HOW TO CLEAN A CLIMBING ROUTE!! (POV)

this is how I like to clean a climbing route! whatever you climb up there and then you're done climbing you have to get all of your gear back so this is how I like to clean a climbing route! this is how I like to clean a climbing route! this is how I like to clean a climbing route!

[Tzar]

That is definitely one way of doing it. Massive faff and a weird order of operations IMO. Just get a sling or Petzl connect or a sling and connect to a hanger. Then take some slack rope and pp it through the chains/rings (what ever fixed gear is there) and then overhand loop/fig 8 on a bite (what ever you prefer) back onto your gear loop. This way you don't have to tie your rope onto your leg loop in case you drop it when untying. This way you are secured 3 ways - Your original gear loop, your sling, and the bite through the gear. Then just untie, pull rope through, weight rope and unclip your sling. Boom. No hassle of trying to get your waist up to the fixed gear, and with a sling you have much more movement. But great video, and very informative. Keep up the good work dude!

[somanayr]

Sometimes on tight chains you have to do it like this, but if you pass a bight through the chains & tie an 8 on a bight, it’s impossible to drop the rope and you never come off belay

[bubbybi]

Yep, in-direct with quickdraws is quick and simple. I personally always use this in single pitch sport. Like others have said though, passing the bight through, tying the 8 on a bight, clipping it to your belay loop w/ a locker, then untying your original knot is considered best practice, especially with big beefy quicklinks and rap rings. You never come off belay. Another word of caution: consider clipping your in-directs into the top of your anchor draws instead of the anchors themselves. By raising your knot above the anchors, you risk the rope unclipping itself once you lower back down. In general, you should never raise your waist above the anchor.

[ruebykool]

This is legit fascinating. I've always wondered how climbers get the ropes back and I guess I thought they just left them there, but that didn't make sense. This video answers so many questions for me.

[angeloandino]

For someone who is going climbing outside for the first time in a couple weeks (with a guide) this is very informative and helpful . Great video, thank you!

[bird_d]

Hey man I think this video has a couple of unsafe practices in it. For one you faced the carabiners on the draws facing each other, which can lead to them either unclipping or interacting unexpectedly. Also your gear loop isn’t rated for falls, so if something fails on your anchor you are going to have a death risk. I think it would have made much more sense for you to clip a draw into the bolt and pass a figure 8 on a bight through the rings before taking yourself off of the anchor draws then get lowered off the rings. Having the rope and two draws through those rings is going to lead to some weird stuck situations for people who don’t expect it

[tutun_]

thank you Owen Willson for this informative video

[josephshideler]

Why is the rope just on the dirt and the belayer is standing on it? I'm just getting back into climbing after a bit, but I remember keeping the rope clean and handling it with care being important.

[leowii]

I do it the same as you do, but I usually prefer to pass a bight through the rings (or quicklinks) to secure the rope to the harness. This way I am never really off belay. Even so, there are cases in which the way you show here is preferable - for example whenever a bight would hardly pass thru the rings or quicklinks.

Sometimes a tidy, visually clean way of doing things is preferable to the maximum absolute redundancy, because we are pretty tired when we get up there and even if we pay attention we are still a little bit more prone to making mistakes.

[spasofmontana]

hey dude that was awesome! thanks for the awesome content! maybe some locking carabiners would make it safer

[phillipdouglas]

Maybe the hardest/sketchiest way to clean an anchor I’ve seen. Grab a PAS bro. Pull a bite of rope through the links figure 8 on a bite clip to your belay loop at least. I dont know what’s going on but be safe brother.

[wrenneilcooperrider]

Nice, I do it this way as well when it’s links like that. Since those links don’t look like they’ll take a bight, I’m pretty sure that’s the fastest and safest way to do it

[Notrees]

all you need is a sling my man... way safer, stronger, easier, lighter, etc...

[calumlong]

Just what I'd do instead:
- obvs use locking carabiners instead (I use a sling, girth hithed onto my belay loop, with a locking carabiner)
- draws should be clipped into the bolts, not the masons
- stopper knot closer to your figure of 8 knot

[cantubeeducate]

How do you clean a route if you don’t reach the anchors?

[natesherman]

i’m a new outdoor climber here. i heard that metal on metal created abrasions that could cut the rope. when the rope passes through the ring will it get cut because the quickdraws have also been clipped to the ring?

[Tigerratcat]

How screwed would you be if you accidentally released the rope to the ground?

[rkblackwell]

Hey, is this at Alberton? Easy Rider?