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Good point! Glad to hear you're taking safety so seriously. It's always a good idea to become a stronger climber :) Also, for me it really helped to do routes with a slight overhang. Even though they are harder, I simply climbed them from bolt to bolt... which helped me get more comfortable with the system over time. Good luck!

Yeah, I have to get stronger (always good, as you say!) AND find some suitable routes...

Get well soon! 💪🏾

Thank you for the kind words! I've been incredibly busy and my next video will take forever to edit... But fingers crossed I might be able to release something this year :)

Thank you, sweet thing to say :) I've been really busy, and my next video will take forever to edit... But hopefully I'll get to it this year!

Thanks for the information, very interesting! In my case, it took a few attempts to get used to it. Perhaps the same will be true for you? Also, to be specific, Tyler Nelson recommends isolating the finger flexors by doing overoming isometric training. If you're interested in trying this, see his youtube videos (on his channel C4HP). It's kinda complicated to explain but hopefully the videos make it clear. In any case, thanks for the info! Glad you could try it.

I wouldn't recommend that because the consequences would be too big (fatal) if anything would go wrong. Always have a backup. Also, I wouldn't use the ASAP as my primary system for lead rope solo, but only as a backup. In the end, none of these devices have been designed for lead rope solo, so it's very important you do an elaborate risk assessment for whatever setup you decide to use - and then also test the system.

Oh shit... get well soon!

Get well soon!

Sorry you got hurt, unfortunately there are no guarantees and things can go wrong. Falling flat on your chest with arms out is something I've never seen, heard or read about for falling safety. Did you think of it yourself? It would increase the risk of concussion, or injuries to the face. And I don't see how it would decrease the risk of injuries to the neck... Glad you're proactively thinking of better ways, but I think bracing your neck for impact is safer than landing on your chest. That said, some gyms have routes that go really high (6m or sometimes even higher), and I would personally avoid routes that go that high. But that's my choice...

Same as slab: push away slightly from the wall... there's not a lot of time to do this, but if you practice it, it will become second nature. Good luck and I hope you recover soon!

@@AmirNickname thanks!

If you practice falling often enough, it will become second nature and you will apply it when falling accidentally as well. When I was training martial arts, we would practice falling every single session precisely for this reason. I hope practicing falling will become a habit for boulderers too :)

@@AmirNickname I fell off of the first foothold, my left leg was on the foothold, my right leg was in the air cause i was trying to jump. The fall was so small that it didn't occur to me that i could get injured from such a small height, it was 30-40cm. I landed fine on the left foot, but since the right one was in the air and tilted downwards, it got injured.

I'm not training like this anymore, it was fun to have a crazy goal and battle for it for a year, but I have a much more sustainable (and sensible) training schedule now. I'm thoroughly enjoying it, and getting stronger every week :) Thanks for asking!

@AmirNickname glad that you still climb man, don't give up on it and take care of your hips!

It means the impact (peak force) of hitting the ground is similar to 10 times the force of gravity. So if you normally walk around at 70kg, for a brief moment your joints will have to endure 700kg.

Thanks for the question! It's hard to explain, but it won't work , or at the very least won't work very well.... The weight of the rope will always pull the rope down, the microtraxion can hold a part of this weight. If you don't have a microtraxion, then the weight of the rope will pull on the grigri (as the ASAP won't block, except for in a fall). I'm not sure if it's unsafe to not use a microtraxion, but I definitely don't recommend it as it's a huge hassle in terms of feeding. The microtraxion allows you to create a cache loop, so you can give yourself some slack and climb a few moves at a time. This will feed the system very smoothly. I don't know if a microtraxion is necessary in your setup... Anyway, hope this clears it up! Stay safe! :)

