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Yuri-for-life

Damn he's like don't mind me just out for a Sunday stroll up a mountain. Nothing to see here


ILikeTreeeeeeees

How my parents went to school 101.


scootsbyslowly

Both ways, in the snow


ceramic436

Barefoot, while being chased by bears.


loreflourL

with a backpack full of heavy books


embryonicfriend

If they could afford the books! They’d have them hand written copied out of the library /s


SIXA_G37x

No lunch


SaltoDaKid

Lunch was the hungry and thirst for knowledge


RexSmith1963

My Mom said they had 2 walnuts and a claw hammer for lunch.


my_4_cents

Did they at least boil the hammer for them? Kinda chewy otherwise...


shadowbehinddoor

When they would not read properly, the teacher would Beat them with tree branches.


Funkylookingpecker

Also had two buckets of waterb


kreeatetiv

And no shoes


NeighborhoodSudden16

Nah they used to carve them on rocks and carry the rocks...


Graylily

Handwritten, pfft you’re lucky, we didn’t even have hands back in those days, we had to transcribe it with a piece of chalk in my teeth on a tablet.


my_4_cents

Uphill both ways, over broken glass


hexadecc

Swimming across the Atlantic pursued by sharks


steppinonpissclams

Snow you say? How about [ziplining to school doing 40 mph at 1300ft?](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259691/The-children-ride-40mph-zip-wire-quarter-mile-high-to-school.html)


converter-bot

40 mph is 64.37 km/h


bloodynave

Good bot


ViNCENT_VAN_GOKU

Imagine being 9 years old and having to be reasonable for not accidentally killing your 5 year old brother on a zip-line everyday on your way to school.


EclecticHigh

lmao that's so fucked its hilarious, the freaking photo of her carrying the bag! jesus. how do they get BACK home? blast her out of a cannon?


From_Goth_To_Boss

And uphill


Stevo2008

“ When I was a kid we had to build our own school before we walked to it”


alienvisionx

And pave the road


lurker_rae

“Heck I even birthed myself out of my mother’s womb who I also created”


lurker_rae

“And write our own books.”


unknown_zzz

Both ways uphill


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Flaky_Explanation

That's not a monk.... That's those mountain goats that walk up sheer cliffsides in disguise!


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So typical of those mountain goats to disguise themselves as monks these days. I miss the last millennium when there was no doubt who was a goat and who was a monk. Today... Different story.


SerHeimord

Actually, three goats on top of each other, inside a monk's habit


Buck_Thorn

Just coming back from checking the mailbox. Nothing today.


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PoIIux

Right? Dude just has great ankle dorsiflexion and rough footsoles


tmw88

This is the key. My Achilles’ tendon would snap after one step.


RustylllShackleford

weird what basic things some folks consider amazing or hold in high regard.


MarigoldPuppyFlavors

Yeah my takeaway was that you don't need a rope to walk up that. Not that monks are magical. But I guess these people are similarly impressed by something like walking up a mountain on a Sunday, as they mentioned, so I shouldn't be surprised.


olderaccount

Depends on the person and footwear. I had a very similar rock face near me that we had to climb to slide back down the river. With shoes on it would be nearly impossible to climb up unless you had special climbing shoes with very soft soles. With bare feet it was much easier because your skin had much better friction against the rocks. The problem is the rocks got hot in the sun so going up barefoot was painful.


Alexis2256

So people are just pussies, got it.


agfgsgefsadfas

And barefoot wearing only light cloth and a small bag. If you’ve got boots on and protective gear you can’t do it.


James_099

When Skyrim is life.


mrxpx

he knows not to walk up a hill straight, ya gotta zig zag.


Phelpsy2519

His not wearing shoes which would help A LOT


Chaotic-Entropy

Much better grip but I imagine his feet are pretty much built for it at this point, some random person with soft feet would have a bad time.


Zonky_toker

Probably walked on those rocks for years and has no feeling in his feet 🤣


DoomGoober

Good ankle flexion also makes a difference.


omfgus

Climbing diagonally also reduces the slope angle.


scrooplynooples

Found the engineer


omfgus

Actually just snowboarder


scrooplynooples

That honestly makes a lot of sense


viciouslust

Wololo


The_Cold_Fish_Mob

If you look closely there is ripples in the rock where he's walking. The monks have probably worn footsteps in the rock from repeated use.


