If you do this, DON'T do it wrong!

You are mid-slab and it starts pouring -- time to bail! You look down and there is nothing on your harness. You have is a sewn runner over your shoulder. How do you get down? We've got a clever solution for you, the Texas Rope Trick! It is a great technique that can save you, but it's unforgiving if you get it wrong.

This situation should never happen. Keep a few carabiners on your harness whenever you are climbing. Leaving a carabiner and lowering or rappelling from it is a safer and better option than the Texas Rope Trick.

00:00 Texas Rope Trick with Bobby
05:13 Break testing the system with Ryan

[GodzillaGoesGaga]

I’ve left carabiners at anchors. My attitude is it’s a donation to the cause. $5 isn’t a big deal and someone else gets to carry a bail ‘biner for their safety. Worth the price IMO.

[jordanjohnson]

0:53: If you're lowering off of that one bolt and collecting your gear below and that bolt blows you're going to hit the deck. That last step before lowering would be to tie a prusik from your harness to the lowering side of the rope. That way if that bolt does blow, the prusik will bite into the rope and make up for the all of the slack above the climber. Not only will this prevent you from hitting the deck, but also allow you to trolley the rope down enabling you to collect your gear easier than without it (especially for overhung routes).

[ncrshane]

The new setup looks way more user friendly than the old one. You can tell you designed it with all the previous testing in mind. I'm not a climber but these videos satisfy my curiosity for rigging and how forces act in the real world, also who doesn't love breaking stuff.

[leftoflove]

I like that Bobby said yes it works but I would only do it if I dropped all my equipment and only had a rope and a sling. Then Ryan said don't risk your life for a carabineer

[Deckzwabber]

I will not trust myself with this... I'd much rather leave a 7 euro locking carabiner up there, than risk mixing up the strands of my rope and having my rope stuck at the top.

[hjeffcoat]

Seems like the channel is getting bigger slowly but surely! Well deserved. The best climbing gear info channel that exists in my opinion!

[zonkerpro]

with thicker slings it is good to have the sewn bit on the retrieve side so it does not jam in the bolt; sucks when that happens...

[DaftFader]

I dropped a like for that mid vid transition! That was fire 👍.

[AlianaBarnes]

Loved the asap! Very clever, easy and practical solution . Audio quality is top-notch in the new lab! Great work improving this!.

[jesseshort]

The audio quality in the new lab is on point!

[Grethko]

Texas rope trick is my favorite method of rapping off of large trees where the height and length of rope allows it, more convenient and foolproof than macrome hitch

[dorothythompson]

2:36 it's something about that "real quick trip down to the bottom" 😂😂

[Spder]

Great demonstration of that technique. Folks should (especially beginners) actually try their equipment in a safe scenario like yours as I personally found that I had much more confidence in the equipment after demonstrating to myself that no, it's not going to break and is in fact much stronger than you thought it would be. Excellent note about the kink / bend where it hangs on the point and the potential for a sharp edge there that could abrade the sling. As always: don't bet your life on a worn-out point, sling, hook or carabiner - they are way cheaper to replace than hospital visits and surgeries. Excellent Video!

[buckmanriver]

Audio quality is top-notch in the new lab! Great work improving this!

[TaiDevore]

Thanks for educating the masses. Keep it up.

[timothymason]

Woo go Bobby! Great memories from LM all the zip lines and obstacle course 😀

[foihdzas]

Love the bobby supplemental videos. And the new lab (and audio) is awesome

[skwashua]

I’m too fat and too lazy to climb, but I love watching your channel! Thanks for the great content

[djmboss]

It wouldn’t be my first (or even second) choice, but a good technique to know for a rainy day. Thanks guys!

[Whelessry]

3 100k+ view videos in a row, and only 131k subscribers? Your channel is about to explode. I'm here before 1m subs