I asked that when I was like 8🥲 my mum told me about it recently and I was just crying I embarrassment. She told all her friends about it and also told them that now I climb, I will never meet my mum's friends now😰
I get the sense that the people who made this video are irritated by these questions? I love it when people ask me about rock climbing! I get so excited, I tell them they have to try it, I MAKE them try it, and then I quietly start chanting "One of us, one of us, one of us" until they get scared and tried to run, but AHA I've tied them into a harness! NO ESCAPE NOW.
+Nerdfighter21 I love your attitude! If some one is asking a question it's because they are curious. Why would you be mean to some one who is interested in the thing you love? I think one of the problems with any hobby or interest is experienced people looking down on beginners. Everybody starts out not knowing anything so why not be the person who helps them out and gets them involved. I leant most of my rock climbing technique from friends (and on the odd occasion friendly strangers) giving me advice and now it feels great if I can help out some one else. The more people I can get to come climbing with me, the more potential partners I have :-)
Totally agreed! One of my favorite things about climbing is that I've never met an unfriendly climber! We all sympathize with falling and taping our hands, etc. We're all in this together!
@NerdFighter21 Love your enthusiasm! And no definitely not irritated by by these types of questions. I hear that it read that way. The intention was to be goofy/make some jokes while also making fun of ourselves (myself) and how absurd our sport is. Keep up the good work. The climbing community is awesome because of people like you and yes it sure is a friendly bunch : )
Best one a friend and I got... 3 mile hike into a bouldering area and we were on our way out... a guy stops us and asks us "are those thing TV's?" my buddy just answered "yep, wanted to get outdoors and play xbox" and we kept walking.
@@travisjohnson3319 the guy commenting was probably making a joke, being sarcastic about the guys presumed lack of knowledge that you and your stuck up profile were unable to pick up on
Yeah WHAT THE ACTUAL F was that? It's the only reason I clicked on this video in the first place - I saw the first 10 seconds and was like uh that looks like some janky ass belaying... maybe the old dude has no idea what a belay plate is - looks like he was belaying the guy using the italian hitch technique. He's 100% going to get someone killed belaying like that on a belay plate.
evidently none of you understand how belaying works, or that ANYBODY with proper training can do it. I’ve had to belay people almost twice my weight before (for reference I weigh 110 lbs). All you have to do is pull down and pull taut and that person ain’t moving.
While splashing around in a swimming hole in PA, my amigo and I had our gear with us. A British woman asked what the crash pad was and I told her and showed them some video. She was mesmerized because she had always seen documentaries, but never seen a climber in real life! Told her to try it one day and we went about our splashing business.
Not something non-climbers say, exactly, but I love when I'm training at the gym and a few football players come in thinking that cause they're more muscle than anything else, they'll be a great climber. They then refuse to wear climbing shoes or use chalk, cause thats what pussies who aren't strong enough to climb properly do, and then get halfway up a grade 12 (Australian) while wearing running shoes and start yelling to their friends about how there's a hold missing (I have seen this happen on a route made for eight-year-olds with enormous jugs every thirty centimetres all the way to the top) or the foothold is too small (I have seen THIS happen on a two-inch wide horizontal foothold about twenty centimetres above the last one). And then they get to the top and that's when the fun starts, watching them try to lower off xD It's also great to watch them get a metre off the ground and then realise that their biceps are doing awesome, but their fingers and calves? Not so well.
i love how this 10 year old video (and only video of this channel) just popped up on my recommended page right when i started rock climbing this year :,)
These sound like the sort of questions I might ask, cause I'm not a climber. I mean, my local community center has a climbing wall that I've attempted a few times, even made it to the top once or twice, but I understand like none of the jargon, don't own any specialized gear, and only barely understand what chalk is meant for(is chalk used for rock climbing or is that just for indoor rock walls?).
I saw at least 3 improper belaying techniques in this video. I hope they weren't actually belaying someone or they would die if they fell. 0:15 wtf his belay device is upside down??!!! Another is 0:24 guy completely let go of the brake hand. shameful.
It's strange. I am a skydiver and have fielded a lot of questions from newbies. One time I was hiking into Berg Lake at Mt. Robson and I met a group hiking out that looked like serious climbers on the way down. I paused and asked them if they had summited. They walked right past me like I was invisible. I guess it's a climbing thing. They can keep it.
