howNOTtoHighline

What is it like walking a HUGE highline? 12 interviews with the Sweden Lapporten 2.1KM team

Sorry, this wasn't early access because I had to wait until the last minute for some of the collaborations on here.  I'll send them early when I'm not finishing them the night before :).

Walking a giant highline is very very different than a highline 300 meters or less.  Here are 12 different perspectives from people who cruise to people who only stood up and walked a short distance.  

Our film about the project turned out very popular with over 100k views and can b...

EMO vs MMO break tests + stone knot, clove hitch and figure 8

THIS IS VIDEO 10 OF 10 - See textbook 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yckmwww6 Here is a free course featuring Brent Roth about different ways to set up rappels through a canyon.  This considers ease of rigging, abrasion, ease of rescue and how efficient it is to move people through the canyon.   Episodes 1-5 show the systems, Episode 6 shows how it can all be done with 1 device,  Episodes 7-8 are friction tests...

EARLY ACCESS - BIG climber lead falls for science. You won't believe the forces!

Tanner is 290lbs or 131kg and he climbs.  We wanted to know what forces he gets when he falls on his gear so I sent him 3 LineScale3s and showed him how to film an episode.  This was an amazing experiment of a test being done for HowNOT2 without me there.  Tanner (https://www.instagram.com/da_blok/) worked so hard to make this happen and Gritstone Climbing Gym (2022-06-24 14:52:16 +0000 UTC View Post

How strong is a Petzl 8 descender?

PATRON EARLY ACCESS TO ALL VIDEOS IS AT THIS LINK https://www.hownot2.com/canyon-rope-systems I'M RELEASING THEM ONE AT A TIME ON PATREON

THIS IS VIDEO 9 OF 10 - See textbook 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yckmwww6 Here is a free course featuring Brent Roth about different ways to set up rappels through a canyon.  This considers ease of ...

Corroded Caving Carabiners and Hangers Break Tests

Hunter Campbell sent us some old corroded cave gear and we pulled it till it snapped.  The Camp 22 rated for 21kN broke at 15kN.  The blue carabiner rated for 21kN broke at 20kN.  The omega rated for 31kN broke at 29kN. The other omegas broke at 26kN and 27kN.  The Black Diamond carabiner rated for 24kN broke at 26kN.  And the unknown 23kN carabiner broke at 25kN.  The Petzl D Link rated at 15kN broke at 22kN.  

The homemade hangers broke crazy low. &n...

How much force does it take to RAPPEL in different modes?

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THIS IS VIDEO 8 OF 10 - See textbook 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yckmwww6 

Here is a free course featuring Brent Roth about different ways to set up rappels through a canyon.  This consid...

NO CHARGE UPDATE - Organized 500 Episodes! Linescale 3 in stock and big wall course coming

First time LineScale3 has been in stock.  There is only 30 and then it will be months before more are available.  For $20 off, use discount code HN2-g66-M5b at https://www.linegrip.com/shop/linescale-3-load-cell/ 

I'm a nerd so I love spreadsheets.  All 500 episodes are on here so I can organize them into the new website (coming soon).  I keep my ideas list on here and a...

Replacing Glue In Climbing Bolts - Does a blow torch work?

Sometimes bolts get in the way of random swinging hammers.  We explored two ways of heating up glue in bolts in an effort to remove them so you can reuse the hole.  I'm not convinced this is a good idea.  What do you think?  

Don't try this if it is fire season.  Don't try this without bringing a way to cut the bolt when you are done in case it doesn't work, because it has been compromised.  Cutting and replacing the bolt right next to the old bolt is one s...

Friction Tests on canyon lowering devices

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THIS IS VIDEO 7 OF 10 - See textbook 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yckmwww6 

Here is a free course featuring Brent Roth about different ways to set up rappels through a canyon.  This consid...

Used Arborist Ropes Break Super Low!?

Cody Zimmerer gave me 1/2" used arborist ropes that broke at 11kN and 12kN which is super low compared to my 10mm static climbing ropes that break around 18kN.  Cory Grossman gave me some new rope of the same type and they broke almost twice as high at 20 and 21kN.  Used 3/4" double braided bull run rope broke at 20kn which is also pretty dang low for how thick of a rope it is.

