A collection of little tips for trad rock climbing. Nothing ground breaking, but creating this vid fills the lockdown time! Check us out at: / jbmountainskills / jbmountainskills www.jbmountainskills.co.uk
I've heard some stories from friends almost strangling themselves from the sling getting caught around their neck similar to how it's shown at 12:05. An easy way to avoid this is to stick one of your arms through the sling so that it's slung around your shoulder and not around your neck, so that you don't accidentally create a noose for yourself!
I find having your own little code system with your gear good. twin ropes red always on right. For alpine draws i build mine with metal snapper at one end and red at the other, so when im pumped/ stressing easy to know red goes to rope (r to r) and silver goes to gear (silver reminds me of metal so metal to metal)
I do love a bit of colour coding! Must admit though I try and stay away with always having "red on right" etc, just 'cos one day it won't be and I'll get confused!
I might be in the minority opinion here but some of the long videos are fantastic resources. They don’t make me snooze as much as want to watch parts of them a few times over because of how much valuable information is packed into them. Much appreciated.
A climbing friend suggested checking out your site today. As an ML and prepping for RCI assessment I've found your films really helpful and enjoyed watching them. The neighbours are wondering why I keep tying myself to the garden fence though.
I hope you've managed to sit and pass your assessment. Remember, if your neighbours are casting you funny looks while you're hog-tied to your fence; stare deeply into their eyes the entire time.
A nice variation on the one handed clove hitch is dropping the twist to get a Munter. Obviously there's all the benefits of speed and repetition of the movement but I also found it really useful for understanding the knots better and building trust/judgement.
One handed bowline, life saver, literally. Even if you never use it for climbing, being able to tie a quick loop in a rope, one handed, could save someone's life. I have seen 'bunny ears' used in rigging, which I think is a double bowline on a bight, so you every use it instead of an overhand or figure 8? Also, lanyards, I always had a double cowtail on my srt caving harness for passing belays, but not for climbing, although I am toying with the idea of carrying either a Purcell prusik loop or maybe a slyde as emergency gear, if I ever needed to rescue an injured /stuck climber...
