Big Wall #9 of 14 - http://www.bigwalls.com
Patron Early Access Link To All Videos https://www.hownot2.com/post/big-wall-bible-early-access
Anchors can be the leak in your ti...
2022-11-02 13:43:08 +0000 UTC View Post
PATRONS: I've been stoked for this one a long time. Sat on this fully edited for MONTHS so it would be more seasonally relevant but it's finally getting cold out so here it is. This was a lot of planning just to be able to do strong pull tests without capstans, vehicles pulling, piston equipment and we threw the dice on this project ...
2022-10-29 14:11:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Big Wall #8 of 14 - http://www.bigwalls.com
Patron Early Access Link To All Videos https://www.hownot2.com/post/big-wall-bible-early-access
Leading is a methodical and repeti...
2022-10-26 13:42:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Tonsai, Krabi, Thailand is a climbing mecca and has beautiful and unique climbing. The overhanging limestone cliffs remind me of an outdoor cave without mud. Here is some beta if you are planning to go there I hope makes your trip easier for planning.
1-Get the f*** out of Bangkok - nothing worth seeing there for the pit...
2022-10-22 13:33:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Big Wall Bible #7 of 14 - http://www.bigwalls.com
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It's "knot" that hard to lea...
2022-10-19 13:07:34 +0000 UTC View Post
We drop-tested and slow-pulled old cams donated by Timothy Neidmeyer, Bobby Hutton and Eric Nies. The ultralights were purchased in 2017 and were in a house fire where they got smoke and water damage which is why they are all rusty. The ultralights are 25% lighter than the latest C4s and one weight-saving feature is 12 braid Dyneema ...
2022-10-14 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Big Wall Bible #6 of 14 - http://www.bigwalls.com
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How do you place all that ge...
2022-10-12 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
I modified the bolt buster tension tester to test how much force the YABR (Yet Another Bolt Remover) can generate and it's a lot. It broke the bolt but I was twisting hard at 23.82kN or 5,354lbf! This is why you have to score, or aggressively spin, a bolt before pulling so the wedge doesn't get engaged because this can generate enoug...
2022-10-08 16:36:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Big Wall Bible #5 of 14 - http://www.bigwalls.com
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What gear do you need to lea...
2022-10-05 13:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm stoked so I thought I'd share it with my patrons. One door closed and a really cool one opened. I am going to Black Diamonds QA headquarters tomorrow at SLC and getting to interview the inventors of the Ultralight C4s. I have tested a few ULs and normal C4s in the drop tower and it's good but not as good of an episode as ge...
2022-09-29 22:29:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Big Wall Bible #4 of 14 - http://www.bigwalls.com
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Existing in a vertical world...
2022-09-28 12:26:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Big Wall Bible #3 of 14 - http://www.bigwalls.com
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You have 1 bag with 1 compar...
2022-09-21 13:41:22 +0000 UTC View Post
TO PATRONS: Every video I produce has a reason and value but some I know are going to be more popular of a topic, are intriguing what we caught on camera, and have a good storyline. This kind episode is what I call GOLD and I wish they were all this good. Jenny helps narrate it and that helps jump the scene around while still explain...
2022-09-16 14:25:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Big Wall Bible #2 of 14 - http://www.bigwalls.com
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I know you are excited to ge...
2022-09-14 14:29:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Big Wall Bible #1 of 14 - http://www.bigwalls.com
Patron Early Access Link To All Videos https://www.hownot2.com/post/big-wall-bible-early-access
The number one thing t...
2022-09-07 13:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
6 months of planning, 60 days of type 2 fun, 100+ hours of filming and 200-300 hours of editing and I now present to you The Big Wall Bible. It is just the beginning and you'll see I'm still working on the blogs. This link is a COPY of the Big Wall Bible but gives you access to ALL 14 VIDEOS. 2022-09-07 04:40:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I redesigned our entire website from scratch and coded a 3 layer filter to organize our 400 episodes which are (soon) all in written form. We have 3 courses live and our 4th course is coming out in 2 days. I've been doing this for 6 years now and it's amazing to see how far it has come but we got a long way to go. Thanks for jo...
