Irish 80ft Pole Climbing video

[Flatters1983]

Hi people,

Heres a quick video i put together from my trip to Ireland last week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZgdGwl0wEM

 

[SumoClimber]

Dang, those guys are fast! Reminds me of those ninja movies where the ninja is running up a wall.

It does make me wonder, why is it I have never heard of the toe spikes before? Heck, it's even crossed my mind before to toss on my old ice climbing crampons and see how they work compared to my bucks, but I've never carried through with the experiment.

 

[Flatters1983]

I taught Jackie Chan absolutely nothing. Honest.

Mostly in the Americans you guys use sliders which are more robust than the Uk ones. Also we only race to the top not up and down as we like to keep our knees operational for as long as possible.

 

[lumberjackson]

I haven't seen alot of pole climbing, but that is the first one I've seen with a belay. I like it!

 

[arborgreen]

Very cool, looks like fun!