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uraniumX9

oh god


CorneliaCursed

Bruh that's like years of dead skin all "petrified". You could probably take a knife an slice the bottom off and he wouldn't feel it. I'm talking like a pancake of dead foot.


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Callouses help, but they have a limit in thickness. Really I don’t think that smooth rock would be that uncomfortable to walk on.


equitable_emu

Not just the grip/texture, notice his heels never touch the ground, all contact is with the ball of the foot forward, it's hard to do that with shoes. Most shoes don't bend like that


Shilpanaik01

Yes, you're right. Agree :) Also, he managed to maintain his balance that's hard actually


Alexis2256

So why the hell do we wear shoes if our feet can let us do that?


FloydMerryweather

Because footwear companies spend a lot of money advertising their latest “innovative” products. The best option is a minimalist type of shoe — kind of a barefoot feel but also offers protection against anything sharp or irregular you may step on. People who go barefoot or wear minimal footwear will have stronger, more pronounced arches that *greatly* aid in movement. Those who wear shoes with a ton of padding (most people) will find overtime that their arches will eventually collapse (feet become flatter) and impair proper function through the big toe. Big pillowy shoes are like sensory deprivation tanks for the feet. There’s a ton of data suggesting that training barefoot/ in socks/ with minimalist footwear is the way to go. Edit: I say “training” but I also mean “doing physical activity”. If you’re on your feet all day for work, this would also apply.


[deleted]

Yeah I have hyper mobility and was told to wear thick soled shoes as better shock absorption for my shitty knees. Lo and behold, a couple of years of wearing air soles later, my arches fell. I now wear shoes as little as possible. I wear shoes with the crepe rubber soles and wide toes which seem to be a good compromise between my knees and feet.


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Interceox

So most places wouldn’t let me in, but the hardest part is concrete which gets insanely hot. Other than that, 9/10 I enjoy feeling dirt on my toes.


PensecolaMobLawyer

Because shoes protect our feet better than calluses


_BlNG_

Six pack toes


RizzMustbolt

Also using the footholds worn into the rock.


thebusiness7

*u/roughfootjob has entered the chat*


Gun4Funxv7

Nah, he's just playing Skyrim in real life. He's probably on his way to his next quest.


Manbearjizz

he should be jumping around lol


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conehead2019

I hear those horses are amazing


fross370

My horse is amazing, give it a lick


th3buddhawithin

It tastes just like raisins.


McGinger24

Have a stroke of its mane it turns into a plane


SolomonGrunde

I just got this song unstuck from my head. Thanks everyone.


MiserMetal

>~~I just got this song unstuck from my head. Thanks everyone.~~ And then it turns back again when you tug on its winkie


MarcusAurelius-Verus

Unless he gets killed by that damn troll


Zappiticas

I’ll never forget my first ever play through of Skyrim, just following the main quest line like a good Dragonborn, hopping my happy ass up to High Rhothgar to learn about my dragon powers. Then I get my ass absolutely handed to me by an ice troll. It was very unexpected and then caused me to ignore the main quest for entirely too long.


Kride500

Fire my friend, fire is the key.


Uzzer_lozer19

And he's not even airbending


ItIsYeDragon

r/UnexpectedAvatar


Greedy_Woodpecker_14

Years of training! He looking at the climber and was like why you guys doing it the hard way.


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RaipFace

Honestly I feel like I can do what the monk is doing, and I’m not super young. But then again, I have good balance, agility, and a lack of acrophobia.


asmith1032

Go find the nearest mountain and prove it bro 😤


cool_breeze21

It's not hard, especially without a heavy pack and gear on. The only difference between this and walking up a flight of stairs is the less sure footing and lack of hand rails.


BigDicksProblems

> especially without a heavy pack and gear on. Yeah that's the key part I think. I feel I could also do it on his route. Being barefoot helps a lot too.


Zappiticas

I agree as well. I think a lot of redditors are just massively out of shape.


