 | How we rigged the giant space net for GGBY and walked slackline set up in the middle
12. 02. 2020 15:30:01
This project was a collaboration from so many slackers, ideas and crossed fingers that it was very exciting to have it officially rigged for www.ggbygather.org . The net was hand woven in my living room and in the park square by square by an amazing team over several months. Thank you to @charlies... |
 | 2005 Ford Econoline E-250 4x4 with Olympian Wave 3 heater | Vanlife Series
17. 02. 2020 01:49:12
Josh Kean Daum (@joshkean) spends a lot of time in the snow and he built out his van for van life to accommodate the snow sports he loves. He uses an Olympian Wave 3 heater found at https://amzn.to/2HwESxD for low emissions to keep his van warm.... |
 | how much forces does it generate? Climbing Science | Lead falls in climbing gyms
19. 02. 2020 15:30:02
What forces are generated during a lead fall at a climbing gym? At Pipeworks climbing gym in Sacramento, CA, Michael Melner, TJ Gillick and Ryan Kowalski do some falling for science. We put dynamometers on the climber, belayer and the quickdraw in order to find out how many kilonewtons we generate... |
 | break test in slow motion | 6 TITANIUM glue in climbing bolts | Bolt Buster
26. 02. 2020 15:30:02
The Titan Eterna's shocked us that we got very similar results in both shear and tension when we did our break tests in granite with Hilti 500 v3 epoxy glue. We got in shear 45.88KN, 51.32KN, and 44.88KN. ... |
 | Tour school bus conversion. OMG the GAS - Van life in the short bus
2. 03. 2020 00:55:29
Daniel Tulberg and Christine Mason have traveled and partied in their school bus van life conversion. They have taken it down to Honduras and back up. Fuel doesn't last long but the space is great. They can bake cookies and pizza in their oven! They have a patio and solar on the roof. Follow th... |
 | Limiter Knots are NOT redundant | Mammut Dyneema Climbing Slings gear break test in slow motion
4. 03. 2020 15:00:32
We tested Mammut 8.0 dyneema climbing slings found at https://amzn.to/38rsNoA pulled normal, sliding x and with limiter knots. We also tested new vs old and found dyneema doesn't hold up well! Also limiter knots, when broken from force, break in the knot and the whole thing unravels so it isn't re... |
 | Van life tour in Winnebago Revel Sprinter Van
7. 03. 2020 20:36:35
Chris Merenlander (@merdi167) shows us his Winnebago Revel 4x4 Sprinter van and some upgrades he did. This is one expensive way to van life at $100,000! We are doing a van life series on this channel so check out our other videos on our van life playlists https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3... |
 | These are way more fun than Tree Houses | How NOT to install Tree Net
11. 03. 2020 14:30:02
We look at an 8 year old tree net (I didn't build it!) that is deteriorating and strangling a tree and try to do some repairs with paracord. The best price we found on paracord has been at https://amzn.to/3cM1Oas. Please stay clipped in while working in a tree. Please only build these in healthy ... |
 | Replacing split shaft climbing bolts with Powers Bolts at Sugar Loaf
18. 03. 2020 14:30:04
Bobby Hutton and I show you the process of removing split shaft climbing bolts for an anchor at Sugar Loaf in Tahoe California and replacing it with 1/2' SS Powers bolts donated by ASCA (https://www.safeclimbing.org/). The Bolting Bible 2.020 version is now complete with 133 pages, 426 photos and 2... |
 | awesome van conversion | Living the Van Life in an AMBULANCE
23. 03. 2020 00:18:28
Ethan Arkin did a van conversion on an ambulance he bought for van life. We did this van tour at https://www.ggbygathering.org and you can follow Ethan's adventures on https://www.instagram.com/spaceworks_ee/... |
 | Replacing Climbing Wedge Bolts with Powers Bolts at Sugar Loaf in Tahoe
25. 03. 2020 14:30:00
Bobby Hutton shows us how to remove climbing wedge bolts on a climbing route at Sugar Loaf in Tahoe California and replacing it with 1/2' SS Powers bolts donated by ASCA (https://www.safeclimbing.org/). ... |
 | Pop Up Trailer Build Out for Burning Man | Van life series
28. 03. 2020 14:30:04
Robby Stowe (@stageninjapro) built out a pop up trailer for burning man. This tour was ironically done in the snow at https://www.ggbygathering.org and he explains how he adapted. Learn Highlining at https://www.slackline.com/highlining101 ... |
 | Podcast of broken jaw - Climbing lead fall with rope in mouth