2022-09-05 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
When I'm posting only 1x per week, you know I'm pretty busy behind the scenes. It was crazy to put the pressure of making the new website live at the same time of releasing 14 big wall episodes but I've been working on this for 9 months and it's super good enough to be live. In fact, it's 10x better than the last website even with is...
2022-09-02 19:54:12 +0000 UTC View Post
EARLY ACCESS
Bobby and John broke some cave anchors. They tested the Climbing Technology's Soft Anchors and also the homemade ones by Andrzej Rudkowski.
CT dyneema broke at 14kn and rethreaded with Max sk99 4mm broke at 16kn and in tension broke at 11kn.
Soft Shackle homemade anchor broke t...
2022-08-29 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
EARLY ACCESS!
Dyneema or HPME comes in all sorts of qualities labeled as SK this or SK that. What do they mean and how much do they affect strength. We also test generic HMPE that I joke is chineema and is sold on ebay and amazon because a lot of us wonder how good that stuff is. Strength isn't the only factor you should ...
2022-08-23 00:24:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow, that was harder than any big wall I've climbed. 100+ hours of filming, 200+ hours of editing while getting the new website to launch in 10 days from now was a lot of work but wow, it turned out really good. 14 videos are a part of the official original big wall series that just is to get the Big Wall Bible started. We alre...
2022-08-22 19:24:06 +0000 UTC View Post
EARLY ACCESS: This is what I'm posting tomorrow. I'm tinkering with format for knot specific videos. Showing how to tie it, application, untie test, and failure tests. This one is a simple version. I have a more complex butterfly coming out soon. I really wanted to release a drop tower cam video but it is only...
2022-08-16 17:59:32 +0000 UTC View Post
PATRONS: Doing blogs for each video really helps share information that is difficult to articulate in a video I'm trying to keep fast paced and interesting even though it's real nerdy. I'm excited that the new website will allow me to do this for every video. It also allows me to update any new information I get after posting or in t...
2022-08-10 13:29:34 +0000 UTC View Post
PATRON BEHIND THE SCENES: I edit in batches what I filmed in batches so I'm excited to do a whole bunch of drop tower stuff. Matt is a local-to-the-lab fire fighter who came down and shared gear fear among some fire fighters. Falling on ascenders crosses over in a lot of sports so here you have it. I'm 95% done with 6 of 12 big...
2022-08-03 13:03:25 +0000 UTC View Post
EARLY ACCESS - COMES OUT TOMORROW - I've been working on 3 dyneema break test videos and they all have some gold sprinkled in them all. Thank you for your support because this is how NOT to get sponsored. I hope Teufelberger doesn't get too mad but they probably ought to change their pdf instructions.
I was just trying to test ...
2022-07-27 00:43:46 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a known fact that anyone taking a photo of a spreadsheet to share with people for no other reason than they are excited... is a nerd.
Before I nerd out on you, I want to thank you so much for either having had supported me or just signed on. I went from 260ish patrons to now 442 in under 2 weeks. I have a glimpse of...
2022-07-23 01:55:53 +0000 UTC View Post
EARLY ACCESS: I finally got a video done in advance! This is going out Wednesday. Just officially hired an editor and instagram manager and once that is done, I can start working on the Big Wall Course.
We broke 12 locking carabiners all lined up from weakest to strongest. They did not break in that order though! These ca...
2022-07-15 21:47:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Just finished filming 9 days to get 30 hours of footage to be cut down to about 12x 1 hour videos on How NOT 2 Big Wall. This is a screen shot of the intro where Ryan 1 is hazing Ryan 2 while he is "training" for a big wall. Very fun to film and sadly very realistic to what big walling is actually like haha. That comes out this...
2022-07-14 15:36:00 +0000 UTC View Post
PATRONS: Today (Wednesday) I'm all finished filming the big wall course with Jeremiah. 30 hours of footage that will be cut into 12x 1 hour episodes and take about 100ish hours of editing. The Big Wall Bible is going to be a place on our website that our audience can contribute their ideas and tricks to become a multi-contributor res...
2022-07-13 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
PATRONS: worked on this until the last minute so couldn't do early access but our big project right now is How NOT 2 Big Wall course and we are putting tons of thought into it before shooting to be even better than our last course. New website design is mocked up in photoshop and all coding is done. I'm just looking for a fiverr type...
2022-07-06 14:14:40 +0000 UTC View Post