Maybe they were just exhausted or didn’t speak English. Or didn’t hear you. Or they’re assholes. Definitely not representative of the climbing community
@@GregoryPagano as with everything there are assholes who want to gatekeeper and then there are those that are welcoming to newcomers because they understand that without fresh blood, their hobby will die a slow and painful death. Be kind to others. Most of the time people are just curious and don’t intend to annoy you.
Interesting… I used to skydive before being a climber. Reason I swapped over was bc the lack of community in the skydiving world. Bunch of elitists in my opinion that don’t welcome newcomers. Asshole’s are everywhere though…
Well as often happens I wrote a long reply and RUclips made it disappear. Condensed...I did find my community in the skydiving world, but that was a generation ago. With the trash talking me generation, DZ's are likely a different place now. From what I have read, surfers are often real assholes for "turf" reasons. Maybe skydivers would be too if they had a very limited number of planes, and outsiders kept showing up and taking the few slots.
All of the above. Some people just choose one, it's best to do all three. Especially if you start with classes and a gym first, and then meet friends to climb with. Some people have sketchy technique, so learning the ropes a bit through a class or a trusted gym before you hop on the rock with anyone is always a good idea.
@@rockclimbinghacks9222 Most people have been to a restaurant, so it is expected for most people to know the difference between a waiter and a chef. Most people have not been climbers.
Ha ha, loved it ! But dude, what happened to your pants ?? On my local crag you can add "Don't you feel cold bare chest ?", "That looks easy", "Mum, is he going to die if he falls ?"
Wozzi7 I recommend going to a gym, and learning the basics from staff. Take a class on belaying (both top rope and lead climbing) and get it dialed in. After that if you are friendly and safe, it will be easier to meet other climbers. Then once you get to know some people ask if they ever climb outside Stress that you are solid at belaying but need someone experienced to show you a bit more. (this not only compliments the other person but also emphasizes you are safe- key) Meetup.com is good too
I went on a cruise vacation in 1999 and Mr. Olympia happened to be on the exact same ship. I recognized Ronnie Coleman right away (I was a lifter, too). The man in front of me, who had no idea who Coleman was, commented on his size, then asked if he worked out? LOL! Are you f*cking kidding me? Asking Mr. Olympia if he worked out, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!
Going ice climbing at whistler bungee you have climb over the safety fence to then go 20 feet. through the woods to get to the climb that you lower into, it's in a gorge. Whistler Bungee staff as we go over the safety fence, knowing what we were going to do "yeah just stay away from the edge okay." - Yep going climbing by rapping into a gorge but we will stay away from the cliff.
Have you seen free solo? “Yeah” Anyways I think that stuff is crazy! (Proceeds to explain every part of free solo to you and their opinion on it) Every time I tell someone I climb
I was at Lincoln Woods RI popular bouldering area. I had my crash pads and gear. A none climber recommend I go to Colorado because the climbing is good there.That none climber told me something that I already knew.
"You guys know that you can just like walk around right?" Wins 😂
Bigger thrut has never been told
The sad thing is I have genuinely been asked that.
I asked that when I was like 8🥲 my mum told me about it recently and I was just crying I embarrassment. She told all her friends about it and also told them that now I climb, I will never meet my mum's friends now😰
That send me🤣🤣
LOLLL
I get the sense that the people who made this video are irritated by these questions? I love it when people ask me about rock climbing! I get so excited, I tell them they have to try it, I MAKE them try it, and then I quietly start chanting "One of us, one of us, one of us" until they get scared and tried to run, but AHA I've tied them into a harness! NO ESCAPE NOW.
+Nerdfighter21 I love your attitude! If some one is asking a question it's because they are curious. Why would you be mean to some one who is interested in the thing you love? I think one of the problems with any hobby or interest is experienced people looking down on beginners. Everybody starts out not knowing anything so why not be the person who helps them out and gets them involved. I leant most of my rock climbing technique from friends (and on the odd occasion friendly strangers) giving me advice and now it feels great if I can help out some one else. The more people I can get to come climbing with me, the more potential partners I have :-)
Totally agreed! One of my favorite things about climbing is that I've never met an unfriendly climber! We all sympathize with falling and taping our hands, etc. We're all in this together!
