I can hardly wait for nice weather to get here in Billings. We have recently been suffering a spat of sub-zero temps and blizzard conditions the last few days. I know that North Dakota has taken the beating longer than us. (I love my heated shop!)
Here is a short video featuring one of my other interests. I think that you will see why I love it here. I enjoy rappelling, climbing, mountain biking and hiking right here in Billings. That does well at holding me over until I get a weekend to spend in the mountains.
Enjoy!-
Peace, Love, and Rappelling
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com






















25 comments so far
gizmodyne
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posted 241 days ago
Looks fun. Thanks for sharing.
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kiwi1969
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posted 241 days ago
It,s been a while since i,ve done any of that, but it is great fun. Looks like you have found a slice of paradise there.
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Rustic
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posted 241 days ago
I waana do that!! I haven’t done that in 20 + years.
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Woodchuck1957
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posted 241 days ago
Yeah, we’ve been been geting it here in ND. Shoveling snow is one of my least favorite things to do, but it’s gotta get done.
Russel
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posted 240 days ago
Comin’ down sure looks like fun and I’ve always wanted to try it. Unfortunately, the going up part kinda gets in the way.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 240 days ago
It looks like a lot of fun.
They don’t have mountains here, just mine dumps, iron ore pits.
I don’t think they had rope when I was your age<(;O}#
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Mario
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posted 240 days ago
Thanks for the video, it brings back soo many memories. My first date with my wife I taught her to rappell. We use to make pyramids on the rock face with a dozen guys stacked up and do twists jumping off. You made my day today.
Thank you.
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RAH
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posted 240 days ago
Thats just crazy, running up and down that hill in shorts, you could trip and skin your knee. I’ll stick to level ground I have a hard enough time chewing gum at the same time.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 240 days ago
Hi Todd;
I’m with RAH. (see above)
You probably like to ski too, huh?
Yeah, it’s hard to beat a nice warm shop. Except a nice cool one, in the middle of summer.
Lee
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Thos. Angle
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posted 240 days ago
I hope the weather’s better, we’re heading your way tomorrow. Don’t ya just love this global warming????
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Blake
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posted 240 days ago
Wow Todd, you can FLY. Teach me your magic!
I’ve rappelled before but I’ve never done it forward like that. What a rush.
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Karson
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posted 240 days ago
To each his own. I think now my knees would hold the flying part OK, but the stopping would do me in.
Great video.
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TraumaJacques
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posted 240 days ago
This probably explain how you lost a backpack with a camera in it… I was wondering about that looks like fun great way to release tension. thanks for posting.
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Grumpy
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posted 240 days ago
Ahhh, the cooler weather is on it’s way down under & about time.
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lazyfiremaninTN
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posted 240 days ago
Man o man, I used to live at the end of the rope. I have done some STUPID things rappelling. My friends and I used to go almost every weekend.
I used to rappel aussie and even Inverted (start down regular, then when over the lip, stop and flip upside down)
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DrSawdust
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posted 239 days ago
Todd, that looks like a great time. I’m with you I can’t wait till it warms up. Here in Austin, TX we are suffering with temps in the 40’s. Hopefully we can get back into the 80’s soon.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 239 days ago
40o ! Sweatshirt weather here, Whoopee! we may get to 45o today.
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Grumpy
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posted 237 days ago
Dick, I hope thats not 45F. LOL, we have had enough of it down under so we are sending it back up North for awhile.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 237 days ago
We had some freaky weather, today we had 60o F., but we still have snow on the ground.
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 237 days ago
It was 63° today and in 4 hrs we are now getting big wet snow flakes.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 237 days ago
I suppose we’ll be getting that in a couple of days.
You’re one jump ahead of us in the weather.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 237 days ago
I can’t believe how much snow we are getting tonight.
Grumpy – very cool picture.
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Grumpy
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posted 237 days ago
We are coming to to the best part of the year, cool nights, crisp mornings & warm days. Everything is starting to grow like mad after some good rain.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
ToddE
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posted 235 days ago
Hey Todd, this is Todd! Glad to see you do the same things I do. We just got done training Australian with our tactical team. I love rappelling too. Now, send me a video of you hanging upside down with your eight and a bite and carve me out a dovetail!!!!!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 230 days ago
I’m just sitting here shaking my head.
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:)
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