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Alexander Mark Weber
Добавлен 12 окт 2011
Archie and Dipper: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship
Archie and Dipper: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship
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Whistler/Blackcomb Backcountry Early 2025
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Whistler/Blackcomb Backcountry Early 2025
Archie's Big Day Out
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I decided to take my dog on an extended walk to the beach...
Ice Climbing a Frozen and Very Snowy Norvan Falls in North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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During an unprecedented cold snap in Vancouver (2021/2022), Josh and I decided to visit a very popular waterfall that very rarely freezes up enough to climb: Norvan Falls. With temperatures rising, we knew we had only a short window to climb it. Unfortunately, it snowed like crazy the day before, making for a lot more snow shoveling than ice climbing. Enjoy!
First Person Ice Climbing: Two Minutes For Hooking (140m WI4) in Squamish, BC
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With record cold temps hitting the west coast (Dec 2021), Andrew and I decided to try one of the more rare Squamish ice climbs. Two Minutes For Hooking, on Slhany, did not disappoint. First pitch was WI4- on thin ice, followed by WI4 on steep and narrow ice. We climbed a short section of the third pitch (WI3); the full pitch goes at either WI4 or WI5 depending on which direction you go. Great f...
Springbok Arete - 350m IV 13 pitches 5.11a - Anderson Range, British Columbia, Canada
Просмотров 4123 года назад
On August 29th, 2021, Dan and I climbed Springbok Arete, a 13 pitch 5.11a with a rough hike in/out. Thankfully Dan dispensed with all the hard pitches, and I lead the easier ones :)
Northeast Buttress V 24 pitches 5.9 - Mount Slesse - Chilliwack, BC, Canada
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In July 2017, Dan and I did my first big alpine climb. Still one of my favourite outings. I didn't realize I had this video lying around until a couple of days ago. So in the spirit of having awful quality Mt Slesse climbing videos on RUclips, I created a quick edit.
Beautiful Inversion and Failed Attempt at Viennese-Clarke Traverse (longer option)
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On August 21st, 2021, Andrew and I attempted the Viennese-Clarke Traverse (longer option) in the Chehalis Range in B.C. Canada. The route, had we done it, is 4km with a pitch of 5.8 and some low 5th. Most of the 'climbing' is 3rd/4th class scrambling. We added on some ridge traversing which ended up being a mistake. The day before it rained like crazy, so when we got to the ridge the next day, ...
Lynn 30 Foot Pools Slackline Waterline
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I tried to set up a 25-30m waterline at the Lynn 30ft Pools. Unfortunately, cold water and a by-law officer prevented me from making too many attempts. I got the first couple attempts on video though...
Cannabis Wall, 5 Pitch C2 Aid Route, Squamish BC
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.3 года назад
Andrew and I decided to learn aid by jumping onto a local C2 route. I thought we would get the whole route done in a day, but after spending 5 hours to complete the first two pitches - and really not knowing if we had the gear for the third pitch - we bailed. Great learning experience, and a ton of fun!
Slackline Setup in Park: 45 Meter
Просмотров 2453 года назад
Just a demonstration of how I set a 45 meter slackline up in the park by myself. My system is a 56:1, and I find using an ascender really helps. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions. Just sharing for the sake of sharing.
Greg and Alex Take On Waterfall Icelines of the Canadian Rockies
Просмотров 2094 года назад
Greg and I (but mostly Greg) dispatch with some of the classic icelines in the Canadian Rockies, back in February 2020: Nothing but the Breast, WI4 145m Oh Le Tabernac, WI5 60m Whoa Whoa Capitaine, WI6 80m Good Luck and Bad Dreams, WI4 115m End of the Line, WI3 100m Curtain Call, WI6 120m Music: Miracle Drug - A.C. Newman The Town Halo - A.C. Newman
Widowmaker Arete, Crown Mountain: 5.10a, 515m
Просмотров 5744 года назад
Josh and I climbed Widowmaker Arete on Crown Mountain without car or gondola assistance. So we biked, hiked, climbed, then hiked and biked home. Looooong day (17 hrs house to house I think). The rock was good quality and the climbing was fun. Way better than what I was expecting. Plus we did the off-width variation for extra difficulty. This was also during the 2020 wildfires in Washington, Ore...
