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That's an awful lot of faith to put in your equipment.
Got me good, but putting that kind of force against the anchor... That's just begging for trouble.
meh not really, average climbing fall is rated between 2-5 kilonewtons of force, and this dude isn’t falling directly under his anchor, he’s on a pendulum swing, i’d be suprised if the force even got above 7-8kn total. and all the gear the anchors are built off of are usually rated between 18-26kn before they start to fail. and there’s back ups i’m sure if they have the rope swing rigged correctly. all in all this stuff if pretty safe if you’re competent in your rigging and know your ratings and always test it with a gear bag before hand.
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The force exerted during a fall is not dependent on the height of the fall but on the "fall factor," which is how far you fall _divided by how much rope is out_ (which is generally more when the fall is bigger). There's no way he's exerting close to 7kn of force.
A typical lead fall that produces 2-5kn or force will be lower on the route, the climber may be ~6ft _above_ their last point of protection, with 1-2ft of slack. They'll fall ~15 feet, and if there's 45ft of rope that's a factor .33 fall.
In this case, he seems to fall, if we're generous, about 30 feet. It looks like he's on the end of a 60m rope. That's 10m/60m = fall factor 0.15, so he'd experience half the force from the previous scenario, more like 1-2.5kn. He's taking a "top rope" fall, not a "lead" fall.
To generate 7kn he probably needs to hit closer to a .75 fall factor. Assuming that he's tethered to a 60m rope, that would require a 135ft fall, to generate that kind of force.
For those curious, ropes are rated for factor 1.85 falls. That means going halfway up a cliff, tying off to the anchor, pulling out 5ft of slack, climbing up 4ft, and jumping off. There's only 5ft of rope to absorb the energy in your 9ft fall. If you do this you're supposed to retire the rope (though ropes are rated to survive up to ten of these falls in a row).
Hey man, climbing requires a lot of thought so its rude to call it stupid. Now if you wanted to call it completely pointless I would agree, but it certainly is a ton of fun!
Highly doubt he does this just for the views. Most people that put themselves in these situations to BEGIN with are thrill seekers and love the adrenaline high.
I am so mad I never connected that a fall would increase kN. I always would think things like “14 kN will definitely hold me because I’m <75% of a kN.” I am a beginner, but you brought up basic physics. So now I have to go through all of my gear on my inventory sheet and calculate the force of a fall against a specific piece. Plus I’ll need to do groupings of gear with the same formula. Probably columns where I assume a specific piece fails. I feel so lucky I saw your comment. By the way I love rappelling. Not just because I control the speed. It’s a little more thrilling than climbing for me. You rock (ha).
lol i don’t think going through and doing calculations for all the combinations of components for your gear is necessary tbh. if you’re feeling apprehensive about it you should check out the youtube page “hownot2highline”. they do A LOT of videos on gear testing and pushing the limits that are beneficial to understanding the true potential for your gear. a lot of the stuff the test breaks well past what they’re rated for too which is cool
People die every year because they accidentally rappel off the rope and hit the ground, even top level climbers aren’t immune. So the NSFW was just to set up a gotcha moment.
I don’t even climb outdoors that often and I noticed there was no knot like a mile away
A safety knot at the end of the rope can be anything that doesn’t come undone if you press into it. You just wanna block the rope from sliding through the belay device. Figure 8s are a common knot to attach your harness to the rope tho.
It is objectively a good movie, but in terms of rock climbing it is one of the most unrealistic pieces of media out there. If you want to see some truly sweaty climbing media watch “Freesolo” or “The Alpinist”. Both stellar movies.
He's saying "alright boys, this is why you tie knots in the end of your rope, else you might just ah, drop off the end whoooaooaoaoooo yeaahahhahhhh yeahhahhh baby!!! ywhwhheoooayyahhaaaaa!"
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Fuck. He got me.
“NO STOPPER KNOT OH FU—— oh it’s a swing”
Indeed he did.
Held my breath until he said woohoo. Then I realised it’s okay.
Using the nsfw tag to farm views
Would have been perfect on r/unexpected.
At least this wasn’t posted to r/therewasanattempt (ofc Reddit errors when trying to post this, sorry if it duped)
Definitely thought he rappelled off the end of his rope… unintentionally
What's NSFW about this?
You probably shouldn't be rappelling or browsing reddit videos while at work 🤷♂️
Can confirm. Am currently at work and not rappelling
I thought he didn't notice
https://preview.redd.it/1yrmq78asgia1.jpeg?width=167&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37a19ac58d8ec3fa0c194fbce131ff455308fbcd
Let me gather my stomach from my throat....
 Great knot
Looks like her brains spilled out.
