 | 100 feet deep in the hot Idaho desert, this cave had
29. 12. 2021 15:30:22
Brien Hawker (@dopeasbuck) and Landon Suthers (@burning_gasoline4fun) took me caving in the middle of nowhere in Idaho. This desert was 100 degrees and quite interesting what I got to see just about 100 feet below the surface. ... |
 | Huge HowNOT2 Update | Happy New Year
3. 01. 2022 16:24:16
Thank you to everyone who donated in 2021! We value your trust when you invest in breaking gear fear so we love transparency. Our spreadsheets from all our income and expenses for 2021 is at https://www.hownot2.com/donate. Short story is: Donations $46,256. Expenses $59,134. We did a LOT with $... |
 | Drop tower slow mos
10. 01. 2022 17:43:10
We did a LOT and we teased a LOT in this video about what's coming. Please buy your climbing and caving gear at https://www.EXTREMEGEAR.org/. They support this channel with 10% of your purchases and the rest goes to their non profit for Cave Exploration Society. The first discount game starts wedn... |
 | ❄ ⛄ - Are Frozen Climbing Ropes Weaker
12. 01. 2022 15:30:01
Are climbing ropes weaker if they get frozen??? We put climbing ropes in the freezer then pulled on them. This has been requested many times. The details of our results are in our BLOG https://www.hownot2.com/post/frozen-ropes... |
 | Climbing carabiners don't break like you think
15. 01. 2022 16:00:00
Are multiple carabiners stacked in 1 climbing hanger dangerous? I think so!?!?! Maybe. See what happened in this episode.DISCOUNT GAME: 20% off all carabiners for 20 hours from this page https://www.extremegear.org/shop/hardware/carabiners... |
 | Climbing artwork and website updates
17. 01. 2022 16:38:38
I share my thoughts on last weeks comments. I show you what's coming this week. And here are all the updates on the behind the scenes for our show!https://www.extremegear.org/ If you buy gear, get it here. More discounts coming on wednesday's video!... |
 | Does climbing gear pulling out soften the blow on the next piece
19. 01. 2022 16:00:21
Putting in climbing trad gear that might not hold you can sometimes make you feel better, but it also can wear you out to put it in. Does that gear help absorb some of the fall if it blows??? We did 6 tests on the drop tower and here were the results:... |
 | I respond to trolls - Mountain Project
25. 01. 2022 04:51:13
Do you think backyard science has value? Do you think standards testing is all the climbing community needs to learn about their gear. If you are way smarter than me, email me and I can run videos by you if I can trust that you will add to them rather than just tell me I'm doing it wrong. Let sci... |
 | Mechanical Advantage is Myth
26. 01. 2022 16:00:35
We all know friction in a mechanical advantage block and tackle pulley systems can reduce output, but I haven't heard anyone talk about stretch. I am always using semi static or climbing ropes, which have a lot of stretch. We test all the way up to a 13:1 with dynamic, semi static and 0 stretch dyn... |
 | Nalgene Missiles
2. 02. 2022 16:00:18
Please don't drop anything on my head. Secure everything well! The MBS of a watermelon is one good aim!DISCOUNT GAME: 20% off for 20 hours on any of the helmets - https://www.extremegear.org/shop/helmets... |
 | Guess which carabiner breaks last CARABINER SHOWDOWN
5. 02. 2022 21:16:23
We tested 12 wire gates climbing carabiners in a chain until the last one was standing. If you use rated gear, it is super good enough. This is edutainment... NOT science! We share HOW to buy, not WHAT to buy at the end of this video.... |
 | We dressed our drop tower dummy
7. 02. 2022 16:00:33
We dressed a dummy, what can I say. It's odd, I know. A solid steel weight is not a good representation in the drop tower for real life scenarios but it can help isolate certain tests. However, we want a more fun and a more realistic dummy. For $300, this was a good test to see if we want a pers... |
 | Climbing Science | Gym Climbing Forces
9. 02. 2022 16:00:18
How much force is on the climber, the belayer and the bolt when you whip at the gym? 2 years ago we did some tests at the gym and it was really popular, but people said our hertz, or rate in which the load cell reads, was too slow to pick up the peak force. So we literally helped create the LineSc... |
 | Do WET climbing ropes break weaker
16. 02. 2022 16:00:32
The rumor is that wet ropes are significantly weaker. The instructions that come with the rope say that it is dangerous. Climbing magazine advises not to use a wet rope. UIAA supposedly got 3 falls instead of 7 like normal, before it broke. What are we supposed to think and do when we end up wit... |