Life Update: As soon as I got back from Thailand, i went to Nevada to break 50 bolts in limestone an...

10 uses for the PaliKoa Pivot Rappel Device

PATRON EARLY ACCESS TO ALL VIDEOS IS AT THIS LINK https://www.hownot2.com/canyon-rope-systems I'M RELEASING THEM ONE AT A TIME ON PATREON

Here is a free course featuring Brent Roth about different ways to set up rappels through a canyon.  This considers ease of rigging, abrasion, ease of rescue and how efficient it is to move people through the canyon.   

Episodes 1-5 show the system...

Contaminated climbing ropes - oil, sunscreen, deet and acid

See our contaminated slackline tests https://youtu.be/Bvr--pT9xcM 

The rope broke in the knot between 17-19kN in all samples except the acid where the contaminate actually was the cause of the breakage around 10kN, which was a lot higher than we thought!  Keep acid off your ropes and wear your sunscreen!  

Climbing vs canyon rappelling

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THIS IS VIDEO 5 OF 10 - See textbook 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yckmwww6 

Here is a free course featuring Brent Roth about different ways to set up rappels through a canyon.  This consid...

EARLY ACCESS - Dicks sells a counterfeit Black Diamond climbing rope (allegedly)

THIS VIDEO IS PUBLISHED TOMORROW.  HERE IS EARLY ACCESS.

Emily and Zach allegedly bought a dynamic Black Diamond rope from Dicks Sporting Goods and what showed up was authentic packaging but not a Black Diamond rope.  The rope that they received is likely a static rope from Ali Express which may not be properly certified and is the wrong type of rope to take climbing falls onto.  Even if the rope is super good enough, they could have got really injured using this rope in ...

Complex rappelling options with double ended rope bags

PATRON EARLY ACCESS TO ALL VIDEOS IS AT THIS LINK https://www.hownot2.com/canyon-rope-systems I'M RELEASING THEM ONE AT A TIME ON PATREON

THIS IS VIDEO 4 OF 10 - See textbook 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yckmwww6 Here is a free course featuring Brent Roth about different ways to set up rappels through a canyon.  This considers ease of ...

Rock Exotica Totem vs Camp Ovo vs Butterfly Knot

PATRON EARLY ACCESS TO ALL VIDEOS IS AT THIS LINK https://www.hownot2.com/canyon-rope-systems I'M RELEASING THEM ONE AT A TIME ON PATREON

THIS IS VIDEO 3 OF 10 - See textbook 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yckmwww6 Here is a free course featuring Brent Roth about different ways to set up rappels through a canyon.  This considers ease of ...

EARLY ACCESS - World's Hardest World Record - Full Documentary of Lapporten, Sweden 2.1km Long Highline

PUBLICLY RELEASED MAY 14TH - FEEL FREE TO SHARE IT PRIVATELY TO WHOMEVER

We did it!  The Lapporten Project by @northernlines_slackline officially got a highline world record at 2130m long (1.3 miles) but it isn't just the length, it was in a really remote location making the rigging quite complex.  A full feature film by Pinewood Productions will be aired on Swedish TV and submitted to film festivals.   This was the first slackline project to be sponsored through cro...

Locking Carabiner Showdown

We broke 8 carabiners in a bracketed system.  They all broke above MBS.  It's fun to watch things break!  

I made a full length documentary of our world record project

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We did it!  The Lapporten Project documentary is finally made.  Emil Sergel from Pinewood Productions made a full feature film over the last 10 months and will be aired on SVT (Sweden TV) in a few weeks.  Then he will try to sell it to a global network or submit it to film festivals so everyone can see it.  My documentary is 59 minutes long and is the most effort I've ever put into one edit.  This was a sto...

Rappel systems with built in rescue solutions

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THIS IS VIDEO 2 OF 10 - See textbook 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yckmwww6 

Here is a free course featuring Brent Roth about different ways to set up rappels through a canyon.  This consid...

