The Shorts--5 Steps to Bailing

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2014

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

"The reality of climbing is, if you climb long enough, you're bound to bail," writes Dean Fleming. "I've left rappel biners on sport bolted 5.8s. I've bailed from trees, chockstones, fixed cams, and Manzanita bushes. Sure, sometimes my pride gets a little dinged, but so far I've survived some pretty weird situations." We figured with that kind of experience, Dean could teach us a thing or two. Today, Dean presents another Lifestyle Tip for the Committed, with his five step guide to convinving your climbing partner to rig a retreat. Find more of Dean's words + photos at California Climber Magazine. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

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0:00.0	We move outside our comfort zone and seek new experiences to grow.
0:06.1	We find adventure in the epic and the everyday.
0:09.1	We travel to broaden our horizons and engage with nature.
0:13.7	We are most at home in remote landscapes and far away places, but never far from our
0:18.7	community of passionate dreamers and wanderers.
0:22.3	We are Chaconians.
0:24.4	Join the ChacoSphere at ChacoS.com.
0:28.9	Where were your ChacoS go?
0:35.9	This is the Shorts and you're listening to the Derback Diaries, a duct tape and beer production,
0:51.4	with additional support from New Belgium Brewing, Kuat Rax and Patagonia.
1:03.0	Since the first mountaineers tied into hemp ropes and scrambled towards unknown summits,
1:07.6	retreating from a cliff has been a part of rock climbing's history.
1:11.2	Although it's not a well-documented part, even the heroic figures who took a fearless
1:15.5	approach to gaining terrifying summits bailed from time to time.
1:19.4	Sure, they probably toughed out longer than most of us would ever dare, but they bailed
1:24.3	nonetheless.
1:26.0	The harsh reality of climbing is, if you do it long enough, you're bound to bail.
1:31.3	Over the generations there have been two types of climbers, those who take comfort, safety,
1:36.5	and mental well-being into consideration during a sense, and those who don't.
1:41.3	We all have a buddy who doesn't give a damn if the ropes are frozen, or you're out of
1:45.0	food, or your leg has been severed by catastrophic rockfall.
1:49.4	They are going up, and you are going with them.
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