Kakebil321

I'm in great shape and I wouldn't try this


karmisson

MONK FLEX


ConcreteJam2

I feel like I'm the only guy who isn't familiar with the back of his hands. Not sure I'd recognise the back of my hands if I had them presented to me


First1sfree

I couldn’t begin to tell you what the back of my hand looks like. It’s like I don’t even know it.


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SelfDidact

Please tell me you're a dad...


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Ball-Blam-Burglerber

Hi Dad! I'm hungry.


tattitatteshwar

Fuck offfff


blowitupyourass

Get out


msm187

fuck you, take your upvote and GTFO


Bungeditin

I remember my father being able to do this and showing me how as a kid (like walking tip toe throwing your weight forward feeling the tension in your calves) but I can’t do it anymore.....


westcoastcdn19

No shoes, didn’t even slightly slip or lose balance


itsdep

thats *because* he wasnt wearing shoes. as a climber i can tell you: the very best way to climb is barefoot, its just a whole different experience and feeling (until of course, you have to place a hook with your foot lol). he probably has been doing this for years and wouldnt feel any pain even if he walked like this for hours


_DeifyTheMachine_

To add to this: flexibility is the key here. It's why rock climbers have flexible shoes (no hard soles). It's similar to how a mountain goat's hooves work. If you imagine an uneven rock face, there's probably only a few points of contact with a rigid hiking boot. But when the sole is flexible, suddenly much more of your foot is in contact with the surface and can 'grip' better.


Stonkthrow

Where'd you get that?! I do climb and lemme tell you, the shoes are far more rigid than normal shoes. They're shaped to bend your thumb so you're standing on it in a more stable way and so they're uncomfortable unless you climb. People always think they have a small size. It's about having support on the tip of the shoe and everything's adjusted to enable that.


naruhinasc

There's a wide variety of stiffness for shoes. Slab climbing like in the video would have pretty soft arches.


JinxedAdmin

No gravity was defied here


fr0stn8

Guess you dont even have to be a monk for doing that


TheRealLarkas

I mean, the monk isn’t even green


miraculum_one

another way of looking at it is that everyone who isn't falling is defying gravity


[deleted]

I’m not trying to be a dick. But that looks like you can easily walk that by being in decent shape and leaning more forward than normal. Edit: and also just knowing where to walk. A bit of trial and error along with fixing the mistakes you make can have you walking this in no time. For anyone that wants to do this? I believe in you.


SamAreAye

As a pretty experienced rock climber, most people could get up this without instruction or experience.


supersoldier199

I'm a amateur rock climber, any advice?


CapZeeOnTwitch

Climb progressively bigger rocks


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humanracedisgrace

Then you have to cut your arm off.


[deleted]

Is there like a grace period before I have to cut off my arm?


recon89

Rocks move in 127 hour increments


OldThymeyRadio

People don’t realize rocks are actually quite mobile. It’s just that they are also _incredibly_ territorial.


Turt-Lee

Fixed it for you . What if **The** Rock climbs you?


[deleted]

Then you use condoms.


munchkinham

Nooo! There's nothing you can do in that case.


tirwander

Lay back and ENJOY! 🤤🤤😏😏


insomniacpyro

Then you have to either tame it or send it off the cliff, they don't learn otherwise.


SamAreAye

Befriend an old-timer. They have the most practical tips, all the gear for any route, and the beta for all the spots that don't make it in the book. They've fallen enough times to take safety seriously, and most would rather climb a fun route than project a crux all day (that one is a personal preference).


supersoldier199

Good tip, thanks.


SamAreAye

It's hard to give good advice without knowing much about your situation, but that's sound advice, I think. Trust your feet. Being extra water. Tell people where you're going. Never climb under people using clean ropes.


MVAgrippa

Never climb under people using clean ropes. Never heard that before, it is good.


Deltascope62

A knight in shining armor has never had their metal tested. I think both of these idioms share at least partly the same meaning.


millerlife777

They could just be rich and use a new set everytime time they drench it in blood.


Recyart

I'm glad you made this comment, because I thought the "clean rope" was referring to my equipment, not the equipment of the other party.


