Mike Barter

I thought the exact same thing. here is the link the presenter sent me http://www.reelrocktour.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/mikebarter387 Freedom of the hills online Funny I am doing exactly that and it is not as easy as you may think. Camera, time, computer, editing skills and the experience to understand what you are teaching. Combined that with actually teaching mountaineering and climbing. Just lifting it from a book is a bit of a disservice as there are a lot of things in freedom of the hill that are not that important. God forbid you should make a slight error of any kind and the cubicle posters who have freedom of the hills in their desk drawer will come down on you like the wraith of God and completely destroy your credability. On the other hand it is a good thing also as it makes you think twice before you publish. I have a 140 videos up with about 100 of those being mountain skills related. Right now I am primarily on youtube but will be pod-casting on itunes by the end of the month. I am certainly open to critisism as long as it is creative and insightful. You would be amazed at how many firefighters tell me I should always have a edge roller when rapping. Every volunteer rescue weenie has an opinion also. You develop a thick skin after awhile. What I need now is a sponsor with over a million video views a year and specific viewers I am a better deal than any magazine add would be. So if you see a advertiser send them my way. With final cut pro 7 it is possible to colaberate on projects. check out mikebarter387 on you tube and tell me what I can do better. I have gone to a longer video format meaning I use the whole ten minutes these days and really try to answer all of you potential questions in that time. so that each system of technigue is covered. Saves me coming back and answering questions later. I also publish in HD720 as I think this displayed full screen and run to a projector is good enough for theater use. This week at a climbing fest in Florida they are showing the clove hitch during intermission I am told.

Two more improvised hitches. Make me life of a dorky climbers party ..LINK

Carabiner Brake

This is one of the three most common knots used in mountaineering. Don't know it better learn and here is your chance.

I put this out this morning. There is about 100 vids on this channel aimed at mountaineering and climbing education. May or may not be of help. The Mike

Not sure this will help but might be worth a listen. Take what you need and leave the rest, be like a yankee and only take the very best.

Just added a new version of the vid. link at top of thread. The Mike

Course there is joe talking about this

Here is Paul talking about just that.

I am going to re-shoot this. The main flaw in the video is that I am suspended on a single runner. Not something that I approve of I could have just as easily fixed by using the second extendable runner and clipping it to my harness rather then the chain I was clipped in to. Another point that was made is in the wording, "ready to lower" perhaps "Take" would have been a better choice leaving less chance for miscommunication. Any other suggestions are welcome though I may start the shoot today. Now if you want to take things to the extreme you should visit rockclimbing.com. Your cousins to the south are a very passionate breed with great attention to detail. I haven't seen this kind of action since I was in the Nam, man! Sport 101 thread @ rockclimber.com

Combined with the first version anybody should be able to figure out how to do this. For those times when you can't feed a byte.

For those who find crevasse rescue a bit much.

If twisting your rope is the issue with the monster munter then I think you should try it. It is no worse ten the devicesyou are suggesting.

just about anything you want to know about climbing in short video format. The climbing tool series is a "take it to the bank" uploaded by proffesional mountaineers. Click here to go to Mike Barters site

Night of Lies in Banff canada Couldn't make it to the 2008 Night of Lies. Well Sharps AV and banff Media bring this tale of debauchery to you . You will find the complete show minus a couple minutes of auction. http://ca.youtube.com/banffmedia Sponsors for this year are Sharps Audio Visual Banff Media Rocky Mountain Books Subway Ambler Mountain works Flashed Alpine Club of canada Vertical Addiction Valhalla Pure Grizzly Paw Pub Canmore petzl I am sure I missed a couple for that I apologize. Night of Lies Banff, Alberta, Canada/North of you

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