North East Buttress of the West Lion
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Andrew and I climbed the Northeast Buttress of the West Lion in North Vancouver, British Columbia on August 23rd, 2020 ~10 pitches of 5.6 for 400m It was wet, dirty, bushy, muddy, confusing... but provided some fun rock climbing, great views, and incredible exposure near the top. All and all a great day out
Attempt on Cosley-Houston route on Colfax, Washington (Mt Baker)
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Attempt on Cosley-Houston route on Colfax, Washington (Mt Baker)
Mighty Mouse - 8 Pitch 5.11a Alpine Route
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Mighty Mouse - 8 Pitch 5.11a Alpine Route
October Bike Ride (last of the sunny days)
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October Bike Ride (last of the sunny days)
South Nesakwatch Spire Summit Off-Width Pitch - Drone Footage
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South Nesakwatch Spire Summit Off-Width Pitch - Drone Footage
Direct North Buttress of Bear Mountain, North Cascades: Grade V, 5.10-, 21 pitches
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Direct North Buttress of Bear Mountain, North Cascades: Grade V, 5.10-, 21 pitches
Crimson Chrysalis - Red Rocks, NV - 2016
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Crimson Chrysalis - Red Rocks, NV - 2016
Gin Peak, Whistler, BC (2016): Early Season Backcountry
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Gin Peak, Whistler, BC (2016): Early Season Backcountry
Bugaboos - NE Ridge, Pigeon, and Sunshine Crack
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Bugaboos - NE Ridge, Pigeon, and Sunshine Crack
Approaching the Summit of Cypress Peak
Просмотров 1328 лет назад
Approaching the Summit of Cypress Peak
What I've seen in the video, I'd say White Pass doesn't have a Backcountry, the whole Backcountry is flat.
So cute!!
I'm obsessed
Thanks Kat! I have another video of Archie on an outing to the beach you should check out
@@alexandermarkweber1814 Oh, you better believe I watched that too!
❤
Brilliant
Thanks!!
So cool! Do you happen to have GPX tracks for this by chance?
This is a super fabled place. I wish to see more content about it. Thanks.
Looks like fun!
it starts to get nasty bush whacking later anyway,,,,
Great content! How did you find the climbing on the 5.10 pitch?
We did the OW variation and it was tough/scary as we didn't really have OW pieces. I'd be curious how the original 5.10a goes...
Amazing footage!
Thanks!
I know you don't want to distract the climbers, but that is quite a distance and difficult to make out. That must have been a far greater chore getting to the final spire than climbing it.
Oh I didn't take this footage. Someone else did of us climbing. We are the climbers here. And yes, it was distracting, but nice of the guy to send me the footage
Not doing The Camel?
I haven't climbed on the Camel yet, no. That's also on a different mountain. I've climbed Widowmaker though
Looks super cool! I like gardening that seems the right climb for me 😂 What size if rack did you use? Up to #3?
Yes I think we probably took a double rack up to #3
cool looking climb
Nice guys, was the route finding tricky?
There are a lot of options for what line to choose at the beginning I would say. But they all seem to head to the same place. Once you are on the whalebacks everything is straightforward
Looking good for first outing this year! Nice job man!
how is this fun
To each their own ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
amazing job. inspiring.
Thanks!
Nice work! Drew and I went up the chimney to the right for the first pitch because there was no ice coming down the slab. The second pitch started with very thin ice that was difficult to protect then into the corner where there was just a thin ribbon of ice in a 10cm crack that we protected with rock gear in a nice finger size crack beside it. The third pitch was raining really hard and just hanging icicles so we went up the mossy corner straight up and slightly left which was surprisingly good dry tooling. The final pitch was a chimney with ice we could finally put a few screws in. That was the first time we did it. There was no snow and it had only been freezing in Squamish at night for maybe 5 days. Thanks for images, I sure miss Squamish ice
Derek that's an amazing story! Thanks for sharing :)
Looks like a blast! Great climbing
Thanks!
Excellent vid, how do you like that BD spinner leash for your ice tools?
yeah I like it. I can't complain
From Reddit here. Thank you for sharing, I love to see something like this. Was there a moment when you were happy to be secured on the rope? :)
Yes in general I think the two half ropes made us feel secure. I'm trying to think back about whether this would be good as a solo. And clearly some people will feel comfortable that way. But for myself... I don't know. The alpine always just feels more inherently dangerous
Crazy seeing so much vegetation on an alpine route above a glacier. Super bold fun climbing dude
Yeah the one side of the face was so green! Pacific Northwest for you
Nice one! couple of questions as I'm looking to get my first longline - what webbing you using? how long is your release webbing? (normal seems to be 7 or 13m ) what thickness / type is the rope on the pulley system? Cheers!