1. 04. 2020 15:30:00
Sarah Sacky shares in this podcast about when she was lead climbing and took a bite of rope in her mouth to clip a quick draw higher but slipped. Broken jaw, couldn't smile, lost tooth! We all put ropes in our mouth from time to time... how would you do it safer???... |
 | How to do shoulder stands on slackline
5. 04. 2020 16:47:41
@Ian_Eisenberg from @slackline_mallorca and @equilibrium_slacklines shows us how to do a shoulder stand on a slackline. With @camipaz.ramirez. If you want to produce a video to be shared on this channel please message me.... |
 | Slow motion break tests on new & abused gear - Are MicroFractures Myth in climbing carabiners
8. 04. 2020 15:30:04
We bought 6 Mammut Crag Wire Gates (https://amzn.to/2UN6G8b) and 6 Mammut Wall Micro Locks (https://amzn.to/3aSf77O) to test if microfractures were a myth. We abused 3 of each and broke test all of them on our slacksnap machine. Watch to see if any of them lost strength!... |
 | unboxing PUZZLE SLACKRACK by Moer (great for yoga) | Slackline inside or without trees
12. 04. 2020 17:22:08
The Puzzle Slackrack is a fun slackline if you are limited on space, don't have trees, or can't put holes in your walls inside. It's great for yoga excercises too. You can buy one at https://www.facebook.com/SlacklineCollective/ (just message them). We don't get a kickback if you buy these, we jus... |
 | where and how to install anchors plus break tests | Set up Slackline INSIDE
15. 04. 2020 15:30:10
Rig a slackline inside your house safely. We show you where to put your anchors, how to make and fill holes, and break test screws and eye bolts. Share with someone that wants a slackline in their house!... |
 | Epic Wingsuit Stunt Wins Go Pro 2020 Challenge Award
18. 04. 2020 15:30:04
Back in November 2019, we had 4 humans fly through the giant hole in the giant net we weaved. It won the Go Pro Million Dollar Challenge Award https://youtu.be/MKunD8H3G-8 (no we did not win a million a dollars!). ... |
 | human testing in Yosemite | Climbing anchor shock loads are myth
22. 04. 2020 15:30:13
If one bolt or cam fails on a sliding X, does the shock load create enough force to be dangerous. Many put limiter knots half way up the slings on both sides in order to limit the shock load but that reduces the strength of your sling significantly. So I use my body to see what it feels like when s... |
 | Leeper and Welded Cold Shut Old Climbing Hanger Break Tests
25. 04. 2020 15:30:02
Clay Lippincott from https://cabrp.org/ donated some old hangers, and we broke them in our Bolt Buster concrete. Check out the Bolting Bible on our website. Everything is FREE and at https://www.hownot2.com/... |
 | with Sketchy Andy Lewis | Two Sketchiest ways to tag highline
29. 04. 2020 15:30:04
Andy Lewis (@sketchyandylewis) is getting more responsible but sometimes he still does sketchy things. Sylvan Christensen (@sylvanslacks) droned over a 1/8' or 3mm Technora 12 cord that Andy got from his super bowl project attached to a taped open carabiner and hooked the chain on the Witch tower ... |
 | Modern day tree forts | HUGE tree nets with Andy Lewis
2. 05. 2020 17:53:47
Tree forts are a thing of the past. Tree nets only take some climbing rope and a TON of paracord and a TON of time! Please don't fall out of trees! I buy my paracord at https://amzn.to/2yk164V ... |
 | Are climbing master points made with girth hitch or clove hitch REDUNDANT
6. 05. 2020 15:30:01
Benjamin Schuldt donated some 60cm mammut contact slings (https://amzn.to/2W8PAm7) made out of dyneema, which is very slippery so when one side breaks of a leg of a climbing anchor when a girth hitch or clove hitch is used it isn't very redundant. Yann Camus from https://www.youtube.com/user/ycamus... |
 | California's longest highline broke in the wind
9. 05. 2020 15:30:04
Alonso Rodriguez and his team rigged California's longest highline to date at 600m long and after a few sends and a lot of stoke, the wind destroyed it. Broken webbing, BFKs cut through, and bent bolts. Hear about their story on this episode. ... |
 | Human testing | The Insanity Rope Swing in Moab Utah
13. 05. 2020 15:30:08
Can someone hang onto 2 to 3kn? We did human testing! We also tested the forces when people jump swing. Want to know how to haul people back up? We cover that too. This is a full value episode. This is NOT part of GGBY but at the place GGBY is held. You can learn about that festival at https:... |
