You are a smart, experienced climbing genius. Thank you 😊
@somanayr3 күн бұрын
You mention if one cuts the other cuts - this feels like an argument against equalization in this specific case. An unequalized anchor would likely see the loaded strand sever, giving warning of the impending danger
@RoamingMustang5 күн бұрын
I know you love the gigajul, have you ever tried the CT Alpine Up? Looks pretty tempting right now and apparently more efficient than the gigajul, and feels like a grigri while on rappel or belaying from what I've heard. What did you think about it if you tried it, and if you didn't, any reason why not? Would you give it a go? ^^ I really want to try it. Best thing for me compare to a grigri, or the new pinch, is having guide mode and two ropes options...
@JBMountainSkills5 күн бұрын
@@RoamingMustang it’s ok, pretty big and chunky though, to the point it would put me off carrying it multi pitching.
@RoamingMustang5 күн бұрын
@@JBMountainSkills Hum I see, I need to find a way to get it into my hands and have a look. Thanks for the feedback!
@BBK966 күн бұрын
I dont understand why they would make it so simmilar to a Grigri, i can easily imagine someone using this thinking it will automatically catch a fall..
@Badgerseed6 күн бұрын
7 - 8 Videos in on your channel an absolute wealth of knowledge for a beginner. Subscriber earned! Thank you for sharing your expertise ✌️
@klweth54398 күн бұрын
I really like a purcell as i find it the easiest of the personal tethers to extend while weighted. This makes it easier and safer to weight and test my systems when cleaning/rappelling which is nice. I also like that its a fair bit cheaoer 😊
@sealark171910 күн бұрын
I've also found Jetboils pretty useless for simmering - the flame goes out if set too low. However, I've found them great for doing a stir fry - ideal in fact as stir frying should be done at high temperatures. Buying a packet of stir fry veg, a cured meat - panchetta is great for this, a packet of noodles and a bottle of stir fry sauce (e.g. sweet Thai chilli). I take along with me a bottle of spray cooking oil and using a mess tin over the Jetboil flame. Adding the meat to the hot oil, shortly afterwards adding the veg, noodles and a good splurge of the sauce and within minutes will have a very tasty, nutritious and filling meal. Typically the portions sold by the food outlets are for two people so I keep by half of each for the following night - I've found they all keep even in hot weather plus it's not weighty to carry around in your backpack. Great vids by the way, keep them coming 👍
@benpostlethwaite489510 күн бұрын
Loo roll anchor wasn't redundant
@emilyscloset264811 күн бұрын
Thanks! I'd forgotten and was trying to look back up Super helpful 💜
@llamabrain77512 күн бұрын
As a NEOX owner, it locks IF YOU HOLD THE DEAD ROPE :)
@thomadventuring13 күн бұрын
I never feel good about using the shelf, if you havent enough space on the master point then you have built it poorly
@JBMountainSkills12 күн бұрын
@@thomadventuring it’s not always about space, sometimes it’s just about separation of elements. The shelf is safe to use appropriately.
@daanschone154815 күн бұрын
Buy how does it compare to an ATC Pilot? :p
@davidroseman328715 күн бұрын
If you put on Brynje poly fishnet underwear you may get wet but won’t get cold. Plus extremely lightweight and fast drying.
@PavelNovak-bd7ix16 күн бұрын
When the first 2 minutes of a backpack review aren't about a backpack review at all, you know this guy is an idiot. 😂🤦🏻
@Milian8918 күн бұрын
I use far back loop for my shoes when not rappeling down but walking
@robs171418 күн бұрын
My torrentshell has been great for 2 years … maybe wash your jackets or something?
@californico20 күн бұрын
@JBMountainSkills Hello. Thnx for the very useful content, I am learning a lot with ypur channel. Still, I have doubts about how to haul your partner or abseiling down to them in a traverse route situation. Is there any tips or videos you could show us? Thanks a lot. Keep the great work!!