Thank you very much!!@@AmirNickname

As arborist i can say to you that ist better to have the Revo (is a certified climbing device for Uiaa falls without teeth), and work kind of the same like the asap, with centrifugal force, when the speed is more than 4 m/s it ll block you. and i would change now the grigri with the edelrid pinch, just cause of you can put it directly on the ring of harness, than it works properly in each directions. In this case you got 2 Uiaa climber devices as backup. Just to answer about the micro traxion it doesnt work cause of It can block just from 1 side and indeed it hold the rope back. in case you are falling the traxion will not work to stop you, just cause by falling down the microtraxion fells like that you are giving in the open free direction rope in a quickly way. the system is: ROPE -->TRAX-->REVO-->PINCH the trax can not work on the other way or you ll be holded by it. Rope <-- Trax --> Revo --> Pinch

Both ankles! Oh shit, sorry to hear that. Get well soon!

Oh no! Shit... Good luck recovering! And maybe now is a good time to hangboard and come back super strong? :)

Sorry to hear that, will you recover fully?

@@AmirNickname yeah I think so, it’s not very serious , I was back on the wall today doing some light climbing and practicing doing the roll :)

I use 9.8mm, but if you plan on using it, don't just take my word for it! Read the instructions and test your system :)

Haha yes it's sad but true! Holland is flat (and large areas are below sea level). This piece of art is as close to real rock as it gets for us :) Fortunately, other countries with fantastic climbing and bouldering areas are still well within driving range!!

I don't have an opinion on it, but I did find this article from Andy Kirkpatrick that might help you: www.andy-kirkpatrick.com/blog/view/grigriplus

Sorry to hear that, but unfortunately that's one of the most common injuries... Brush the footholds, especially the low ones, and learn how to T-Rex, Turtle, Roll: ruclips.net/video/vD4jf_iw5Dk/видео.html

Hi! I use some of those exercises for warm ups, especially at the crag. I might start doing the pushups again, soon! I think those push up variations might be really good for joint stabilisation :)

The ASAP is a mobile fall arrester. It allows the rope to move freely in one direction, and locks in the other direction in the event of a sudden acceleration. See the Petzl website for more information. I know that some people use a prusik for rope solo, but I don't think I have the expertise to say anything meaningful about it. Let's hope Yann from Bliss Climbing replies or makes a video about this topic :)

Great to hear! Your joints will be very happy ;) One thing just to be sure: don’t squat all the way down before rolling back. This can hurt your hips and lower back. Instead keep your centre of gravity slightly behind your feet when you fall, so that gravity pulls you into the roll while your legs are still bent at around 90 degrees. This will lower the impact even further :) Keep crushing!!

Hi and thank you so much for your kind words! Most people will lead rope solo with the older grigri, because it feeds really well. The newer versions will probably brake a little faster than most LRS climbers would want. However, you can definitely LRS with a newer grigri! As always, you'll have to test your setup to see what works well (try different rope diameters for instance), and do a risk assessment :)

Get well soon! Accidents happen, unfortunately… but it sounds like you’ll be back in no time 💪🏾

Getting rid of old habits can be hard, definitely helps to replace it with something new! Also, how are you using your arms? If you're slapping the ground like in judo ukemi, then it's fine for bouldering as well! Just make sure you have plenty of experience, because in bouldering we fall from various heights so the timing can be more tricky than in judo. If you're extending your arm downwards towards the mat... well... then definitely stop doing that ;)

Glad this is working out for you! Unfortunately, I don't think I have a simple solution for the cache loop (other than having less rope out). In the video you can see Gerke climb with this setup, and it seems like he simply has the experience to avoid the cache loop while climbing. Maybe more experience will help you out as well? In any case, thanks for your comment!! Stay safe and keep crushing :)

@@AmirNickname Couldn’t you just grab a bend (at the end of the loop)and hook it in the carabiner in essence halving the loop length but doubling the number of loops. One twist at the bend and hook into the carabiner where the over hand is.

@@user-py8kj8xx6y I don’t understand your question. But I believe all devices you list and the ASAP would survive one 80kg drop of 2m FF2 fall on a dynamic 10+mm rope. Would not be pretty with the ASAP and desheated rope…