Watch Five May Rock Climbing Whippers
Your weekly dose of edge-of-your-seat whipper action
You can go your entire rock climbing life without taking a whipper if you’re careful enough, but more times than not you’ll run into a crux where falling is inevitable.
Below are five rock climbing whippers that luckily didn’t end too badly. Follow Whipper on Instagram for more big falls.
Whipper #1
Taking an OK fall from a Red River Gorge classic.
Whipper #2
Not the biggest fall, but a very hard catch by the belayer.
Whipper #3
A big fall down in Australia after giving it her all.
Whipper #4
A Big Frankenjura fall. Victory whippers for the win.
Whipper #5
When a “king swing” goes bad. Always watch for those ground hazards.
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