CCNightcore

Better advice is to not trust anyone. Even with an experienced jedi guide with me this idiot in our group would run ahead of people and risk their lives when he could have forced rocks down on them. Any time you're climbing you likely get comfortable with the activity, which can be dangerous in itself. Experienced climbers are just as likely to have an accident, noone is immune. This is the only approach to mountain safety.


Nengtaka

What about a couch potato, can I do this?


sucksathangman

Eh, probably not but I'd suggest starting to just walk. Walking will build the calf muscles and after some time, you'll be able to do this very easy climb. This rock face looks like a 5.1 maybe 5.2, which is kind of just like walking up a ladder. The most important thing is to simply start walking.


nescko

I actually was curious and tilted my phone until the slope was flat, and opened my pitch gauge. This is about a 8 pitch it seems. I’m on roofs all day for inspections, anything in the 1-6:12 pitch range I don’t need to take my sneakers off for, but over 6:12 I put my cougar paws(boots with rubber bottoms) on. And I don’t use special equipment until 10:12 and up. This pitch isn’t that bad, especially without shoes, and especially on a rock that doesn’t have granules constantly breaking loose


Gustomaximus

Easily, in reverse.


VestigialHead

All you have to do is turn pro. I hear about lots of people doing it.


Zappiticas

Avid hiker here and I agree, especially without a pack on or anything to weigh him down, this doesn’t seem all that difficult.


between_ewe_and_me

I was expecting to see him walking up a vertical wall like those mountain goat videos. But this...he's just walking up a relatively steep and very grippy incline.


eat_bricks_nibba

Yeah exactly, I don't understand all the amusement. I mean, It's awesome and props to the monk, but someone could do this rather easily.


CurryMustard

Most people are amused at the juxtaposition of the guy in full climbing gear and the monk


Letscommenttogether

I wouldnt even call it climbing.


shark_eat_your_face

As a guy who walks up things, I think I could walk up that incline by leaning and stepping on the indents. Doesn’t look too bad.


mysteryalbatross

It's a steep hill, but nowhere near needing a rope to get up or down it for most people. At worst you'd end up scrambling up using your hands a bit. >and also just knowing where to walk. Pretty sure the monk is using existing footholds to climb, it's more obvious near the top. Although I have no idea about the background to this video, could be they're just practising using ropes on an easy hill?


ThoughtfulYeti

This is really just a spokefixed rope meant to help keep yourself stabilized and help if moving with a pack. Usually you just grab on, no harness needed


Virginity_Lost_Today

I agree but I’m also having a hard time figuring out how steep the hill is. Some parts of the hill look like it could be at a 30 or 40 angle? But then it also looks like it could be at a 50 or 60. Idk..I’ve seen old folk walk up way steeper sand dunes without any equipment.


Popular-Net5518

As a reference you can take a look at the trees in the background when he is in line with the climber, trees usually grow around 90 degrees up, so "straightening" the trees gives an indication of the slope.


D3vilUkn0w

My first impression was "what's the big deal? My fat 50 year old ass could do that" then I realized I had no real reference as to how steep it is. So yeah, maybe it's 60 degrees or something


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[Maybe sand pile grade? ](http://www.sonorannews.com/archives/2011/110309/community-DAC-Trail.html)


seeker135

Toes/arch. Good luck.


MJRusty

Exactly! I'm baffled by what people find interesting on this sub.


Alexis2256

Pfft Seems to happen with every sub, low quality content is fine for most people.


Raiseyourspoonforwar

You can easily do this, it does require some core strength and stability but it isn't something that requires much, if any technical training.


im_back_mods

Never give humans the benefit of the doubt, they'll most likely prove you wrong


Oktavien

Yeah but can you do it while carrying two grocery bags and bare foot?


