIDE - where and how to install anchors plus break tests

Rig a slackline inside your house safely.  We show you where to put your anchors, how to make and fill holes, and break test screws and eye bolts.  Share with someone that wants a slackli...

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NO CHARGE - Slackline inside or without trees - unboxing PUZZLE SLACKRACK

I don't charge patron's for things that look like commercials.  I just like using this channel to support our friends making great slackline gear!

The Puzzle Slackrack is a fun slackline...

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Are MicroFractures a Myth in climbing carabiners? Slow motion break tests on new & abused gear

We bought 6 Mammut Crag Wire Gates (https://amzn.to/2UN6G8b) and 6 Mammut Wall Micro Locks (2020-04-08 13:31:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Climbing lead fall with rope in mouth!!! Podcast of a broken jaw

Sarah Sacky shares in this podcast about when she was lead climbing and took a bite of rope in her mouth to clip a quick draw higher but slipped.  Broken jaw, couldn't smile, lost tooth!  ...

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Replacing Climbing Wedge Bolts with Powers Bolts at Sugar Loaf in Tahoe - Bolting Bible

Bobby Hutton shows us how to remove climbing wedge bolts on a climbing route at Sugar Loaf in Tahoe California and replacing it with 1/2" SS Powers bolts donated by ASCA (2020-03-25 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Replacing split shaft climbing bolts with Powers Bolts at Sugar Loaf - Bolting Bible 2.020 is done!

Bobby Hutton and I show you the process of removing split shaft climbing bolts for an anchor at Sugar Loaf in Tahoe California and replacing it with 1/2" SS Powers bolts donated by ASCA (2020-03-18 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post

How NOT to install a Tree Net - These are way more fun than Tree Houses!

 We look at an 8 year old tree net that is deteriorating and strangling a tree and try to do some repairs with paracord.  The best price we found on paracord has been at 2020-03-11 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Mammut Dyneema Climbing Slings gear break test in slow motion - Limiter Knots are NOT redundant!!!

We tested Mammut 8.0 dyneema climbing slings found at https://amzn.to/38rsNoA pulled normal, sliding x and with limiter knots.  ...

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Bolt Buster - 6 TITANIUM glue in climbing bolts - break test in slow motion

 The Titan Eterna's shocked us that we got very similar results in both shear and tension when we did our break tests in granite with Hilti 500 v3 epoxy glue.  

We got in shear 45.8...

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Lead falls in climbing gyms - how much forces does it generate? Climbing Science!

What forces are generated during a lead fall at a climbing gym?  At Pipeworks climbing gym in Sacramento, CA, Michael Melner, TJ Gillick and Ryan Kowalski do some falling for science.  We...

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How we rigged the giant space net for GGBY and walked a slackline set up in the middle!

This project was a collaboration from so many slackers, ideas and crossed fingers that it was very exciting to have it officially rigged for www.ggbygather.org .  The net was hand woven in my ...

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SlackSnap - Camp & Maillon Rapide quick Links are all rated the same when cross loaded? Slow Motion!

Yann Camus from https://blissclimbing.com/en/online-courses/ posted a question about quick links in his video View Post

Highline rigging 2.0 - How to rig a 350lb spacenet with only a few people

Before GGBY (https://ggbygathering.org/) we set up the net for some silly shenanigans but only had a few people.  Andy Lewis...

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Break testing OLD Climbing gear on Slacksnap - Slings, dog bones, and ropes

We broke a bunch of super old climbing gear donated by Layne Zuelke on our slacksnap machine.  

HIGHLINE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL www.howNOTtohighline.com  BOLTING BIBLE 2020-01-22 14:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post

How NOT to Vanlife - 88 Ford Econoline van build out tour

Welcome to HowNOTto Vanlife - a series showing off different slackliner vans to give you lots of ideas for your build out.  Ash and Callen show us their 88 ford econoline vanlife setup.  ...

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BoltBuster - Crux Monster climbing bolts tested in 45 degrees with slow motion

We tested 12mm crux monster bolts from http://www.bolt-products.com/ in a 45 degree angle in order to simulate the anchors we h...

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Tandem Base Jump with Andy Lewis

Andy Lewis surprised me with a tandem base jump off the GGBY Highline Gathering net.  What a cool experience!!! Huck your meat at BASE Jump Moab With Sylvan Slacks and Ben Dicko  

H...

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Over 50 climbing bolts breaking in sandstone - SLOW MOTION COMPILATION

We can learn so much in watching bolts break in 5 minutes about the nature of how they work.  You can see that they don't always come out of the rock, but the hangers come off, hangers snap, w...

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Testing iPhone 11 on a giant rope swing attached to a slackline

 We love rope jumping and we found a new spot.  We did 2 jumps, one with a tire just to be funny and one holding my iphone 11 to see how stable it is.  Edited by Nick McPherson  ...

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Bolting Bible - How do drill holes in rock for climbing and highlining bolts

We demonstrate drilling holes for climbing and highlining bolts in this video.  You can check out all The details at THE BOLTING BIBLE at View Post

Slackline sewn loop science by Raed Slacklines

Stephan Chalkowski from Raed Slacklines shared about his vast research into sewn loops in an ISA saftey meeting (@InternationalSlacklineAssociation - ISA) in Bern Switzerland.   It was su...

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How do you organize a 2km long highline project. Interview with Danny Bouchard in Asbestos Canada.

What does it take to coordinate 30 people to do a world record project?  More work than it does to walk across a 2 kilometer long highline.  Danny Bouchard shares with us about his experi...

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Where To Drill Holes for Climbing and Highlining Bolts - Bolting Bible

Once you drill holes in a rock, they are there forever.  Consider carefully IF and WHERE you place bolts before bolting climbing routes or when you establish highlines.  See our EQUALIZAT...

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How I rigged a complex 291m highline in Yosemite BY MYSELF in 12 hours

This was a dream of mine for years.  Justin Smestad and I helped Jerry Miszewski and Faith Dickey establish this in 2015, I rigged it with Friedi Kuhne, Lukas Irmler and Kyle Lovett in 2018 an...

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How NOT to weave spacenets - fancy ass patterns in the GGBY spacenet

How are all the fancy patterns woven in the spacenet for GGBY Highline Gathering?  Our expert weaver, Charlie Sand (@charlies_webs), shows us.   All these monkeys helped until their ...

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Taping segmented highlines - Inov Split tape techniques

All my webbing is in 50 meter sections now.  Watch how I tape my main and backup slackline webbings together, add an extension and connect 2 pairs together with an inov split.  If you hav...

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Highline rescue practice at the ISA meeting in Bern Switzerland

It's great to practice rescues BEFORE you need to because it can be a lot more logistically complex than you might imagine.  Watch several different methods of rescuing we practice at the Inte...

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