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“Rock Climb” was thoughtfully designed and produced over a two-year period to help you become a better, safer, and more knowledgeable climber.
Professional rock climber Roddy McCalley and his friends take you through 7 hours of exclusive outdoor footage, from the basics to advanced techniques.
Look for the lite version of this app: “Rock Climb Lite.”
Table of Contents of Rock Climb:
INTRO — 1. About Roddy McCalley, 2. Types of Rock Climbing, 3. Bouldering 1: Pigpen, 4. Bouldering 2: Strawberry Contraceptives, 5. Bouldering 3: Planet X, 6. Sport Climbing: Udder Chaos, 7. Traditional Climbing: Super Roof, 8. Multi-Pitch Climbing: Solid Gold
PREPARATION AND SAFETY — 9. Risk Management, 10. Warming Up, 11. Spotting and Crash Pads
FACE AND SLAB CLIMBING — 12. Rock Climbing Basics, 13. Climbing Efficiently, 14. Footwork, 15. Handholds, 16. Flagging, 17. High-step, 18. Backstep, 19. Heel and Toe Hooks, 20. Mantles, 21. Dynamic Moves, 22. Slab Climbing, 23. Stemming, 24. Chimneys, 25. Laybacking, 26. Exit Move
CRACK CLIMBING — 27. Jamming Hands and Fists, 28. Jamming Fingers, 29. Jamming Feet, 30. Putting It All Together, 31. Intro to Offwidth Technique, 32. How to Tape Your Hands
ROPE BASICS — 33. The Science of Falling, 34. How to Coil a Rope, 35. How to Flake a Rope, 36. Belayer-Climber Safety Check, 37. Commands, 38. Ground Anchor for Belayer
TOP-ROPING — 39. Intro to Top-Roping, 40. Safety Check for Top-Roping, 41. Belaying, Giving Slack and Lowering with a Tube Style Device, 42. Belaying, Giving Slack and Lowering with a GRIGRI
LEAD CLIMBING — 43. Intro to Lead Climbing, 44. Belaying a Leader, 45. Catching a Fall Softly, 46. Assessing Fall Potential, 47. Extending Gear
SPORT CLIMBING — 48. Intro to Sport Climbing, 49. Leading a Sport Climb, 50. Clipping, 51. Cleaning a Sport Climb, 52. Cleaning a Bolt Anchor - Being Lowered, 53. Cleaning a Bolt Anchor - Rappelling
TRADITIONAL CLIMBING — 54. Racking Up, 55. Gear Placement on Lead, 56. Cleaning Gear
NATURAL PROTECTION — 57. Placing Cams, 58. Placing and Cleaning Nuts, 59. Placing Tricams, 60. Placing Hexes
ANCHORING — 61. The Science of Anchoring, 62. Cordelette, 63. Tethering, 64. Bolt Anchors, 65. Self-Equalizing Anchor, 66. SRENE Anchor, 67. Trad Cordelette Anchor with W, 68. Trad Cordelette Anchor with Super 8, 69. Extending the Master Point over an Edge with 50’ Rope, 70. Tree Anchor, 71. Boulder Anchor, 72. Alpine Extension, 73. Anchoring Tips and Tricks
LEAD-FOLLOW — 74. Setting up a Guide Plate, Belaying and Lowering from the Top, 75. Setting up a GRIGRI, Belaying and Lowering from the Top, 76. Belaying with a Munter Hitch, 77. Stance Management, Swinging Leads and Rope Management
RAPPELLING — 78. Rappelling
RESCUE — 79. Lowering with a Direct Belay, 80. Escaping a Direct Belay, 81. 3 to 1 and 6 to 1 Hauling
KNOTS, HITCHES — 82. Knots, Hitches, etc.
GEAR — 83. Climbing Shoes, 84. Chalk, 85. Chalk Bags, 86. Harnesses, 87. Belay Devices, 88. Carabiners, 89. Helmets, 90. Crash Pads, 91. Dynamic Ropes, 92. Cords and Webbing, 93. Quickdraws and Slings, 94. Daisy Chains and PAS, 95. Cams, 96. Nuts, Hexes and Tricams, 97. Tape and Gloves
DIFFICULTY RATINGS — 98. Bouldering Grades, 99. Rock Climbing Grades
ETHICS AND ENVIRONMENT — 100. Number 2 in the Wild, 101. Ethics and LNT
LAST WORDS — 102. Mentors and Guides
WRITTEN CONTENT — Assessing Bolts, Bouldering Day Overview, Top-roping Day Overview, Sport Climbing Day Overview, Trad Climbing Day Overview, Rescue, etc.
COMMUNITY — Geolocalize other climbers and chat with them.