+Nerdfighter21 Straight up!!
You are a hero 😂
@NerdFighter21 Love your enthusiasm! And no definitely not irritated by by these types of questions. I hear that it read that way. The intention was to be goofy/make some jokes while also making fun of ourselves (myself) and how absurd our sport is. Keep up the good work. The climbing community is awesome because of people like you and yes it sure is a friendly bunch : )
Best one a friend and I got... 3 mile hike into a bouldering area and we were on our way out... a guy stops us and asks us "are those thing TV's?" my buddy just answered "yep, wanted to get outdoors and play xbox" and we kept walking.
The guy was probably making a joke about how big and flat it was prob just sarcasm that you and your stuckup friend were unable to pick up on
@@travisjohnson3319 the guy commenting was probably making a joke, being sarcastic about the guys presumed lack of knowledge that you and your stuck up profile were unable to pick up on
@@batman5527 ............
@@batman5527 What particular aspect of Travis' profile do you find to be stuck-up?
@@travisjohnson3319 Lmao the original comment sat in peace for 5 years and you really just had to leave a typical snarky contrarian reply
That belay technique tho....
Hopefully that was part of the joke 🥴
which one, the guy with the white hat?
I definitely would not let the old guy belay me.
That was my first thought
Yeah WHAT THE ACTUAL F was that? It's the only reason I clicked on this video in the first place - I saw the first 10 seconds and was like uh that looks like some janky ass belaying... maybe the old dude has no idea what a belay plate is - looks like he was belaying the guy using the italian hitch technique. He's 100% going to get someone killed belaying like that on a belay plate.
@@kcwliew not to mention being oblivious to the cross loading too!
evidently none of you understand how belaying works, or that ANYBODY with proper training can do it. I’ve had to belay people almost twice my weight before (for reference I weigh 110 lbs). All you have to do is pull down and pull taut and that person ain’t moving.
replying to myself: Obviously you need the proper gear, but there are certain knots that can perform similarly.
"this one got good grips?" fucking hilarious
cross-loaded belay carabiner 0:17 0:29 0:34
Even more... His belay technique is dangerous
Somebody asked me this one time when climbing indoors:
"So how far up have you got on the wall before?"
"Erm,...to the top."
You know you guys can just walk around, right? hahahha
"How'd you get the rope up there ? " I got that one a thousand times...
While splashing around in a swimming hole in PA, my amigo and I had our gear with us. A British woman asked what the crash pad was and I told her and showed them some video. She was mesmerized because she had always seen documentaries, but never seen a climber in real life! Told her to try it one day and we went about our splashing business.
They left out "Whoa, you're like spiderman" Heard that a few times.
"Is that a purse?" I died.
All I say is, “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
Also didn't say "Aren't you scared you'll fall?"
Nowadays, so have you heard about those two guys that free climbed that mountain?
I heard they only used their hands and their feet!
Huh
even more nowadays, have you seen Free Solo?
Also "So you aren't afraid of heights?"
The belay technique on that older gentleman. That is scary. Someone should honestly give him some pointers
Came to say this. Wow, just wow.
0:21 "are those real carabiners." 😂😂😂
Not something non-climbers say, exactly, but I love when I'm training at the gym and a few football players come in thinking that cause they're more muscle than anything else, they'll be a great climber. They then refuse to wear climbing shoes or use chalk, cause thats what pussies who aren't strong enough to climb properly do, and then get halfway up a grade 12 (Australian) while wearing running shoes and start yelling to their friends about how there's a hold missing (I have seen this happen on a route made for eight-year-olds with enormous jugs every thirty centimetres all the way to the top) or the foothold is too small (I have seen THIS happen on a two-inch wide horizontal foothold about twenty centimetres above the last one). And then they get to the top and that's when the fun starts, watching them try to lower off xD It's also great to watch them get a metre off the ground and then realise that their biceps are doing awesome, but their fingers and calves? Not so well.
you are so angry for nothing
@@vincentbernier7808 right? like just fucking climb already
I too find this hilarious.
bro chill. lol its not that serious. we all start somewhere
I can feel shivers down my spin when hearing this: 1:20
That cross loaded biner is more likely to hold than his ultra skets fake attempt to fail at belay.
