- Hi everybody.
I'm in Chicago today
and I'm going climbing
- [Mak and Ashley] With us.
(Alayna laughs)
- That actually.
I think looked really cool.
- I think that was cute. - I think that worked.
We are doing a family climbing trip.
- Daddy,
- Mommy.
- And I'm your hot teenage...
- Baby.
- Baby. - Baby.
- And Mak is baby.
For any of you who haven't heard by now.
We've started a podcast,
the three of us.
The chosen family podcast.
Every week we sit down and we talk about queer (beep).
- That's,
don't do that
- What were you doing? - Don't do that son.
- What were you doing?
- Nothing,
don't worry about it mom.
- Every week we sit down around the dinner table
and we talk about queer stuff.
We give you guys advice,
we answer an audience question.
And we're the gay family that you never had.
In one of our previous collabs,
you challenged me to a climb-off.
- I did.
- You did. - Regrettably.
- Because you do some climbing.
- Yeah
- And I don't do any climbing.
- You have done some climbing.
- I don't know anything
- I don't know,
maybe you're actually really good at it.
- My son,
my boy's an athlete.
My boy's an athlete.
- Natural athlete.
I'm looking for a pretty girl
that will rub my back after practice.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Okay.
We're not going to the gym
to find pretty girls to rub that back.
- Yeah,
we are.
- We're just gonna go do some climbing.
- Yeah,
we find the pretty girls who rub backs.
- Nobody climbs just to climb.
- Listener,
right in.
Are you a pretty girl,
who will rub Mak's back?
- I got a back that needs that need rubbing.
- I like what we're working with.
How about we make a goal?
Oh we should make a goal.
- Okay.
- You sound like my therapist.
- That tracks.
This is what we're gonna do.
We're gonna get there.
We're gonna do an assessment.
We're gonna see where everybody's at.
- And you guys are gonna be like sociopaths.
- And then we're gonna cure it.
No.
And then we're gonna find a climb that seems
like just maybe out of your range.
And we're gonna see if we can get you to do it.
We're gonna see if we can get you to top those climbs.
Grab those jugs.
- Yeah.
- Finger those pockets.
- Oh
- Now you're talking.
Why did you lead with assessment?
Why didn't you lead with this?
- I would like to assess a pocket.
- We can assess so many pockets.
We're gonna find the biggest jugs.
You guys will probably stay on big jugs.
- I just really would like to say
that any size jug is fine with me.
- I'm also good- - We'll have to see,
- With any jug size. - We'll have to see.
because some of the smaller jugs
are really hard to grab onto so...
- Just 'cause they're hard to grab doesn't mean
that they're not pleasurable to grab.
(laughing)
- Okay,
let's do it.
Let's go
I'm so excited right now,
we're actually at the climbing gym in Chicago.
This is Wild
- Chicago.
Known for the best boulders in the world.
- No no,
that's just absolutely not true.
- Ashley Gavin,
Boulder queen of Chicago.
- You have climbed a little bit.
- Mm-hmm. - In the past.
- Yeah. - A little bit,
a lot of bit.
But in the past.
- In the past a long time ago.
- Okay. - Been a couple years.
- What's your usual grade of climbing,
leveled.
- I think I was probably getting to fours in my prime
- To a V4? - Maybe.
- Okay, okay. - Maybe.
But I would say today a V1 would probably be light.
- Oh you're gonna crush some V1's.
Okay,
so we're gonna get you on a couple V2's.
Sounds good.
Okay Mak,
you climbed?
- Kind of, - You challenged me
to climb off.
This is so self-indulgent.
- [Mak] Just post this for promo.
- [Ashley] I'm just zooming in on your forearms,
no faces.
- What kind of grade do you usually climb?
- So I usually do top rope.
I have no idea what my boulder
grade would be. - Oh,
have you bouldered before?
- Not like in a formal way.
Very informal bouldering.
- We got a first timer.
- Well for my top rope,
I would consider like a five 11.
I would be like,
I nailed that climb.
Like that was probably my top tier.
But bouldering, - Not a clue.
- Also haven't done either in,
I think six months.
- So we're gonna have to do the assessment.
Enter assessment phase - [Ashley] Assessment!
