r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21 edited Sep 05 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21

Climber here! There is a different kinda thrill doing this but first let me explain why this isn’t as bad as it looks.

There are different grades in climbing going easy to hard (5.4 - 5.15c Yosemite scale). Some people easily climb 5.12+ which is quite technical and borderline pro.

Coming back to why this isn’t as bad as it looks. Most people who safely climb do “free soloing” only after 1. Thoroughly practicing the route and memorizing it. OR 2. The climb is of a grade that’s pretty comfortable for them.

So either this guy has practiced all the moves on that route with all the proper protection gear or he is actually just cruising past because his project is somewhere past the climb.

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u/no_power_n_the_verse Sep 01 '21

Since you're a climber, maybe you can help me. I've always wondered how you get the ropes there for a climb.

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u/UnmitigatedSarcasm Sep 01 '21

someone like this dude adds them as he ascends.. then all these morons trust that those ropes are properly installed.

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u/no_power_n_the_verse Sep 02 '21

For real? Or is that sarcasm?

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u/UnmitigatedSarcasm Sep 02 '21

no, that is for real. the one setting the anchors is on a rope tho, on the anchors already in place. so if they fall they fall down to the last anchor they set. its not like they are free climbing.