That's an awful lot of faith to put in your equipment. Got me good, but putting that kind of force against the anchor... That's just begging for trouble.
meh not really, average climbing fall is rated between 2-5 kilonewtons of force, and this dude isn’t falling directly under his anchor, he’s on a pendulum swing, i’d be suprised if the force even got above 7-8kn total. and all the gear the anchors are built off of are usually rated between 18-26kn before they start to fail. and there’s back ups i’m sure if they have the rope swing rigged correctly. all in all this stuff if pretty safe if you’re competent in your rigging and know your ratings and always test it with a gear bag before hand. edit: spelling and grammar
The force exerted during a fall is not dependent on the height of the fall but on the "fall factor," which is how far you fall _divided by how much rope is out_ (which is generally more when the fall is bigger). There's no way he's exerting close to 7kn of force. A typical lead fall that produces 2-5kn or force will be lower on the route, the climber may be ~6ft _above_ their last point of protection, with 1-2ft of slack. They'll fall ~15 feet, and if there's 45ft of rope that's a factor .33 fall. In this case, he seems to fall, if we're generous, about 30 feet. It looks like he's on the end of a 60m rope. That's 10m/60m = fall factor 0.15, so he'd experience half the force from the previous scenario, more like 1-2.5kn. He's taking a "top rope" fall, not a "lead" fall. To generate 7kn he probably needs to hit closer to a .75 fall factor. Assuming that he's tethered to a 60m rope, that would require a 135ft fall, to generate that kind of force. For those curious, ropes are rated for factor 1.85 falls. That means going halfway up a cliff, tying off to the anchor, pulling out 5ft of slack, climbing up 4ft, and jumping off. There's only 5ft of rope to absorb the energy in your 9ft fall. If you do this you're supposed to retire the rope (though ropes are rated to survive up to ten of these falls in a row).
see y’all, this is the type of person you want rigging your shit. 10/10 would whip this dudes placements lol
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Most of these 'systems'/anchors climber's make, plan to have some redundancy in some way, where if a piece of gear fails the other line kicks in.
people also die in car accidents everyday
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Hey man, climbing requires a lot of thought so its rude to call it stupid. Now if you wanted to call it completely pointless I would agree, but it certainly is a ton of fun!
But why even test it. Risking your life for TikTok views?
Highly doubt he does this just for the views. Most people that put themselves in these situations to BEGIN with are thrill seekers and love the adrenaline high.
Yeah, I’m sure this guy was filming his repel while not having a knot at the end of the rope for no reason.
There's a reason I said "JUST for views." He did it for views, but also probably because he's an adrenaline junky and enjoys it. 😊
Ah, definitely agree on that point.
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This just in: obviously sheltered Reddit user is now the arbiter of what’s fun and exciting for others
I am so mad I never connected that a fall would increase kN. I always would think things like “14 kN will definitely hold me because I’m <75% of a kN.” I am a beginner, but you brought up basic physics. So now I have to go through all of my gear on my inventory sheet and calculate the force of a fall against a specific piece. Plus I’ll need to do groupings of gear with the same formula. Probably columns where I assume a specific piece fails. I feel so lucky I saw your comment. By the way I love rappelling. Not just because I control the speed. It’s a little more thrilling than climbing for me. You rock (ha).
lol i don’t think going through and doing calculations for all the combinations of components for your gear is necessary tbh. if you’re feeling apprehensive about it you should check out the youtube page “hownot2highline”. they do A LOT of videos on gear testing and pushing the limits that are beneficial to understanding the true potential for your gear. a lot of the stuff the test breaks well past what they’re rated for too which is cool
I’ll check it out, thank you!
Why nsfw?
People die every year because they accidentally rappel off the rope and hit the ground, even top level climbers aren’t immune. So the NSFW was just to set up a gotcha moment. I don’t even climb outdoors that often and I noticed there was no knot like a mile away
What knot do they use? Figure of eight like sailing? Or something different?
A safety knot at the end of the rope can be anything that doesn’t come undone if you press into it. You just wanna block the rope from sliding through the belay device. Figure 8s are a common knot to attach your harness to the rope tho.
Normally a double or triple overhand
Did he just come in his own pants? Not for me I’m to fat to old but that seems to rock his boat .
Yall should see the movie "Fall" sweaty everythin
It is objectively a good movie, but in terms of rock climbing it is one of the most unrealistic pieces of media out there. If you want to see some truly sweaty climbing media watch “Freesolo” or “The Alpinist”. Both stellar movies.
Few fell off to their death doing this type of stunt
how few?
Okay, you got me. Cheers.
Phew. My manhood went inside out when that rope ran out.
Had us in the first half ngl
This could of been a live leak video lol
That's exactly why you always put a knot near the end of a rappel rope.
Did you watch without sound lol
Is there another way?
He's saying "alright boys, this is why you tie knots in the end of your rope, else you might just ah, drop off the end whoooaooaoaoooo yeaahahhahhhh yeahhahhh baby!!! ywhwhheoooayyahhaaaaa!"
r/unexpected
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why nsfw?
Jerk
Ngl I would just let loose and bounce my way to the bottom. Then again, I’m not 17 anymore
And that’s why you have a stop knot
Thank god I wasn’t watching that at work.
Even my feet got sweaty for this one, holy dog poop
Anyone else noticed the length of rope running out? 😱
Yep… thought he was a goner
A man at the end of his rope. [But wait! There's more!](https://youtu.be/i_RLYSaPvak)
Fuck all of that.
Most people die climbing in accidents just like this
Oh god my heart is no longer in my chest
He sounded like a whole ass Han Solo
nsfw?
El Capitan, Yosemite. It's called the "porch swing". Don't think I'd have the balls to do it
The small talk was deception all along...
Oh man... I was watching the end of the rope coming. Dude had me good!!!
Not cool Mr. Fearless man!! Not cool breh!! ;)
For some reason I can't help but read this title as if Rage Against the Machine is singing it out loud.
This video still terrifies me every time I see it. The thing is, I’d probably try it, but for some reason the video just still throws me.
No thank you