 | How we got 7+ MILLION views just opening carabiners
21. 02. 2022 16:40:12
Brent Roth (https://www.instagram.com/whitewaterpirate/) showed me a carabiner trick. We posted it. It got reactions. Rinse and repeat and here we are with over 7 million views and a whole array of emotions over a few short videos. Short answer: super good enough. Don't go replacing all your ca... |
 | See what broke our snow anchor pickets
23. 02. 2022 16:00:29
We tested pickets, bollards and even a glove for a snow anchor with Kevin Watson and https://www.instagram.com/cruikedjoe/ The Book DOWN by Andy Kirkpatrick found at https://amzn.to/353fPRZ... |
 | Here are our results - VT Prusik TESTED
2. 03. 2022 16:00:25
We pulled on 8mm and 7mm Bluewater VT Prusiks on semi-static nylon climbing ropes 10mm, 8mm and 6mm diameters. Brent Roth (https://www.instagram.com/whitewaterpirate/) showed us how he uses it in a canyon and Cory Grossman (https://www.instagram.com/grossmancory/) showed us a few tricks arborists u... |
 | the consequences of war - I zoom called slackliners from Ukraine and Russia
4. 03. 2022 13:00:31
This is the story of my slack family living with the consequences of war. Send them good vibes and be respectful in the comments.... |
 | Sketchy carabiners from Amazon, AliExpress, Ebay and Walmart tested
16. 03. 2022 15:00:02
Just because the swivel is 'rated' for 30kN or 6,750lbf doesn't mean the cheap looking carabiners they come with are safe for life supporting activities such as climbing or aerial silks. A carabiner safe for climbing should be rated for 20kn or more and certified at least by CE with an EN number an... |
 | March Madness HMS Locking Carabiner Showdown
23. 03. 2022 15:10:54
Carabiners Tested in this video in order of test:1- Trango Regulock HMS Autolock 2- Black Diamond RockLock https://tinyurl.com/bdf6698b3- Beal Be Lock 3 Matic https://tinyurl.com/2p8r5nkk4- Camp Atom 2Lock https://tinyurl.com/bdda5mzm ... |
 | SPRAT Certified & Coming s - 100,000 Subscribers
28. 03. 2022 16:51:17
Thank you for subscribing and getting me to 100k subscribers! I'm SPRAT certified. Thank you Mark Hanna for teaching the course. I plan on giving early access to episodes for Patreon supporters. Learn more about it at https://www.hownot2.com/donate. ... |
 | Exploring Topless Dome Part 1 of 3 | Aid climbing INSIDE muddy cave
30. 03. 2022 16:19:25
Topless Dome is a 396 foot tall dome 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. ... |
 | SPRAT & Industrial rope access - Get paid to climb on ropes
2. 04. 2022 17:26:12
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... |
 | Topless Dome Part 2 of 3 - I spent 62 HOURS exploring 400 foot water fall inside cave
6. 04. 2022 16:00:08
Topless Dome is a 396 foot tall dome 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 th... |
 | Topless Dome Part 3 of 3 | 44 year old cave anchor break tested
13. 04. 2022 15:58:34
Topless Dome is a 396 foot tall dome 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 no... |
 | Iceland Ice Stunts
16. 04. 2022 14:51:48
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 pa... |
 | Must watch before buying or using it for the first time - How NOT to use Ronin Lift Power Ascender
20. 04. 2022 16:25:55
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 instructio... |
 | Climbing cams tested in the drop tower
23. 04. 2022 16:00:19
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. ... |
 | Rappelling Overview | Canyon Rope Systems
27. 04. 2022 16:23:36
THIS IS VIDEO 1 OF 10 - See textbook https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systemsHere 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 canyo... |
 | New vs Old | How Strong are Arborist Bridges
30. 04. 2022 22:22:38
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. We weren't sure how to pull them but we decided on doing them in a U shape with a barrel knot jammed into quicklinks. If you pulled... |
 | Rappel systems with built in rescue solutions
4. 05. 2022 16:12:42
THIS IS VIDEO 2 OF 10 - See textbook https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systemsHere 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 canyo... |
 | Locking Carabiner Showdown
7. 05. 2022 17:11:42
We broke 8 carabiners in a bracketed system. They all broke above MBS or Minimum Breaking Strength that is printed on the spine of the carabiner. It's fun to watch things break! This video focuses on HMS carabiners or the pear shaped ones and most of that type if not all, are locking carabiners. ... |
