Weekend Whippers
“Brassies” are tiny chocks made from—you guessed it— brass. The soft, malleable metal conforms better to the little bumps and undulations inside a crack or constriction when weighted; they usually appear only in the smallest sizes, often as aid-specific pieces. The one thing about brassies? If you do fall on one, it’s pretty easy to get them super-duper stuck.
Scary stuff and lessons to be learned in this one!
Jean in the Gunks is a classic at the 5.9+ grade, and has surely been the scene of many a whipper like this one.
You normally don't get any get-out-of-jail-free cards in free solo ice climbing---this guy got super lucky.
Running it out on Disco Duck, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.
Climbing an iceberg is dangerous business, as Mike Horn and Fred Roux aptly demonstrate.
Many of us have flipped upside down on a route---it's even more exciting when you're trying to onsight your hardest climb to date!
Check out the reaction of the guy who enters the frame at the bottom left at the end of the video---he knows how close this fall was to disaster!
Having everyone at one event climbing in a dress just sounds like straight up good-humored fun.
Face meets rock in this Whipper. Scary, but the whippee is okay. Just probably wishes he had been wearing a mouth guard!
Chossy rock and deep water soloing---a dangerous combination!