- [Ashley] Zoom zoom zoom - Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
- [Ashley] This is a real job for anyone staring.
This is,
we make real money doing this.
You wouldn't want to (beep) know?
Okay?
You want to know how loaded Elena is?
Loaded.
Here in the bouldering gym.
Hello.
Zoom zoom YouTube.
- [Mak] Show us your forearms.
Ashley.
We all wanna see them.
Oh yeah.
No it's just 'cause you haven't pumped yet.
- I'm not pumped.
When I pump.
You don't even want to know.
- [Mak] When you pump.
We know.
We can tell.
- I'm pumping
and everyone's like,
"whoa!"
- Oh Elena's putting the hair up.
We all know what that means.
- We've got a B zero we can start on,
we've got a B3,
we've got a B2.
- This is how I stretch.
- [Alayna] So can I give you...
- this actually feels really nice on my hips.
- Best tip I ever got.
Whatever hand you're reaching with,
you're gonna be reaching with,
that's the foot you wanna be pushing off of.
I'm here right?
And I know that I'm going up with my left hand.
I'm gonna wanna put my left foot on the wall
so that I'm here.
And if I want to go left hand,
all I have to do is push and I can reach.
If I tried to go with my right foot,
You're...
I can't.
Right?
Whereas if I go with my left foot,
it's a simple...
I can reach farther.
Okay.
So that's like basic tip number one.
My hips are what's in the wall.
I'm not like this.
- No that would be lame.
Who would do that?
- Right? - Only a loser.
Don't be a (beep) loser.
- I'm trying to get... - Yeah,
get your hips in.
- My hips. - Thrust into the wall.
Thrust your hips.
That's what the people are here for.
Thrust your hips.
- Okay Ashley,
let's see what you can do.
So I only have liquid chalk.
- My hands,
I have soft skin because of my diseases.
So I callous really easily.
All right.
- [Alayna] Yes Yes Yes.
Good yep.
Great great great.
- Oh my god,
it's been so long.
- [Alayna] No no no.
- It's been so long. - You're doing good.
- This is a hard B zero
- This is a hard B zero,
she said.
- My gym was kind of lame.
- Good.
It's so good.
It's really high.
- [Mak] You can do it papa!
- [Alayna] Both hands.
Both hands on the top.
Hey!
- [Mak] Did it.
- My toes hurt a little bit.
My hands are uncomfortable.
I'm ready to go home and cuddle.
Let's go home and cuddle.
- We can cuddle after.
Sweetheart.
Need to use only holds of the same color.
That's why she's staying only on the yellow,
- Racists.
- Because that's the climb.
What did you say?
- I would like it on the record that I have
an injured finger and I'm doing this.
I am still functional with an injured finger even.
- [Ashley] Mak is still available,
from a finger perspective.
- I just grab?
- Yep.
Nailing it.
- [Ashley] That's my boy. - Keeping her hips
into the wall.
- [Ashley] Wow. - Doing a high foot.
Doing a high foot.
- [Ashley] That's my son. - Both hands.
You gotta get both hands at top.
- [Ashley] That's my son.
Yeah.
- [Alayna] And that is the top one.
- [Ashley] Elena,
how do you feel about your son?
- It was smooth.
- I want a woman,
dad.
People will say,
"Mac,
you are exercising your forearms
and your fingers so much right now.
Wouldn't they be tired?"
No.
Your toes actually give out first.
- [Ashley] For me that's a problem.
Sexually.
- Every day is fidget day.
Every day is fidget day.
- Oh,
we forgot to disclose.
This is punishment.
- Oh yeah.
If we (beep) up on a climb,
can I say (beep)?
- Yeah.
If we (beep) up on a climb,
we have to go sit in the corner and use this.
10 minutes on the digit master,
and the grip master.
Five minutes on the grip master.
- [Ashley] That was cute.
- The wall's empty because they're hard.
- The wall's empty
because they're hard. - [Alayna] B2 let's try this.
- [Ashley] What's that?
- You're gonna have to
- [Ashley] Go go,
Elena.
Wow mommy.
- She wasn't my mother.
- [Ashley] Ooh!
- [Mak] So there's something I forgot to say.
I'm afraid of heights.
- [Alayna] Nailing it.
Nailing it.