 | Rock Exotica Totem vs Camp Ovo vs Butterfly Knot
11. 05. 2022 16:20:12
THIS IS VIDEO 3 OF 10 - See textbook https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systemsHere 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 canyo... |
 | Full Documentary of Lapporten, Sweden 2.1km Long Highline | World's Hardest World Record
14. 05. 2022 15:19:42
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 a... |
 | Complex rappelling options with double ended rope bags
18. 05. 2022 15:06:05
THIS IS VIDEO 4 OF 10 - See textbook https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systemsHere 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 canyo... |
 | Dicks sells counterfeit Black Diamond climbing rope (allegedly)
21. 05. 2022 15:03:07
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 t... |
 | Climbing vs canyon rappelling
25. 05. 2022 14:49:17
THIS IS VIDEO 5 OF 10 - See textbook https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systemsHere 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 canyo... |
 | oil, sunscreen, deet and acid | Contaminated climbing ropes
28. 05. 2022 15:36:59
See our contaminated slackline tests https://youtu.be/Bvr--pT9xcMWe also tested pee! https://youtu.be/X5mMWB1x4hwThe 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!... |
 | 10 uses for the PaliKoa Pivot Rappel Device
1. 06. 2022 16:17:00
THIS IS VIDEO 6 OF 10 - See textbook https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systemsHere 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 canyo... |
 | - Used Arborist Ropes Break Super Low
4. 06. 2022 16:15:42
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... |
 | Friction Tests on canyon lowering devices
8. 06. 2022 16:45:43
THIS IS VIDEO 7 OF 10 - See textbook https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systemsHere 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 canyo... |
 | Does blow torch work | Replacing Glue In Climbing Bolts
11. 06. 2022 17:22:31
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?... |
 | How much force does it take to RAPPEL in different modes
15. 06. 2022 16:20:22
THIS IS VIDEO 8 OF 10 - See textbook https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systemsHere 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 canyo... |
 | Corroded Caving Carabiners and Hangers Break Tests
18. 06. 2022 19:12:20
Hunter Campbell sent us some old corroded cave gear and we pulled it till it snapped. It's interesting how gear left inside of the earth will get so gnarly. I'd expect that for any non stainless steel, but the aluminum is what is the most interesting. There is also a surprising amount of home ma... |
 | How strong is Petzl 8 descender
22. 06. 2022 16:46:02
THIS IS VIDEO 9 OF 10 - See textbook https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systemsHere 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 canyo... |
 | BIG climber lead falls for science. You won't believe the forces
25. 06. 2022 16:29:52
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/)... |
 | EMO vs MMO break tests + stone knot, clove hitch and figure 8
29. 06. 2022 17:01:03
THIS IS VIDEO 10 OF 10 - See textbook https://www.hownot2.com/post/canyon-rope-systemsWe tested Munter Mule Overhand and Eight Mule Overhand in this video. Also the stone knot, clove hitch and figure 8 in a commonly used canyon rope to show not only what it breaks at but how they respond to such f... |
 | 12 interviews with the Sweden Lapporten 2.1KM team - What is it like walking HUGE highline
2. 07. 2022 15:46:48
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 be found at https:/... |
 | How long can you safely leave permanent slackline set up
6. 07. 2022 16:06:35
How safe is your webbing if you permanently leave it set up. Wade Desai and Marshall Leaver from Steel City Slackers have a perma-line up in west virginia and when they replaced the webbing, Wade sent it to me and I tested it. It had a segment connection in the middle, it was up for 2 full seasons... |
 | What is Search and Rescue - I Got Rescued
13. 07. 2022 15:00:35
King County Explorer Search and Rescue was kind enough to let me film one of their trainings and demoed a lower and raise with me in the litter. SAR systems are fully redundant and have a large safety ratio they stay within. It's interesting to observe how they maintain that the entire time becau... |