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 ...
2021-11-30 00:23:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-11-27 19:08:53 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-11-24 14:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-11-22 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-11-17 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Brent from @Ghost Town Living invited Bobby out to help him establish some climbs on the Cerro Gordo ghost town that he bought. Th...
2021-11-11 02:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-11-03 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
➜➜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...
2021-10-27 14:48:52 +0000 UTC View Post
➜➜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...
2021-10-25 16:58:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-10-23 14:17:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-10-20 13:14:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-10-16 16:27:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Brent Roth shows us what gear you need to go down (WET) canyons. ►https://www.canyoneeringusa.com/►h...
2021-10-13 14:18:19 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-10-09 16:33:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-10-06 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm getting two of these! https://www.perfectdescent.com/
My work flow 2021-10-04 15:19:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-10-03 02:19:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-10-02 15:08:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-09-29 14:46:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-09-27 14:42:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-09-25 14:37:19 +0000 UTC View Post
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 ...
2021-09-22 13:39:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-09-21 13:43:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-09-18 13:36:19 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-09-15 13:25:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-09-13 13:02:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-09-11 12:45:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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 ...
2021-09-08 13:34:20 +0000 UTC View PostBobby and I are going to chat with everyone live today on youtube. You'll find it at www.youtube.com/howNOTtoHighline
2021-09-06 14:14:50 +0000 UTC View Post