Talk us through what you're thinking.
- I'm gonna grab this,
and now I will grab another.
- [Ashley] Grab it, son. - That's all it takes.
- Just like dad taught me.
- [Ashley] Hips in the wall son,
thrust into the wall.
- [Alayna] Yeah.
Like nothing!
- Can I jump?
- [Alayna] Just make sure you fall right.
Okay.
Not quite.
- All right so this is what I start with?
- Correct.
- Oh.
- You got it.
You got it.
And then you're going this way with the right.
Yep yep.
Yes,
yes.
And now you're in it.
Stand up.
Yes yes.
- Yeah stand up huh.
- [Mak] You're showing courage.
- Left foot there you're right.
Yeah you're right.
- Oh yeah!
- You can do it. - I can do it.
Your left hand.
- Where do I go?
- To the one...
there you go yep,
and then stand up to the next one.
- I'm scared to stand!
Scared to stand.
(laughing)
- Something that Ashley's doing really well
is keeping her arms straight.
- [Ashley] Okay.
No more straight.
I'm gay now.
- Not trying to hold herself up.
- [Ashley] Like this?
- [Mak] Goodbye.
- You save so much energy.
- You missed it.
- [Mak] How are you mentally?
- Adrenaline.
- Jumping straight back into it.
Okay.
- I'm good.
I can take a break now.
- Okay if you're a theater kid you literally are unable
to do this.
Professionally speaking,
if you are a theater kid,
you can't do sports,
- Like it's me,
as I am. - It's morally wrong.
Were you a theater kid?
- Yes! - Oh cool.
I want something harder for Mak and for you too.
- That was more of a psychological issue.
That was psychological. - That was quite high.
- I'd also like to point out I have many injuries.
- [Mak] That's really no excuse.
- This B2 doesn't go very high
but it's gonna be more technical
and finger strength based.
Hey!
Oh sorry I touched your mic.
- How dare you?
- [Mak] Awww.
- It's gonna be more finger strength based.
This one.
- My forearms are already like
- Pumped.
- Yeah. - Pumped.
Yep.
Now flag if you can,
can you flag that foot out?
Yep. Yep.
There you go.
See how that gives you control?
Yes.
- I'm scared.
- You're almost there.
One more hand on it and you're done.
- [Stranger] One more hand. - One more.
- I have injuries and I'm scared.
- It's okay. - You almost did it.
- That's all I can do today.
That was really good.
- [Ashley] The encouragement was very nice.
- When I say flag,
what that means is just stick it out onto the wall
so that you don't swing over.
- Well I have really strong fingers.
I have really strong fingers.
I kept my fingers trained up.
The loosest thing on my body are my ankles.
I wanna make sure that,
I don't turn the ankle when I fall.
That's why I'm a little hesitant when I get up high.
- You can do this fine.
- So. - Thanks mom.
- You're welcome.
You can do great things.
(triumphant music)
You can do great things.
So when I say swap your feet...
- Mak,
it's sort of like when you're in bed and she's like,
"Hey different feet inside me."
- She's like
"Hey the toenails are too long on that feet."
- It's not a bad analogy because it's
the same location,
- [Mak] Okay. - other foot.
- If you're like this and you swap your feet.
- [Ashley] Yeah.
- You're putting your one foot on top
and then just pulling out the bottom foot.
- Yeah that doesn't look great.
Doesn't look comfy,
does it?
Yep nailing it.
Now you're standing up with that.
Your left hip into the wall.
Exactly!
Yes exactly!
I don't know if you can see that on the camera.
- [Ashley] It's tough. - It's tough.
- Come on,
show us that finger strength.
Come on.
- Ah they're failing me - [Ashley] Don't make us put
you in the corner. - Try it, try it.
Just try for it.
Yes, yes, yes.
Get your foot up and push to that.
- [Ashley] That was awesome.
- I was with a woman last night for many hours.
- [Alayna] She literally wasn't.
- I was with two women last night,
for many hours.
- See I just broke my own roll pushing up
with the other foot. - [Ashley] She's like much
better than we are.
Oh wow.
Look at her go,
look at those hips.
- [Mak] Wow.
Wow wow.
Stop talking about your mother that way.
- [Mak] She just did it.
