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NO CHARGE - Behind the scenes of Dan Osman Leaning Tower Rope Jump

NO CHARGE - Behind the scenes of Dan Osman Leaning Tower Rope Jump

I’ve been busy doing a rope jump off Leaning Tower in Yosemite to honor Dan Osman for the inspiration I got from him.  I talk about behind the scenes a little bit, show the lab getting decorated and more organized and the plan for the next ...

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Dan Osman's final jump in Yosemite gets repeated 23 years later

Dan Osman's final jump in Yosemite gets repeated 23 years later

Dan Osman is a legend in the climbing community.  He passed away doing the most epic rope jump in Yosemite National Park 23 years ago and we wanted to honor him by repeating it.  We climbed an A4 route called Roulette on Leaning tower, h...

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How strong are sail boat soft loops & snap shackles?

How strong are sail boat soft loops & snap shackles?

We tested a sail boat...or at least how you can connect to a sail boat.  David Lienbenberg (https://www.instagram.com/jumbosailing/) and I tested 2mm, 3mm and 4m...

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NO CHARGE - Monday update

NO CHARGE - Monday update

I've been quiet, that is a sign I'm extra busy.  Secret project coming out this weekend!  Drop tower drainage, rubber base and guy wires are finished.  Just got to add lots of triangles for strength and boom, we start dropping thing...

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Canyoning Guided Rappel - How much force does it create?

Canyoning Guided Rappel - How much force does it create?

Is it safe to have 2 people on a guided rappel?  How much force does it create?  Brent Roth (https://www.facebook.com/WhitewaterPirate/) and Joe Cruiksha...

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Bobby climbs at Cerro Gordo with Ghost Town Living

Bobby climbs at Cerro Gordo with Ghost Town Living

Brent from  @Ghost Town Living invited Bobby out to help him establish some climbs on the Cerro Gordo ghost town that he bought.  Th...

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3 Ways to Build a Top Rope Climbing Anchor

3 Ways to Build a Top Rope Climbing Anchor

Bobby shows his favorite ways to build a top rope anchor on 2 bolts.   4 things to consider: Is your anchor - Strong, Solid, Secure and Redundant.  Also, try to make your anchor efficient and equalized, with an angle of less than 90...

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4mm Soft Shackle Connections for Highlines?!?!?! Full Highline Tutorial

4mm Soft Shackle Connections for Highlines?!?!?!  Full Highline Tutorial

➜➜This was the first time I used DOUBLE WRAPPED 4mm soft shackles double wrapped as connections for my segmented highlines.  We show you how to make them, how we install them and the entire rigging process start to finish.  A must wa...

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NO CHARGE! How much FORCE does bounce testing AID CLIMBING gear generate? Monday Update Episode!

NO CHARGE! How much FORCE does bounce testing AID CLIMBING gear generate?  Monday Update Episode!

➜➜Drainage is done for the drop tower, I just have to put down the rubber mulch when things dry out.  Update as of the next morning after filming... its draining quickly! So that's great! 

➜➜My cell phone caused the noise o...

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Making and Breaking Amsteel / Dyneema Loops

Making and Breaking Amsteel / Dyneema Loops

David Lienbenberg (@jumbosailing) does professional #sailing and shows us how to make an Amsteel loop with a chafe cover.  He does three wraps with 1/8" Amsteel and we break it afterwards with surprising results.  Eye to eye, 1/8" Amstee...

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How NOT 2 Rig a California Record Highline - 861 meters / Half Mile

How NOT 2 Rig a California Record Highline - 861 meters / Half Mile

This is the story of how the 861m (1/2 mile) long highline rigged earlier this year at Taft point in Yosemite.  This gap was eyeballed by many over the years. It was thought to be impossible to tag a line across the chasms and around the larg...

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Breaking Flaky Carabiners that have been in a cave only 10 years!

Breaking Flaky Carabiners that have been in a cave only 10 years!

Hunter Campbell (https://www.instagram.com/camp_316/) sent me a bunch of corroded carabiners, quickdraws and hangers from a cave that he and Kyle (thumbnail), Aaron Moses...

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Canyon Gear for Wet Canyons

Canyon Gear for Wet Canyons

Brent Roth shows us what gear you need to go down (WET) canyons.  ►https://www.canyoneeringusa.com/h...

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How NOT 2 Multipitch Climb with Doug Robinson

How NOT 2 Multipitch Climb with Doug Robinson

I got to climb with Doug Robinson! Super fun! Bobby and Mike climb next to us and we all give tips about multipitch climbing as we go up.  This is not comprehensive and we will use microphones in the future, but it was fun and we wanted to sh...

