I shared this with a friend who rock climbs. He said: That’s called “via ferreta”. It’s a type of climbing that most climbers have a disdain for. Italy’s gift to the world of mountaineering, bringing climbing to the masses by installing ladders and rails into the rock face.


Since this is Spain, I don't know if this is an example of via ferreta or not.

>> ^notarobot:

It's getting hot in here.
Don't take off all your clothes.


It is getting so hot
It's going to melt your clothes off.

Thanks, *discard >> ^chicchorea:

dupeof
Sorry, but this is a dupeof http://videosift.com/video/Rock-Climbing-Lava-Climbing-Inside-A-Volcano
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*dupeof

Sorry, but this is a *dupeof http://videosift.com/video/Rock-Climbing-Lava-Climbing-Inside-A-Volcano.

I'm not really sure what we're supposed to get out of this either. It seems like a clip from a video dating service or something.

I live a really active lifestyle: I love wake boarding, mountain biking, hiking, rock climbing, long walks on the beach...

the news story should be about the parents been Irresponsible ,

You don't take your kids to Red-light district or sohoe (soho in the 80s) and if you do you explains to them whats going on and why those places are different thna other places.

same as if u take kids out skiing , or rock climbing or annything you clealy exsplain to them the dangers of each specific activity.

for the internet its a flat rule that you don't give out your details if i was a parent id go over stuff with the kids , exsplain to them why they should not show body parts , evan if its to a friend or sumone they fancy.

its allso pritty simple to exsplain to them that when people are been provocative its normaly to get a reaction if you dont provide a reaction they will move on , and allso a large part of the internet is not reality.


allso i bet schools dont teach annything about the internet when there should be weekly lessoins on it , not just how to avoid been a retard online , but how to use the internet to educate yourself and learn.

>> ^Porksandwich:

Did that guy just hold his breath for the entire duration of this video or was there some clever cut scenes and stuff to make the video longer than the actual event?
Because 4 minutes of that after running along the bottom at the beginning and then essentially rock climbing back up....that's unbelievably impressive.
This video draws forth a at least two phobias just watching it, dunno what I'd do if something unexpectedly brushed up against me on my way down.


No. The movie's a bit disingenuous--it's very nice piece of art, but it's just a movie.

From the guy:

"hello everyone, thanks again for all your comments...

To clarify: this movie is A FICTION AND AN ARTISTIC PROJECT. I don't claim to have reached the bottom of the hole (202m) without rope and fins, as the world record in no-fins discipline is 95m..
We made this movie to show another approach in freediving videos.
We wanted to express the strenght of the elements water-earth-air and the sensations of freedom, harmony, exploration

Shot with a canon 5D mark II
Music: you make me feel - ARCHIVE"

On the other hand, this guy's record dive *did* take 3:31, so he is capable of some feats.

Did that guy just hold his breath for the entire duration of this video or was there some clever cut scenes and stuff to make the video longer than the actual event?

Because 4 minutes of that after running along the bottom at the beginning and then essentially rock climbing back up....that's unbelievably impressive.

This video draws forth a at least two phobias just watching it, dunno what I'd do if something unexpectedly brushed up against me on my way down.

Do I have an original thought in my head? My bald head. Maybe if I were happier my hair wouldn't be falling out. Life is short. I need to make the most of it. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I'm a walking cliché. I really need to go to the doctor and have my leg checked. There's something wrong. A bump. The dentist called again. I'm way overdue. If I stop putting things off, I would be happier. All I do is sit on my fat ass. If my ass wasn't fat, I would be happier. I wouldn't have to wear these shirts with the tails out all the time, like that's fooling anyone. Fat ass. I should start jogging again. Five miles a day. Really do it this time. Maybe rock climbing. I need to turn my life around. What do I need to do? I need to fall in love. I need to have a girlfriend. I need to read more and prove myself. What if I learned Russian or something, or took up an instrument. I could speak Chinese. I would be the screenwriter who speaks Chinese and plays the oboe. That would be cool. I should get my hair cut short. Stop trying to fool myself and everyone else into thinking I have a full head of hair. How pathetic is that? Just be real. Confident. Isn't that what women are attracted to? Men don't have to be attractive. But that's not true. Especially these days. Almost as much pressure on men as there is on women these days. Why should I be made to feel I have to apologize for my existence? Maybe it's my brain chemistry. Maybe that's what's wrong with me. Bad chemistry. All my problems and anxiety can be reduced to a chemical imbalance or some kind of misfiring synapses. I need to get help for that. But I'll still be ugly though. Nothing's gonna change that.

>> ^A10anis:
residue; if your; "favourite part of curling is listening to the compulsive behaviour of people that don't like it whine about it endlessly." then i guess that shows how entertaining it is to you.


Sarcasm.

>> ^A10anis:
Also, I wasn't; "letting everyone know why they shouldn't like something." i was passing an opinion on my incomprehension as to its attraction as a sport.


yea, sure. that's why you compared it to "dwarf throwing," which actually sounds sort of awesome and probably difficult

>> ^A10anis:
Finally, regarding you sarcasm; "Thank you so much for letting everyone know why they shouldn't like something, your opinions are so very very important to us all". Mine, like yours, is simply a personal opinion and, surely, mine was objective whilst yours was vitriol. If you enjoy curling, great. Personally i enjoy watching sports which require skill and years of commitment.


I feel bad piling onto the other comments about that particularly moronic statement, but that's like saying some of the following:
Soccer is easy, it's just kicking a ball into a huge truck-sized net
football is easy, you catch a ball and run away from people
bull-riding is easy, you just sit on a bull for what, 15 seconds?
Diving is easy, you just jump into the water.. gravity does all the damn work!
Rock climbing is basically climbing a ladder made of rock

See this is why I don't do rock climbing. I have a friend who nearly lost his leg in a fall, only his insistence with doctors that he would not let them cut it off and two years of physiotherapy let him keep it. Basically the only thing keeping his ankle attached to his lower leg was skin and some muscle, every tendon and bone was broken off.

im a big beliver in getting fit as a way of life. I.E: take up a sport that makes you fit in the process. wind surfing, swimming, rock climbing, or cycle to work. I've found its *way* easier to get in good shape that way. No, you wont end up "ripped", but you wont have to try to keep up a routine which is essentially trying to be someone your not (aka a pro weight lifter). And it'll stop you having a heart attack (hopefully) and thats what matters.

...and its fun !

if someone looks awesome and got that way by lifestyle, that impresses me. if someone gets that way by going to a gym at 6am every day, not so much. Its better than being a fatty though i guess.

Time for some self promotion *promote

I would love to be able to do this, but how would one even learn? lots of skydiving, rock climbing, base jumping... Probably too much effort, by the time I've learnt all that I could probably just buy a VR gizmo and plug it into my cranium and do it that way

a novel way of rock climbing for petrol heads *happy!

You've put up lots of quality sifts lately, I'm glad to see a fellow climbing video fan. You can see I've put up a few as well:
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=rock climbing