Climbing Fails 7 "His Rope Is Around His Neck!"

In this episode things go a bit nutty as we try to analysis some climbing fails. What do you think they could have done better and where did they go wrong? If you enjoy these episodes don't for get to subscribe and I will keep them coming. My Merch Store! https://www.etsy.com/shop/BetaCoDesigns Here is a Discord link, come join the fun! https://discord.gg/KH64PkRNjp You can click this link to see more of my videos! https://www.youtube.com/betaclimbers My amazon store where I put products I talk about in my videos. (affiliate link) https://www.amazon.com/shop/betaclimbers Instagram - BetaClimber (First Clip) Last Sunday, Simon and his mates from ATA (“All the Activities”) were climbing in Brooyar, South East Queensland, Australia. It was the end of a full weekend of climbing, but they were still ready for some try hard. In the video, shot by Simon’s friend Brett, Simon starts up Celluloid Hero (21/5.11a), a route with a particularly burly, pumpy start—standard for the area. As he thugs up the climb beyond the first bolt, fatigue starts to creep into his forearms. By the time he’s staring at the second bolt, he’s already gripped. “This was the last climb of the weekend for me and I could not take a hand off to make the clip, even with the draw still up,” Simon told Rock and Ice. “I was so pumped my hand peeled right off it, and down I went.” (Second Clip) This video comes to us from Ian Thompson. "This video was taken when a friend and I decided to make a 5 day trip down to Squamish B.C. Our plan was to start on 'Calculus Crack,' a very popular and moderate 5.8 multi-pitch, to get our bearings for the rest of the trip. We found what we believed to be the start of the route, with assistance from some of the local climbers (we did not have a guidebook). About halfway up, I began to realize that Squamish 5.8 was pretty stiff! Didn't think much about it though... "As I got to the wide off-width crack at the top, I was beginning to get some pump and didn't have the proper jam technique to continue. As I have been able to read a little on MP since my accident, it turns out I was actually on a 5.10c line, called 'Start From Scratch.' My last piece, a red size 1" Camalot, popped. [Ian accidentally refers to this as a #2 cam in the video.] In retrospect, it should not have been placed where it was, due to the possibility of flex on the right side of the flake. "As I pointed out in the [original YouTube] video description, 'I have learned much from this experience; however, the major thing that would have saved me from this terrible accident was better preparedness. Lucky, I only came out with a sprained ankle and rope burn - from where the rope wrapped around my neck during the fall. My biggest hope from posting this failure was for it to be a learning experience for beginning trad climbers. Be safe out there everyone!" #climbing #fails