@timonix221 күн бұрын
I always use my lanyard when climbing outdoors. It's just soo handy. It's basically always attached to my harness. Attaching to bolts Attaching to an anchor extend my rappel When ascending a rope When doing a counterbalance rappel rappelling past a knot When trad climbing in a group of three you often need to swap rope ends. So attaching yourself with something that isn't the rope is mandatory and since it's always there I use it. I use it way more often than I use slings. I do carry slings. But since it's always there, I default to using the PAS
@johnpowell36021 күн бұрын
I wish I lived closer so I could learn from you, watched loads of your videos and they are always the straight forward easy ways to remember the important stuff
@ae813322 күн бұрын
prusik for bailing off one bolt is great - thank you for the video. My initial thought on that though was whether the prusik would hold or snap in the scenario you show with the animation??
@carlobontempelli462623 күн бұрын
Great review! What do you reckon for multipitch/trad is it good or better go for the Cuesta? I want it to be comfy first of all. And what about the leg loops? I like them fixed so probably this is why I won't get an Arcteryx 395A... Which is super comfy on your back but leg loops... Dunno... I tried a S and leg loops were not great to adjust. I have to replace my BD Solution now
@Green_Monkey_Footprints23 күн бұрын
Hi JB. Great review, thanks for this. Would you say that this device is Ok for abseiling?
@JBMountainSkills23 күн бұрын
Ok yes, but it wouldn’t be my number one choice.
@williamjames-hirst70923 күн бұрын
What would you recommend for Yorkshire 3 peaks?
@szabolcskiraly632325 күн бұрын
Massively entertaining 😊
@ravemasters956426 күн бұрын
its a reevo in grigri shell lol
@JBMountainSkills26 күн бұрын
The wheel inside works differently to the Revo wheel.
@davemorriss255226 күн бұрын
Did this 27 years ago, great memories of Gogarth.
@HM-122626 күн бұрын
Hi i love your videos so much,it was so helpfull. I would like to know how to build an top rope anchor in uk. I know it have many different ways to do it😅
@thecathouse27 күн бұрын
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@thecathouse27 күн бұрын
min 8.23
@joecool187528 күн бұрын
excellent tutorial with very good examples! Thnx =)
@FelicityFishlock28 күн бұрын
Drizabone parka and trousers, re-oil, lasts donkeys' years.
@joecool187529 күн бұрын
Q: would it be possible for lefties to swing it round to opposite with handle facing other way for them instead, and lower sort of backwards?
@2bfrank657Ай бұрын
I'm a bit worried about that last technique of tying the rope into a loop through two bolts. As far as i can tell, if the top bolt fails and your fall is arrested by a double strand of rope, that would effectively be a fall factor of 2. I guess that is still better than hitting the ground, but that would not always be a risk. Thoughts?
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
Would you rather a high factor fall, or to hit the ground..? That's the question I guess and I know my answer! If the top bolt did come out it wouldn't be a fall, because you're in hard to the bolt you're next to. If the bottom bolt came out, you'd fall a v small distance on to the top bolt via the rope. No high fall factor.
@2bfrank657Ай бұрын
ah, fixed to the lower bolt directly as well. Right you are, misunderstood the setup 👍
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
@@2bfrank657 👊
@rockwarriorclimbingАй бұрын
Did anybody catch the names of the crag?
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
My bit was at Fedw Fawr, White Beach sector. The Petzl shots were Margalef but not sure which sector.
@EricForney-uz4izАй бұрын
Nice 👌. That's a Great tip.👍
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@lukasskymuh5910Ай бұрын
Exactly the question I had. So it adds a safety layer in comparison to the atc.
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
I thnk so, yes.
@pavolkАй бұрын
Is the Petzl belayer at 2:09 rolling the brake rope far enough up the lip? If I were tutoring a new Grigri user I'd certainly tell them to pull the rope a little closer to them, so it runs over the centre of the lip.
@ToastiiiiiiiiiiiiiiАй бұрын
so thats like a Gri Gri?