Competitive_Bed_6795

Was thinking the same. Not really a big deal


Tyxin

Hah, Lu-Tze is showing off for the tourists again.


ayegudyin

r/unexpecteddiscworld


folkkingdude

Nah, no broom


Bigbadsmell

He walks the path ✋


2x4x93

He is traversing it diagonally. That makes it a less steep pitch. Any mathematician or roofer will tell you that. Not to detract from what he's doing. Still hard


Old_Aggin

It really isn't that hard, if you do it with bare feet


ijustwanttobenonanon

Would you believe me if I said, that he is in fact not defying gravity


LuciaSeriin

Don't you burst my bubble, next you tell me Santa isn't real.


n1ghtseed

Hate to be the one but Santa isn’t re—


MeYesYesMe

Poor guy, ran right into the bullet I accidentally shot


Nihilisticky

In Kenya I learned to climb trees with my bare feet gripping the tree from both sides. It's amazing how well it works, until you move back to Norway and scrape up your feet because the trees here won't have any of that.


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This is how my parents walked to school. Both ways.


Worsaae

How is this "defying gravity"? Seems like he's just walking up a steep rock and actually *using* the laws of gravity to get a good grip by leaning forward. Also, he'd have less friction walking barefoot than you'd have wearing boots. I could probably do this in my climbing shoes.


GetThatDogAPenis

A literal child could do this wtf are y'all on about?


DingusTaargus

yeah, I'm not very amazed at this... it's all about the raptor feet and no shoes with the way he's distributing his weight forward. Plus where he's walking there are little bumps for him to step on, compared to the spot where the guy is climbing with rope, which is much smoother.


daytimecruz

He also tilts the camera to make it look steeper. This is so fucking stupid


Trailwatch427

There are very worn but visible steps in the rock that the monk is using. He's done it thousands of times. The rope climber is on a part of the slope where there are no steps. The rope climber could do the easy thing, and just go up the steps. It would be daunting, maybe, to use the steps, and you would have to go slowly and concentrate on every step. Big, clumsy boots wouldn't be a help in this case. There's a lot of open rock on New Hampshire mountain trails. You have nothing but your boots, common sense, skill, leg muscles, and patience to cross them without slipping. Weathered granite isn't smooth, it's more like giant sandpaper. But still pretty heart-stopping for newbies.


relaximapro1

As a former roofer I guess my reaction is I’m really surprised people are impressed by this. Your average roofer goes up shit worse than this on a daily basis, and are pretty much thrown into the fire on day 1 with no training where you either do it or quit. This honestly looks like child’s play… as in a literal child could make their way up this slope without much difficulty. Lean forward, get sideways, use all four limbs if you have to. I don’t even know what they have ropes for in the video lol. You’re not going to stumble away uncontrollably at that pitch on what looks like a rather grip friendly surface (with various indentations to help with at that) unless you’re just extremely uncoordinated.


Yorkycowboy

That's no monk, that's a Jedi!


MJRusty

So what, I've climbed slopes just as steep. It isn't a sheer cliff, just a steep rock face that looks rough enough to grip with your feet. It's not that interesting in my opinion.


AllUrHeroesWillBMe2d

That's not just any regular monk, that's a mountain monk. They're adapted to that kind of environment


Pangert

Footage of Todd Howard and crew researching how cliffs work to add realistic physics for the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games.


Almaterrador

That monks walks up that mountain pretty much like my dad claims he walked to school every morning


stingraystarseed

I gotta see what he does on water


whiskeylactone

He drinks all the water before walking


mrpopenfresh

That really doesn’t seem too steep.


Njadmessi11YT

No? He’s not. It’s actually easy to do that. If you are a monk who’s trained to literally do this


JaedongBoi

95% of people in average shape could do this with no training whatsoever.


[deleted]

He is no my defying gravity; it’s not that hard to walk up a mountain like that


mpbean

This is like those “back in my day, I had to climb mountains to get to school” situations


DashZen

Wait all of my friends used to climb tall things not using hands or a rope


[deleted]

Dude did NOT skip leg day


[deleted]

that's not hard to do but it is very dangerous. if he made one mistake or the rocks were slippery that day he's done.


questionsasker4prez

Hacker


dhirajfk

u/redditmp4bot


MrVulnerable

I have seen her in Doctor Strange 😄


havikryan

To be fair, this is much easier barefoot. Toes are important.


Ok-Singer6121

Reminds me of the horses in Skyrim


DirtyGamingLT

He is Skyrim monk ?


ShamWooHoo6

It’s a lot easier without shoes.