How Strong are Arborist Bridges - New vs Old

We broke 2 new arborist bridges and 3 old ones from Nick Markley & Hunter Vincent.  They all broke super good enough above 23kN which is much stronger than your back.  I am going to be doing a bunch of arborist videos with Seattle Tree Care so get stoked.  

Canyon Rope Systems - Rappelling Overview

THIS IS VIDEO 1 OF 10 - See textbook 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yckmwww6 

Here is a free course featuring Brent Roth about different ways to set up rappels through a canyon.  This considers ease of rigging, abrasion, ease of rescue and how efficient it is to move people through the canyon.   

Episodes 1-5 show the systems, 

Episode 6 shows how it can all be done with 1 device,  <...

EARLY ACCESS - Canyon Rope System Course

I have spent the last 6 months working on this course with Brent Roth and it is finally being released.  We have 10 videos and a 48 page textbook (temporarily on a google doc).  I am releasing 1 video a week publicly but this link below is to an unlisted page on my website that gives you access to all the videos if you wanted to binge watch them.  I will be posting them one at a time here on Patreon and only charging you as they come out instead of a 10x pledge hit all at once....

Climbing cams tested in the drop tower

Many of these cams came from Timothy Niedmeyer - Thank you.   They all broke above MBS and higher than the force you will put on them if you take a whipper.  It is nice to see HOW they break, not just the breaking force.    

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How NOT to use a Ronin Lift Power Ascender! Must watch before buying or using it for the first time

I almost bought a Ronin Lift Power Ascender for a climbing project and I would have ended up using the wrong rope which not only sucks to damage the Ronin and also your rope BUT if it shreds the rope and you are on a single rope system, then you die.  Don't die because you didn't read the instructions!  Mark Hanna obviously repairs them but also is an authorized retailer and you can buy them from his website 2022-04-20 14:27:40 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS: Iceland EPIC: Rope Jumps, Highlines and Ice Climbing

Here is a teaser trailer of our adventures in Iceland where we highlined, rope jumped, ice climbed.  Our 7 episodes coming out about this trip will be about the rope jump rig, how we rigged a highline and got the photo you see in the thumbnail, ice screw break tests, v thread break tests, and a 3 part ice climbing course by certified glacier guides.  Very likely to be released in November.  You can do (most of) what you saw in this video by contacting: 

2022-04-14 14:54:54 +0000 UTC View Post

44 year old cave anchor break tested - Topless Dome Part 3 of 3

Topless Dome is a 396 feet tall with a water fall coming down the center of it.  This is the 3rd video about the project where we test the original anchor that we found; used by the first ascensionist in 1978.  We also test a few other quick links found in nearby caves.  The last one I could not break at 89kN or 20,000lbf!!!  

Read all about this project at https://www.hownot2.com/topless

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I spent 62 HOURS exploring a 400 foot water fall inside a cave! Topless Dome Part 2 of 3

PATRONS: This is the official post.  The early access was released as an earlier post as a list of links of the 3 part series with the web page.

Topless Dome is a 396 feet tall with a water fall coming down the center of it.  This is the 2nd video about the project where Rachel Saker finished leading to the top of it and we rappelled next to the water fall.  We were in the cave for 3 days, 2 nights for a total of 62 hours to complete this project.     ...

Get paid to climb on ropes! SPRAT & Industrial rope access

Bobby Hutton and I got SPRAT certified by Mark Hanna at  https://www.swaymechanika.com/ropeaccesstraining

This is just an introduction to what SPRAT is and what training looks like to anyone in the audience who might not know you can make money climbing ropes.  It just won't be on rocks unless you're Alex Honnold.   If you are from the SPRAT and IRATA world, put in the comments w...

Aid climbing INSIDE a muddy cave - Exploring Topless Dome Part 1 of 3

Topless Dome is a 396 feet tall with a water fall coming down the center of it.  This is the 1st video about the project where I lead from Rachel Saker's "Disillusion Window" up to "Horse Tooth Pit" which is about half way to the top.  The next episode we make it all the way.      Read all about this project at https://www.hownot2.com/topless

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