"Have you ever fallen" is easily the funniest
My favorite: 6 people with bouldering pads hiking to the problems at Devils Lake WI... "are you guys going hang gliding?"
if the people teaching you are belaying like the guys in this video watch out! that is some scary technique there.
naw, that is how the pros do it. you sound like a weekend whipper to me.....
that cross loaded binner made me cringe.
+Zach Wright its fine
Ya Ironworks would have had something to say about that belaying...
uh what...
He didn't notice eather
Love the premise for this! Greg, please make more. Also, please get a good mic, it will skyrocket your viewership. Keep it up!
you forgot
"are you guys going to the top!!"
0:41 When he slips off the hold and the guy goes "huh..." I fkn lost it lmfao
They forgot to talk about sport rappelling, or how we "climb with with just our hands and our feet".
The hand position on the breaking side (dude in the white shirt) is worse shit than the talk
"have you ever free-climbed?" LOL
i love how this 10 year old video (and only video of this channel) just popped up on my recommended page right when i started rock climbing this year :,)
Im waiting for a bouldering pad with a graphic and text explaining what it is.
My left ear really enjoyed this
To boulderers: "What are those things on your backs?" "Did you guys sleep up here last night?" "Do you guys to yoga?"
0:36 sketchiest belaying ever
These sound like the sort of questions I might ask, cause I'm not a climber. I mean, my local community center has a climbing wall that I've attempted a few times, even made it to the top once or twice, but I understand like none of the jargon, don't own any specialized gear, and only barely understand what chalk is meant for(is chalk used for rock climbing or is that just for indoor rock walls?).
It’s used inside and out
Chalk is used for climbing and weightlifting, and absorbs sweat.
1:21 his bad form scared off that rodent
You know you guys can just walk around? Lol that cracked me up. 🤣🤣🤣
This video was so ahead of its time. . . well done!
I saw at least 3 improper belaying techniques in this video. I hope they weren't actually belaying someone or they would die if they fell. 0:15 wtf his belay device is upside down??!!! Another is 0:24 guy completely let go of the brake hand. shameful.
Yeah it’s not upside down that’s how they used to be made
I love how this was filmed in Yosemite
9 years later and this is still so applicable
It's strange. I am a skydiver and have fielded a lot of questions from newbies. One time I was hiking into Berg Lake at Mt. Robson and I met a group hiking out that looked like serious climbers on the way down. I paused and asked them if they had summited. They walked right past me like I was invisible.
I guess it's a climbing thing. They can keep it.
Maybe they were just exhausted or didn’t speak English. Or didn’t hear you. Or they’re assholes. Definitely not representative of the climbing community
@@GregoryPagano as with everything there are assholes who want to gatekeeper and then there are those that are welcoming to newcomers because they understand that without fresh blood, their hobby will die a slow and painful death. Be kind to others. Most of the time people are just curious and don’t intend to annoy you.
@@namuhtsuj4025 Very true. Most of us are stoked when people ask about what we’re up to and are encouraging of newcomers
Interesting… I used to skydive before being a climber. Reason I swapped over was bc the lack of community in the skydiving world. Bunch of elitists in my opinion that don’t welcome newcomers. Asshole’s are everywhere though…
Well as often happens I wrote a long reply and RUclips made it disappear.
Condensed...I did find my community in the skydiving world, but that was a generation ago. With the trash talking me generation, DZ's are likely a different place now.
From what I have read, surfers are often real assholes for "turf" reasons. Maybe skydivers would be too if they had a very limited number of planes, and outsiders kept showing up and taking the few slots.
“Have you seen free solo?”
That carabiner was crossed.
That is great! My Dad and I used to do Civil War reenacting and my favorite question of the "tourons" was, "Is that a real camp fire?"
"Have you seen free solo"
As a tree climber....the top 3 things...
How fo you get up there
Have you ever fallen.
How do you get down
:35 cross loaded biner
I'd love to see one of these done for highlining!
ur name reminds me of my english teacher, her first name is louis 😂
My left ear really enjoyed this.
I love to ask,"do you have one of those bolt guns, Sylvester Stallone used in Cliffhanger"? The looks are priceless!
That scene, alone warrants more laughter than any joke I have ever heard
and we’ve made it to “have you watched free solo”?
