How to Climb a Mast Solo Using Only Scraps Of Line!!!

Have you ever had to climb a mast to retrieve a halyard or something, but didn't have any climbing gear on board?

I climbed this 60'/18M mast using only scraps of line and I'm going to show you how I did it.

First I explain the normal technique, using a climbing harness, Petzl GriGri, and ascender, then I demonstrate how to do the exact same thing without this gear.

Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:28 How You Shouldn't Climb a Mast
0:54 How I Normally Climb a Mast
3:57 How I Climb a Mast With Improvised Gear

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