 | SlackSnap | Black Diamond Magnetron Carabiner Break test
16. 05. 2020 15:30:00
Peter Hoburg donated RockLock magnetron carabiners to see if they broke higher than the similar RockLock Screw Gates they did. See why! You can buy the magnetrons at https://amzn.to/3cfbKZr and the screw gates at https://amzn.to/2zkO5YZ . It helps us out if you use those links if you are going t... |
 | how hang frames change forces on highline anchors | Geometry is not myth
20. 05. 2020 15:30:02
Brian Tuor said that our results in the crux monster episode (https://youtu.be/82UW2U1czqk) were not accurate because the hang frames changed the forces. We test the geometry on my Bolt Buster concrete slab in this episode. ... |
 | Climbing Anchors from the Bolting Bible
27. 05. 2020 15:30:06
Here is the Climbing Anchor section from the Bolting Bible explaining in detail all the options for how you can configure climbing anchors. Leave us comments or message us about how we can make this section better in the Bolting Bible as we update it every winter.... |
 | includes break tests | Make an EASY Amsteel soft shackle with overhand knot
30. 05. 2020 16:51:16
We love the button knot for our soft shackles but there is an easier way and it is just as strong. Michael Melner shows you how to make the easy soft shackle with an overhand knot and we break test a 6mm and 5mm afterwards. Best price for amsteel (no kick back here) https://www.go2marine.com/Samso... |
 | Climbing Quad Anchor break test with 6mm accessory cord
3. 06. 2020 15:30:03
We built a full quad anchor out of 6mm accessory cord that is only 6kn strong... and were getting 32kn. SlackSnap chart on website.Live life high... safely. It's all free! Learn Highlining at https://www.slackline.com/highlining101 ... |
 | Bolt Buster ⅝” wedge highline bolts tested in sandstone
7. 06. 2020 01:06:32
Terry Bolts or zinc plated wedge bolts with chain were installed everywhere at the fruitbowl in moab utah before being replaced with glue in bolts. Many highliners were curious how strong they were so we tested them! With Matheus Waeny and Nick McPherson.... |
 | with break test | How NOT to use cams for climbing trad gear
10. 06. 2020 15:30:01
We give you lots of tips on how NOT to use cams and a few tips on how to do it. We break our first cam at the end! 100% of donations goes back into the channel. https://www.slackline.com/donate... |
 | more human testing | Shockloading Highlines is Myth
13. 06. 2020 15:30:00
We used a climbing sling with a sliding x on 2 bolts, then eliminated one to shock load the anchor, while I was on the highline. Making highlining dangerous again! With Bobby Hutton and Tj GillickMusic used was from http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200011... |
 | Establishing Elephant Rock | New Highlines in Yosemite
17. 06. 2020 15:30:01
No road closures, no bird closures, no hiking, no climbing. Welcome to Elephant Rock! 30m & 50m and & 275mLive life high... safely. All the info is FREE at https://www.slackline.com/... |
 | Climbing Quad Anchor break test with 240cm Black diamond dyneema sling
20. 06. 2020 16:54:26
We built a full anchor and broke it, over and over again on our Bolt Buster concrete slab and then again on our slack snap machine. I think I like quad anchors now! Special surprise 103KN test at the end! Chart at 16min46sec if you want to skip to that.... |
 | Amazon Chinese Knockoff Climbing Carabiners TESTED
24. 06. 2020 15:30:00
You asked, we finally did it! We tested 3 of each amazon knock off carabiners. Xinda, Favofit, Ayamaya and Big Wall Traverse brands (@Sam_Moritz donated the Traverse biners). Some are UIAA rated, some are not, some say they are and are not. They all broke super good enough but we should support t... |
 | Human testing on Rope Swing - Different forces on top and bottom of same climbing rope
27. 06. 2020 15:18:51
Does the climbing rope you fall on see a different force at the top than the bottom of it and why? We do some human testing on this In Line Rope Swing at Elephant Rock. As long as your big highline is high enough, you can rope swing off any of them now. You dont need a rock off to the side for an... |
 | Break testing climbing Cams
1. 07. 2020 15:30:01
We break test 6 very different climbing cams in the CamCrusher adapter for the SlackSnap machine. Samples 910 to 919 on our Slacksnap chart is on our website and these broke between 8kn and 16kn with the slings breaking first, usually, then the wire. The axial would get bent and make the lobes loo... |