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How Not 2 Canyon

How Not 2 Canyon

Brent Roth (https://www.facebook.com/WhitewaterPirate/), Joe Cruikshank, Logan DeGrand, and Dave Hawkins introduced me to canyons.  We did a 20 minute hike d...

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It's almost done! Updates... NO CHARGE

It's almost done! Updates... NO CHARGE

I'm getting two of these! https://www.perfectdescent.com/ 

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Special live video for HowNOT2 patrons

Special live video for HowNOT2 patrons

The 4 of us are going live tomorrow (sunday Oct 3) at 21:30 CET / 12:30 PST and only our supporters are invited to join us live.  Come chat while we talk as we want to interact with you during our zoom chat, and yes, the audio will be way way...

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Sailing Soft Shackles - Diamond Knot vs Button Knot

Sailing Soft Shackles - Diamond Knot vs Button Knot

David Lienbenberg does professional #sailing and brought his #diamondknot #softshackles for us to break test.  Then we compared them to the #buttonknot that has more strength because it makes the diameter bigger for the noose.  The butto...

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How NOT 2 Skydive - Soft link break tests!

How NOT 2 Skydive - Soft link break tests!

Eric Johnson brought SQRL soft links to the lab to break test.  They are a small piece of spectra that connects the skydiver to the parachute or more specifically the container to the canopy.  There are 4 of them, but they are the only t...

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NO CHARGE - Another Collab

NO CHARGE - Another Collab

No charge for this podcast style collaboration.  This is intentional as they are growing rapidly and I wanted to build a repport early on.  So far it has been a very productive thing....  our next one will be live and be THE LIVE VE...

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Doug Robinson - Father of clean climbing gives away the dirty secrets

Doug Robinson - Father of clean climbing gives away the dirty secrets

See part 1 of this interview at https://youtu.be/b45OXWG3kzQ 

Doug Robinson is one of the coolest guys we know. A contemporary of Yosemite climbing greats like Tom Fro...

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Doug Robinson shows us How NOT 2 rappel

Doug Robinson shows us How NOT 2 rappel

You join us as we rappel/abseil 400 ft. Doug Robinson joins Mike Rogers, Bobby Hutton and myself as we bring we show you some of the systems we regularly use descending cliffs.    Rappelling is dangerous! Accidents while rappelling ...

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NO CHARGE UPDATE - 5 Year anniversary

NO CHARGE UPDATE - 5 Year anniversary

Today, the day I publish this, is 5 years from when I published my first video.  I said I was only going to do this for 5 years and here we are.  I'm done with How NOT to Highline as there are too many people in other sports where they d...

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Doug Robinson - OG Yosemite Climber talks history

Doug Robinson - OG Yosemite Climber talks history

Doug Robinson is one of the coolest guys we know. A contemporary of Yosemite climbing greats like Tom Frost and Yvon Chouinard, Doug has witnessed and been part of the growth and innovation in climbing over the last 60+ years and he was kind enoug...

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Would you Trust the Beal Escaper for Rappelling?

Would you Trust the Beal Escaper for Rappelling?

You asked, we finally did it.  Bobby Hutton, Michael Rogers @wolf_in_the_weeds, and I unbox and do human testing by rappelling and seeing if it works (spoiler: it does) and how many times you have to pull it to get it to release.  THEN w...

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NO CHARGE - Hard is Easy, Beta Climbers, Bliss Climbing and HowNOT2 all hang out for the first time!

NO CHARGE - Hard is Easy, Beta Climbers, Bliss Climbing and HowNOT2 all hang out for the first time!

Hey Patrons,

This one is 50/50 in my mind for a chargeable episode.  I typically only like to click the "charge patrons for this post" button on break tests or episodes in which you learn things.  This is like a monday episode whic...

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Are Sharpies on Climbing Ropes Safe? Break tests with Sharpie Permanent Markers vs Beal Rope Marker

Are Sharpies on Climbing Ropes Safe?  Break tests with Sharpie Permanent Markers vs Beal Rope Marker

I think... is the answer.  After two break tests and surviving after doing it for 15 years, I think sharpie permanent markers are safe-ish.  HOWEVER, after hanging out with Brent Roth who is helping us launch our HowNOT2 Canyon series, I...

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Mansplaining Safety to Olympic Sport Climbing Barbie

Mansplaining Safety to Olympic Sport Climbing Barbie

We bought Olympic Sport Climbing Barbie, harnessed her up and put her to the test.  And just to make sure she didn't know something I didn't, I tried her beta myself.  The we broke test the ATC wire (which is all she is attached to) and ...

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Here is the link for our live video at 10AM PST today

https://youtu.be/ZkCxsL2wgfw 

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Ask us anything 10AM (PST) live today!

Bobby and I are going to chat with everyone live today on youtube.  You'll find it at www.youtube.com/howNOTtoHighline

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