Adaptive Rock Climbing for People With Disabilities: Climbing Up

Video Transcript

"In the last video we showed you how to hook up all the equipment to the climber that's going to go to the top of the top rope system. And now we're actually going to climb to the top, and I will belaying Amanda. And again, we want to go through safety and voice commands. So, can I climb? Yes you may. And as Amanda's climbing, as you can see, with my hands I'm taking up the slack here, which is very important to do in rock climbing. And again, as you notice, my hands never leaving this break line. Rock climbing has become a very popular sport, and it's a great exercise. People really become addicted to rock climbing, and they get a really good workout from it as well. So now that Amanda's to the top, I am going to make sure the rope is nice and tight, and I'm going to pull up on this break line, and hold it back behind my hip so it's nice and secure, and she has--she can just sit in her harness there while she takes the rope and puts it over the top of the bar. Once it's over the top of the bar, Amanda will clip it back into here belay loop so she can bring the rock back down--or bring the rope back down. Okay. All right, Amanda's ready to lower, so with the Grigri system here, it's just a matter of physics and friction. I pull back on this lever and I slowly release the rope back through the system so Amanda can come down. And when Amanda comes down, she doesn't necessarily want to hold onto the rocks. She can just sit back in her harness, and I'll lower her down like so."