GoPro Rock Climbing at Muir Valley in Red River Gorge 

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You're talking about the ~45 minute mark? It was our first time out, and I will admit that my ropework at that point was pretty poor - lots of inefficiency and complication. Don't follow my example here! The complication in the ropework adds opportunity for mistakes. Is this was caused the cringe? I was straight into the bolts on two slings, tested that my weight was on the rap system before coming off the slings, etc.

+MountainHogware at 45:33 you start with excessive slack and a knot to tie the rope to yourself. To avoid dropping it when you untie. This is totally in-necessary man. I've heard of this method and think it's bad. Study this picture carefully man. This is the correct and only way to do it in my eyes. You should never be in attached from the rope. Check it out.

Agreed, and AAC agrees with you. americanalpineclub.org/resources-blog/2016/3/15/5ipkouk0id07cgc3dqks4fljnsgnx6 Process was one I learned 4 years ago, and performed inefficiently. I've improved since. There are times when I've been forced to untie - I've encountered setups where it's difficult to push a bight of rope through the rings/links, and so on. As so many things in climbing, there are methods that work most of the time, and situations that call for something different. Testing your systems when switching remains key, and I think you'll agree that while cumbersome and rife with potential for mistakes, I was never about to fall off the cliff. Thanks for watching and commenting.

I know this is six months old, but I agree with Ritchy, there has never been a time when I was not attached to the rope, and I cannot think of a time when that would be needed. When you get to the top of a climb and have tested your static lines, unclip the quickdraws from the rope and then to your harness, then unclip them from the walls. Then have your belayer completely remove himself and the ATC from the rope. Pull up enough rope so that a loop hangs (over) halfway down the wall and then tie a bite into the rope and clip that to your harness with one of the quickdraws you removed earlier. Then untie the original knot from your harness (the one you climbed with), and never let go of the dead end of the rope. Put the single rope through the chains and lower it down until the knot gets in the way. Both rope ends should now be on the ground. Your belay goes to fireman ready (hands over the rope, ready to pull if needed) and you put your atc on the rope and test to make sure it holds you. Ask your belay for a fireman (pulls on both ends of the rope), disconnect statics, and you can lower down. Also, just a fun tidbit of information: Never let the hardpoint on your harness, that the slings are attached to, be equal with or above the anchor they are attached to. If you slip, you create a dynamic load with over a factor 1 fall and you have a more than 30% chance that your slings will snap. Also, Dynex is great for certain purposes, but I would use nylon if you can help it. It most tests you will see nylon holds up better for the average climber. (not true for waterfall climbing and ice climbing)