 | Taping segmented highline with Inov Splits
4. 07. 2020 15:30:01
We tape 6x 50m pieces of webbing so we can rig a 275m highline at Elephant Rock. We add soft thimbles designed by https://aki-slacklines.de/en/. Filmed by Siva Rupa and Bobby HuttonLive life high... safely. All the info is FREE at https://www.hownottohighline.com/... |
 | Break tests in real rock - Climbing cams pulled over an edge
8. 07. 2020 15:30:00
We pulled a set of TCU Climbing cams out of granite cracks and broke rocks, slings and wires. Samples 931 to 937 on our Slacksnap chart is on our website and these broke between 7kn and 18kn if the cam didnt come out which is a huge range. The axial would get bent and make the lobes look all messe... |
 | INFINITY gear review | Tension slacklines without pulleys
11. 07. 2020 15:30:01
We pulled 3 slacklines with the new Infinity ratchet system from Spider Slacks and Slack Inov. Wow, thats a lot easier than pulleys but it struggles with fat webbings and fat loops. This can be used when rigging giant highlines and can be left in the system or used with a separate piece of webbing... |
 | 50 year old cave rope break tested in slow motion
15. 07. 2020 15:30:05
Hunter Campbell @camp_316 donated a nylon Goldline twisted rope that he pulled out of a cave and believes was installed in the cave in the early 60s or early 70s. Never saw sunlight or water. 9.8kn to 13.8kn was our range. Lots of stuff on slacksnap chart, these tests were samples #924-#929 all on... |
 | Are glue in bolts dangerous if the hole is dirty
22. 07. 2020 15:30:00
Clean holes before installing glue in bolts! We did break tests that contradict that but you should still do it. Jim Titts article on glue in bolts http://www.bolt-products.com/Glue-inBoltDesign.htm which is also in our Bolting Bible which is on our website including the BoltBuster chart.... |
 | Great Slow Motion | Metolius TCU climbing cams pulled until failure
29. 07. 2020 15:30:03
We pulled a set of TCU Climbing cams out of granite cracks and broke rocks, slings and wires. Samples 938 to 949 on our Slacksnap chart is on https://www.slackline.com/. Samples slipped as low as 5.5kn and broke as high as 15.85 which is a huge range. The axel would get bent and make the lobes lo... |
 | 4 Slackline Pulleys compared with LineScale2 Dynamometers
5. 08. 2020 15:30:02
Live life high... safely. All the info is FREE at https://www.SLACKLINE.com/4 different pulleys tested with low stretch polyester and high stretch nylon webbing = 8 longlines rigged in a day! It was crazy to get 1kn when pulling without multipliers, 0.6kn when pulling with 1 multiplier and 0.3kn w... |
 | Big wall climbing aid hooks TESTED in slow motion
12. 08. 2020 15:30:00
Arrrrr! We tested hooks. Aid climbing hooks. I guess we cant take granite for granite. Some hooks broke, some wires broke, and the rock kept breaking. These are on our SlackSnap chart samples 966-976 on our website. ... |
 | you won’t believe what happens | We pulled SIDEWAYS on glue in bolts
19. 08. 2020 15:30:04
We expected bolts to twist in the glue, break the bond and fail much lower than normal if we pulled sideways. Well.. Just watch. Lots of stuff in the Bolting Bible and these break tests on the BoltBuster data sheet all on our website.... |
 | New Fixe bolts for climbers and highliners | Bolting the Lost Arrow Spire
26. 08. 2020 15:30:54
LEAVE LESS TRACE! This is a story about how we can make less of an impact if we are going to make one. We put a lot of thought into this project and were able to remove 20+ bolts and install only 6 bolts on the Lost Arrow Spire tip that serves everyone's needs, climbers and highliners. We did it... |
 | Edelrid Megajul | Break testing climbing belay device
2. 09. 2020 15:30:00
Eric Mac - @ericmacccc donated the Edelrid Megajul belay device and we tried and tried to break it. Ropes seem to break in the brake first. These are on our SlackSnap chart samples 920-923 on our website. No affiliate links, no sponsors, just donations!... |
 | Testing Nova - Slackline webbing breaks super low
7. 09. 2020 00:50:15
@Joosep_ress discovered his newer nova broke pretty low so Adam Kaminski did some tests and got around 17kn. Nova webbing is rated for 27KN!!! @timothy_mchone sent in some newish Nova webbing and we also got around 15-17kn. Demand that slack companies step up their quality control while at the sa... |