SCRAMBLING - WHEN TO USE A ROPE!! (LIVE EXAMPLE) 

Glad it was some use 👍

Thanks, I'm kinda guiltily of making it looking exciting in my own videos but safety always comes first and I have no hesitation saying no to things where I'll be out of my depth 👍

Absolutely spot on

You know it's strange, I was out climbing much harder routes today (trad climbing) but it's the psychology of places like the crux on Dolmen, the climbing isn't hard, It's a head game with literally no room for error.

Thanks!....lot's of people solo this route, I just didn't feel comfortable doing so on my first time.

Had me harness on 🤷🏻‍♂️😜

@@carterexplores9198 yup...it's all good 👍

If you like watching climbing videos then why not have a shot at trying it yourself. Watching videos like this might give you the impression that climbing has to be that very involved thing with serious consequences all the time. But top roping at the climbing wall isn't all that dangerous if you are diligent about belaying properly. Sure, it can also be scary at first if you aren't used to it but it allows you to get accustomed to the feeling of being on the wall and trusting the gear. I don't know where you live but if there is the possibility to take a beginners course at your local climbing center or alpine club then I'd encourage you to just sign up.

@@Baum17 Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. Unfortunately, I think I am too old to be starting something like climbing now. My general fitness is ok but I have problems with my knees and back. We have got climbing centres near where I live and they look great and they do provide brilliant introductions and instruction. My daughter has been to a couple of them and had a great time as well as learning some of the principles of climbing. Thanks for your response but I think I'll have to stick to the videos. I've got so much respect for people like you and the other climbers out there.

Indeed, for solo scrambling a rope is only good to ab off. My first time on this route, the climbing isn't difficult, it's just the psychology for me personally. No room for error.

Thanks 👍 This is Dolmen Ridge on Glyder Fach.

It's not all that much weight, but no, only bring a rope and some gear if the route has some tricky sections.

Yeah a 30 would be plenty.

Any indoor climbing will help with you're confidence.

Having scrabbled and soloed for year's.... Summer Severe & winter V. 5, I'd say for what it's worth the best way definitely is out on real rock on a consistent basis... much better than a climbing wall though that won't do any harm if you can't get out on the mountains.

I’m a fairly experienced climber scrambler. Took my better half on a grade 1 last year, which she had a really hard time on as she didn’t feel confident in her movement abilities. Since then we’ve been going to the climbing wall for a few months, and done a couple of days outdoor sport climbing. Went out to do a grade 1/2 scramble last weekend and the difference is night and day, so yes learning some climbing movement will be very beneficial

This is dolmen ridge and it leads up to the top of glyder fach which has many easy walks down

Correct.

You could still pack a rope if you were on your own. That way, if you get into any difficulties, at least you have a way to secure yourself and potentially abseil off back to safety

@@garethedwards5159 How? how put you place gear and get it back without someone following etc?

@@DomClimbs Hi Dom. So, imagine you're on your own, and you become 'cragfast', basically stuck, unable to down climb, and unable to climb up. This could happen due to fear, or maybe it starts raining. If you had a rope and some climbing gear with you, at a minimum you could secure yourself to the rock and wait for rescue. You could also potentially set up an anchor, and abseil back down to safety. This would mean leaving some climbing gear behind (the gear used to build the anchor). Once you're down, you just pull the rope through and back down to you.

But basically abseiling back down to safety and leaving gear behind is a way better option than waiting for a rescue or help. It's a balancing act really, you obviously don't want to be carrying too much weight needlessly. Personally myself, I never take a rope or anything on Grade 1 terrain. On grade 2 and 3 terrain if I'm on my own, I'll usually pack a thin shortish length of rope (20-30m), and a very limited amount of climbing gear, just in case I get into trouble and need to get back down safely.

You can't, a rope would only be useful to abseil off if you got in trouble.

Rope soloing is a thing in rock-climbing, not sure you could do it here though, but im no expert

I think at that point you would be needing trad gear to lead solo? Wonder if that would be possible on this route?

You can look up a technique called ‘lead rope solo.’ It’s a bit complicated until you get the hang of it. Alternatively, you could do it more quickly by daisy soloing. Both techniques would be considered advanced and risky.

A "true" climber 🤣

Video was made a long time ago. Besides, the title of the video isn't scrambling rope techniques so the paragraph you wrote literally makes no sense.

Plenty of people scramble this and it's graded a scramble so....what's your point?

@@carterexplores9198 none really, just posting a comment to the algorithm gods.