DON'T use expired glue that other people are going to depend their lives on. This test and our others is just to see what the limits are in case someone does. We have not seen lower res...
2021-06-01 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
As of 5/31/21 we have received about $15,000 in donations and we have spent about $9,000 with about $10,000 of expenses (tower and load cells) coming up over the next few months. This video i...
2021-05-31 13:29:26 +0000 UTC View Post
We test zepplin vs modified zepplin knots. We test 40 year old pit rope with new pit rope. And we test soft shackles as lightweight anchor connectors. John Fioroni from Cave Explo...
2021-05-29 13:29:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Step 1: stay attached to the cliff Step 2: set up a pulley system Step 3: grunt when you pull down on the rope
Ok, more helpful tips: Dock the bag on the side of the anchor in the dire...
2021-05-26 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Ryan Sheridan (@ryansheridan) tells the story of being only 100 feet above the huge rock fall that happened on El Capitan in 2017. A lot of this footage was from Pass the Piton Pete who wrote...
2021-05-24 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
If bolts are damaged or there are mistakes or in order to leave less trace, it can be nice to bury an old hole under the P of a new glue in you are installing. We tested in this video if "too...
2021-05-22 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The image of a sling straight vs doubled vs girth hitched and it's relative strengths float around and is taken as doctrine. So we tested it. BD 18mm nylon slings were 22kn ...
2021-05-19 13:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
You guys are the lifeblood of keeping this thing sustainable and it's not just about the money but also the appreciation I feel from you for the effort. I generally post 1 video a week so I h...
2021-05-17 17:30:29 +0000 UTC View Post
We were able to break $70 bolts because of Jake Torren and Thomas Hollinghurst were so generous. The Petzl Coeur Pulse (https://am...
2021-05-17 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This is How NOT to Highline after all, so here is a rigging example A-Z to get the big picture of highline rigging. Michael Melner found this area and this was a line he established prior. &n...
2021-05-15 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We busted some climbing nuts at slacksnap. Nuts appear to be rated based on the wire attached to them.
Let us know what else you want to see! 6kN Nut Tests: 8.8kN (Brassie)...
2021-05-12 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In this podcast style episode Bobby shares about a 100 + foot tumble he took recently. We are lucky enough to be able to laugh about it. Takeaways Get a helmet that fits and wear it. &n...
2021-05-08 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I went caving with Rachel Saker, Ian Reuter, and Ethan Reuter and noticed a few differences from climbing... obviously. ➜It's dark... all the time. Don't run out of light. The sun isn...
2021-05-05 13:33:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Mikey Stevenson and I collabed to learn more about the scaffold knot which is commonly used in the rope access industrial world. It cinces up against the carabiner to make a knot with a lower profi...
2021-05-02 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The number one question when climbing El Capitan is how to #2. Pooping in a bag might sound awful, and you're right if you are unprepared. Have a system for double bagging and have a kn...
2021-04-28 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The 12kn carabiners being made today look and feel like climbing carabiners and can easily get mistaken as life supporting devices. Even the description videos and reviews on these products m...
2021-04-21 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Rachel (@PetzlPrincess) took me pit bouncing in a cave and we measured the forces on the rappel and ascending of the super static 11mm Pit Rope with extra extra sheath. Rachel at 130lbs (with...
2021-04-14 13:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Alex Sardo donated Dynaloops from Beal Climbing (https://amzn.to/39RfxwZ) rated for 22kn. Bobby Hutton tested these as persona...
2021-04-07 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Sun came out, so we went climbing. This is a start to finish example of a traditional or "trad" climb with some thoughts given along the way. Trad climbing is where you have to place yo...
2021-03-31 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes I moved, Yes we removed this concrete. Almost done releasing episodes from the old house!
Bobby visited Fixe Hardware's Bishop, CA store and they showed him their...
2021-03-24 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Zach Moore (@slackmoore) and I show and test five knots that are hard to find on the internet. The unfinished 9, the scorpion hitch, bernese anchor, double girth hitch (or bGebz) and BFK (big fat k...
2021-03-17 13:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the original reason I started this channel… Highlining 101 or “How to use a highline that is already set up.” This is 80 short videos squished into 6 categories and 7 videos....
2021-03-13 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Sooooo.... I moved and got sooooo busy I forgot that this was my transition video to share the big change with everyone. This is my last episode in front of the old gear wall!!! S...
2021-03-10 15:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you build a drop tower. I have no idea either. This is a prototype of the design that has evolved over the last few months. I’d love to have ideas on how to make it coole...
2021-03-08 00:36:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the original reason I started this channel… Highlining 101 or “How to use a highline that is already set up.” This is 80 short videos squished into 6 categories and 7 videos....
2021-03-06 14:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We use pulleys and stoke to pull on some brand new Totem Cams. Marginal placements would pull out around 2kn. When pulling on one side in a bomber crack, we got 8kn. When pulling ...
2021-03-03 14:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the original reason I started this channel… Highlining 101 or “How to use a highline that is already set up.” This is 80 short videos squished into 6 categories and 7 videos....
2021-02-27 16:13:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a video about how our 3rd version of a break test machine works. Sometimes they are called tensile testers or slow pull machines but basically they pull a sample slowly until it snaps...
2021-02-24 14:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I like to have a piece of my investment pie in real estate. There are multiple ways to invest in real estate. Owning rental property, Syndications and REITs or Real Estate Investment Tr...
2021-02-22 14:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the original reason I started this channel… Highlining 101 or “How to use a highline that is already set up.” This is 80 short videos squished into 6 categories and 7 videos....
2021-02-21 00:24:25 +0000 UTC View Post