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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Jan 16, 2013 - 06:26pm PT
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I have one. I find that being so close to the rock while climbing doesn't make for a good video. They are better for mountain biking or skiing, imo
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michaeld
Sport climber
Sacramento
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Jan 16, 2013 - 06:38pm PT
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I'm waiting for the GoPro footage from the gyms to start showing up. Bound to be better than the outdoor footage because instead of a schitzo view of trees and rocks, you'd get steady cam shots of every hot ass in the place, bookended with sportsbraction.
There are kids in my gym who have goPro's mounted to their chests and sticks who climb and take lead falls to post on Facebook.
F*cking noobs.
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chill
climber
between the flat part and the blue wobbly thing
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Jan 16, 2013 - 06:47pm PT
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I saw a guy at PG Sunnyvale using a GoPro while toproping a 5.6 route. Can't wait till that one shows up on this thread! Yes! With an awesome soundtrack!
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Jan 16, 2013 - 07:30pm PT
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In my opinion, GoPro footage doesn't work for climbing. Disembodied hands emerge from frame to grasp things, everything spins and pitches, maybe a foot comes into view but usually not, the view lurches back to the hands, there never seems to be a midsection to this body, and so there is no sense of what the body is doing and very little sense of position on the climb. Moreover, the fisheye perspective looks nothing like the way we see things and, although more inclusive, nonetheless adds visual confusion. I think we can sort this confusion out with a static image, but when the scene is constantly shifting, the viewer can't adjust.
I can see using it in a party of two so that the belayer can simultaneously belay and film the leader, but filming yourself climbing doesn't produce results that are interesting to watch, even for other climbers.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 16, 2013 - 08:44pm PT
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Yeah, lots of the climbing gopro is shaky, here's my hand, here's my feet, heres the view.
I thought the surfing gopro was the best, most pleasing effect,
then I saw this-
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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Jan 17, 2013 - 02:02pm PT
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You can call it unwatchable by others, but mine is on a Best of 2012 3D bluray being distributed in 40 countries....
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Tan Slacks
climber
Joshua Tree
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Jan 17, 2013 - 02:11pm PT
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I saw the video a while back of the father and daughter doing snake dike (liked it) and I thought I would give it a try.
My daughter and I did a two day trip through JT last week. I put a little vid together of the Quail Mountain part. It was fun and unwatchable or not, Sierra likes it and someday when I'm dead and gone, perhaps she'll smile about how cold we were that night
https://vimeo.com/56863681
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Jan 17, 2013 - 02:42pm PT
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I've never lasted more than 20 into a GoPro filmed climbing video. The lens is too wide for the close up action of a helmet cam.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jan 17, 2013 - 03:54pm PT
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I like using the gopro for time lapse photos on long routes. Set it for every 30sec & ur probably going to get some cool stuff & it's way less n00b than having to stop & take photos every pitch, resulting in a dark descent. Here's a few more crappy gopro climbing shots. For video, from a head or helmet perspective it's more difficult to get quality results unless you are climbing with the camera in mind.
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weezy
climber
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Jan 17, 2013 - 03:58pm PT
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the "death pole" gives a pretty cool perspective on bikes/motos. sketchy as hell to ride with, but cool perspective..
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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jfailing
Trad climber
PDX, the road...
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 17, 2013 - 04:08pm PT
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RyanD - those are some rad shots! That's a good idea to put it on 30 seconds...
I've found that just taking screenshots of footage works pretty well too. Here are a few of mine:
Yeah sure, most people don't dig the format or whatever, but it's still fun for some.
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Jan 18, 2013 - 11:13am PT
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Cool video Dan
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 19, 2013 - 11:31am PT
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Bad bad bad... scariest gopro footage I've seen. Huge fall. Forward to about :50
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Tan Slacks
climber
Joshua Tree
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Jan 19, 2013 - 11:39am PT
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Thanks 10b
It's a new toy and I am just learning the editing software. I hope to do much better next time.
https://vimeo.com/56863681
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