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
In the very loosest sense, yes I guess so.
@ToastiiiiiiiiiiiiiiАй бұрын
@@JBMountainSkills thanks !!! I like your videos !
@DrachenBlasenАй бұрын
Beside a few gram lighter and the price, how is this better then the CT Alpine Up?
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
+ steel so should last longer, much less bulky too. Better? It's just a different option, some will prefer it, others won't.
@DrachenBlasenАй бұрын
@@JBMountainSkills Thank you for the answer! I am looking to buy my own first belay device. I always disliked the feeding slack on the grigri, so I want to buy something else but that still have an auto assisted mode.
@LeftCoast_TomPАй бұрын
These are worth watching just to add some fun color to stateside climbing banter. "bits of gear", "crack on with it", "your kit mate", "win back gear - which is ace". "screw gate", "beelay" and so on.
@et803Ай бұрын
whoever the f is belaying without holding the brake strand, please get your brain tested.
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
I'm thinking more for belayer incapacitated by falling rock, illness, that kind of thing.
@UnicycleSoulАй бұрын
Heart attack, rock fall, animal bites / stings for alergic people, etc.; lots of cases where the belayer can become incapacitated, completely outside of their control.
@esotericgrave3129Ай бұрын
was this scientific?
@jacqueslamontagne6890Ай бұрын
Hi. I have a question. This comes from years back when I was taught to use two half hitches instead of the mule to tie off. I find Two half hitches easier to teach, easier to learn, faster to tie, and easier to untie. Can you help me understand why the tied off mule is now the norm? Thanks!
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
They can prove much harder to untie if they're under load, whereas the Munter Mule is super easy.
@brycerhone3298Ай бұрын
This video is great and demonstrates exactly what I was curious of. I can’t believe people are arguing with you that this video is promoting handless belaying 😂. You say it like 9 times don’t let go
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
Apparently I should've said it 99 times 😂 Glad you liked it!
@vladdia80Ай бұрын
Would you let me belay you without holding the break strand? Then why are you presenting this? Aren't you aware that no anyone who watch this can make a difference between your situation and those where Neox for sure won't block without holding the break strand?
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
So you didn’t hear me say never let go of the brake strand multiple times?
@vladdia80Ай бұрын
@@JBMountainSkills i heard you very clearly but some people for sure will think it will lock anyway, i saw in that video. And I don't see the point of this video. In some ideal conditions it will block by itself but in many not so idk conditions it will not and then the climber have big problems.
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
@@vladdia80 I disagree. The point of the video: it’s not an ATC and could lock if you’re knocked unconscious and let go of the rope. I disagree that your take from the video is reflective of others.
@vladdia80Ай бұрын
@@JBMountainSkills you are right with the first sentence. Let's agree to disagree about the second one. 😉
@bfoles506Ай бұрын
Awesome! Is this the long (14ft) or short (9ft)?
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
I have both but think this is my short one in this video. If I could only have one, I’d personally buy the long one.
@fribigemsАй бұрын
What I was hoping to find out in this video was how does it work feeding slack compared to a tubular assisted braking device? I know you've used the Giga Jul as well as a lot of other tubular assisted braking devices. Would you say that this one is easier for lead climbing or would you stick with the tubular style?
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
Good question. Feeding out is actually more slick than an ATC style device I think. However clearly it can still lock up GriGri style when you’re trying to give out slack. That happens much more infrequently than with a GriGri but there is still a learning curve to get the timing and angles right. I think someone used to an ATC will get the hang of smooth belaying more quickly with a NEOX than a GriGri.
@kaelharwood4804Ай бұрын
Flash banged way to many times
@TheDanpearcedpАй бұрын
What trousers are you wearing in this video? Thanks
@JBMountainSkillsАй бұрын
Prana Bronsons
@jamesgostling9635Ай бұрын
Thanks for the review, Jez! I picked up a Neox from Outside in Hathersage yesterday morning and really looking forward to trying it out :)