“You’re like the real life Spider-Man”
Nice! Someone asked me if my bouldering pad was a massage table too.
All of the above. Some people just choose one, it's best to do all three. Especially if you start with classes and a gym first, and then meet friends to climb with. Some people have sketchy technique, so learning the ropes a bit through a class or a trusted gym before you hop on the rock with anyone is always a good idea.
"Grappling hook." LMAO
why is everything playing in my left ear
As a headphone user, my left ear really enjoyed this video.
This is freaking fantastic 😂😂😂😂
That binner is cross loaded and the belaying socks
dat sideloaded biner
Non-climbers will never understand the difference between free climbing and free solo climbing. I give up.
It's clearly that one is free of charge forever but the other is a single go free of charge.
How is someone who is not a climber supposed to know the different terms and meanings climbers use?
@@headdown1 the same way i know the difference between a waiter and a chef, even though i don't work in a restaurant
@@rockclimbinghacks9222 Most people have been to a restaurant, so it is expected for most people to know the difference between a waiter and a chef. Most people have not been climbers.
@@headdown1 and this is why i give up trying to explain things to people hahaha
This has to be one of the funniest videos on RUclips
Literally at swan slab two weeks ago. “How’d you get the rope up there?!”
*at Midnight Lightning* “does this one have good grips?”
The comments are so much better "Shit climbers comment on climbing videos."
You forgot to ask " aren't you afraid of heights?"
"Huh" thats me. Lmao
1:03 midnight. "this one got good grips"
Ha ha, loved it ! But dude, what happened to your pants ?? On my local crag you can add "Don't you feel cold bare chest ?", "That looks easy", "Mum, is he going to die if he falls ?"
Wozzi7
I recommend going to a gym, and learning the basics from staff. Take a class on belaying (both top rope and lead climbing) and get it dialed in. After that if you are friendly and safe, it will be easier to meet other climbers. Then once you get to know some people ask if they ever climb outside Stress that you are solid at belaying but need someone experienced to show you a bit more. (this not only compliments the other person but also emphasizes you are safe- key) Meetup.com is good too
my left ear enjoyed this
Me watching this video: Check, Check, Check, Check....
The ripped pants, 🤣💀 never happened to me 👀 lol
This is perfect!! Could use an update with a “have you seen … free solo”
“Have you seen Free Solo?”
You forgot to add in “have you watched free solo?”
kids in my history class always say “rock climbing not a sport”
Not enough Free Solo-references
I went on a cruise vacation in 1999 and Mr. Olympia happened to be on the exact same ship. I recognized Ronnie Coleman right away (I was a lifter, too). The man in front of me, who had no idea who Coleman was, commented on his size, then asked if he worked out?
LOL! Are you f*cking kidding me? Asking Mr. Olympia if he worked out, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!
I get similar questions about my car’s ham radio. Lol
"So you guys know u can just walk around right" lol
I mean... thats the way I see it too
That old guy belaying made me anxious
1:21 he scarred that gopher thingy! (bottom left)
They forgot: "Ugh, what animal shits such turds from that altitude?!"
When we're on the sea and people see the mountains. "Are we at sea level?"
Going ice climbing at whistler bungee you have climb over the safety fence to then go 20 feet. through the woods to get to the climb that you lower into, it's in a gorge. Whistler Bungee staff as we go over the safety fence, knowing what we were going to do "yeah just stay away from the edge okay." - Yep going climbing by rapping into a gorge but we will stay away from the cliff.
Have you seen free solo?
“Yeah”
Anyways I think that stuff is crazy! (Proceeds to explain every part of free solo to you and their opinion on it)
Every time I tell someone I climb
Vertical Limit has been replaced by Free Solo
"is that safe?"... The way he is belaying... Maybe
you fellas doin some SERIOUS hiking ehh???
I was at Lincoln Woods RI popular bouldering area. I had my crash pads and gear. A none climber recommend I go to Colorado because the climbing is good there.That none climber told me something that I already knew.
This got so damn worse after Honnold's free solo movie... Was at devils tower a few months ago, and oh my god...
I have heard 90% of these in real life.
What the heck dude. Do you even know this is blowing up right now?!? 😲
"I've climbed a few trees"
Why is that dude belaying? He let go of the dead rope like 5 times