Hi Shane! I bought from a Vancouver company that now seems to have folded. They were called Absolute Slacklines. The webbing was called Mirage and was polyester, with about 8-10% stretch. 8-10% is good for lines < 40m Next time I buy more webbing, I'd like to buy a lower stretch one to try for longer lines in the park (~100m) I don't know how long my release webbing is. If you are using it in the park, you just need enough to wrap around itself six times The extra webbing after that is for highlines where you might need a lot of extra webbing for when you release it or to tie it off The rope is 10mm static line. But you could very likely get away with a thinner rope. There are nice kits out there now www.slacklifebc.com/product/slacklifebc-longline-kit/
also: www.slacklifebc.com/product/slacklifebc-pro-longline-kit/
@@alexandermarkweber1814 awesome - cheers for the helpful reply! - yeah I'm looking at webbing around the 5% stretch for approx 50m line. I was wondering why you needed 56:1 - but I guess 8-10% is pretty stretchy for parkline!😊 ta for the links!
@@shanevan4106 Exactly. I find I am just at the most I can pull by myself to get this from touching the ground (anchors are about head height)
My guy! You're inspiring! But not enough to make me climb rocks haha
I went to scramble the crater slabs on a day with lots of mist and ended up on that ridge at 2:31. Found a bunch of rap tat there too which I guess must be people bailing after the cruxy looking pitch that comes next. Cool video!
Where is this?
Just the park by our apartment :)
Question, is the finger crack less than vertical? That's how it looks in all the pictures, steep, but a mix of crack for finger sand pro, and varnished less than vertical slab?
Do not be intimidated by this pitch. This is a long time ago for me to remember, but I simply recall this being fun and easy: there is lots of pro and it is less than vertical and there are things to use other than the crack. ENJOY!
3:46 - such a cool spot!!
Brooooooooooooo
I appreciate your psych
Nice!
Thanks!
Such a fun video!
I'm so happy you think so!
We just did this today. Cut branches, no pro and shrubs ... had me laughing
It was definitely a blast :D
Amazing
Thanks!
that approach appeared to be very easy lol
What the current speed like going around the jaws?
Sorry, no idea :(
@@alexandermarkweber1814 Damn, i've been trying to work out if my boat will be able to handle this for so long. :/
Its official. You're #1.
Number 1 Alex?
great climb great song
Sick vid! I'm going next month...can't wait! Also, I didn't know Conor Mcgregor was a rock climber...
I noticed that you went the bivy tarp camping route. Can I ask you a couple of questions? Did you use a down sleeping bag? If so, did you find it got wet? Did store it in your bivy bag within your pack or did you store it separately? Any tips or advice for bivy/tarp camping on the WCT? Thanks for your help.
Hi Lori! I used a synthetic sleeping bag, actually. Both the bag, the tarp, and the backpack I made myself with instructions and material from Ray Jardine's website (www.rayjardine.com/ray-way/index.htm) However, if you find creating your own stuff a little much, I recommend looking through gear recommendations from reddit's Ultralight community (www.reddit.com/r/Ultralight/) These sleeping quilts look amazing: enlightenedequipment.com/quilts/ My sleeping bag never got wet, from what I can remember... even if we weathered a storm. I was surprised at how well the tarp functioned! I stored my sleeping bag in a water proof stuff sack, I believe (seatosummitusa.com/products/nylon-stuff-sack). The stuff sack and sleeping bag were then stored in my backpack :) My tips would be to read Mike Clelland's Ultralight Backpacking Tips: ultralightbackpackintips.blogspot.com/ Cheers!
Where is this? Which country?
This is in Squamish, BC, Canada
Nice spot :)
awesome video man. really cool and breathtaking scenery
Amazing footage, amazing climb!
Looks like you guys had a blast, thanks for sharing. Trekking in the smoke must have been rough.
not 511
cheers
1:44 - Is the biner locked properly?
I wouldn't trust much that I've done here. This was early in my ice climbing days. Very likely I did not lock a biner, etc.
I led the long crack pitch, and the "5.6" pitch two pitches later- gripping and fun!