- [Ashley] Wow!
Alayna!
Wait go back because your arms look really good in the shot.
Whoa!
Wow zoom zoom.
Zoom zoom on the forearm.
- Elena Joy tops Ashley,
Gavin and Mak Ingemi in the rock climbing gym.
Zoom zoom.
- If you try and hold onto it at face level,
your hand wants to slip off.
- [Mak] Yeah.
- Whereas if you hang down beneath it.
- [Ashley] Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Wait can you show that again?
Show,
what was that?
Yeah.
And then the next part?
Yeah.
Wait one more time.
One more time.
(laughing)
- I didn't think I was gonna be able to stretch my hip
out and get that.
- [Ashley] Can you guys get closer together?
Now talk about it.
- I didn't think I was gonna be able to stretch
my hip out and get that.
- I think you can stretch your hip out and get that
- Right hand,
left hand,
right hand.
- Okay.
- Yes, yes, yes.
It's really great.
Yup exactly.
Step.
- My shoe!
Quick Alayna!
- Keep going son.
- [Ashley] Cheating. - Hang down below it.
Get your other hand on there.
Just worry about your hand first.
Yup gotta get your foot up high,
left right left.
No?
- I was with two women last night.
Maybe it's fear.
- [Ashley] I don't get to do a second attempt?
- Yes.
- Right now I have a lot of gas in the tank.
But not in a good way.
I'm getting my period and I'm bloated.
♪ Dad jokes. ♪
♪ Ashley is the dad on the podcast. ♪
- I'm the dad on the podcast.
- ♪ Chosen family ♪ - Podcast promo.
♪ Link in the description ♪ - Go and follow.
♪ We made a podcast. ♪ - And Spotify as well.
- Do you want me to talk you through it?
- Yeah.
- Great job.
And now you're gonna go right hand all the way up
and flag that other foot out so you don't swing.
There you go.
Yep nailing it.
Nailing it.
Left hand. - Ah!
I hurt my knuckle.
- [Mak] Kiss it.
Not you,
Alayna.
- No,
Alayna can't kiss this
- You're like
"I have no one."
Okay you got this.
Oh which one was it?
(laughing)
- Are you joking?
- Okay now you can do this climb.
- All of a sudden I'm like the best climber
in the entire world.
- Step up.
Yes exactly.
Right hand.
You got it.
There you go now you're higher.
Perfect.
Stay right there and match your hands.
Trust that foot.
- I did!
(cheering)
(triumphant music)
I did it!
- Yes!
- Where's my dad?
He's dead.
Mom!
I did it,
number one.
She kissed my finger and I did it.
- I told you,
I told you you can do great things.
She is the champion.
She is the champion!
- I'm number one.
I would just like to thank God,
we all did our hardest here today.
We all just played our best.
And I think that,
we did all the right things.
We were in communication.
- We had some good guys out there.
- We had some good energy.
- We left it all on the wall.
- The other climbers,
awesome and amazing.
- We respect them.
Respect the hell out of their game.
- Jesus was in my fingers tonight.
- Jesus?
- I'd like to thank God.
- Let's find you another V4.
And then I wanna see if I can do like V5.
It'd be a cool feat.
- I'm done for the day.
- [Alayna] You did not get injured.
- If you're not gonna climb with those hands
you might as well put them to good use.
- Yep.
(epic music)
- [Mak] This is hot.
- [Ashley] Are you zooming in the right way?
- [Mak] Huh?
- [Ashley] You see?
Did you get that?
Elena hips in!
Come on!
- [Mak] Hold on.
Aye!
She did that,
no effort. - Okay okay.
I have never in my life flashed a V5.
So I guess...
(cheering)
- [Ashley] Is Mak gonna do this V4?
- I don't love it for Mak.
- [Mak] Why do you not think I can do that?
I can flash that right now.
- I don't love it for me.
- [Mak] I could flash that.
I'll flash everyone in this gym.
- I'd like to see you flash us.
So you're gonna go low, Mak
You're gonna start low on this one.
- Like... - Yep.
Exactly yep.
- [Ashley] Oh yeah Mak.
- Yes That's a foothold.
Okay.
(laughing)
- I was with a lot of women last night.
So I should just jump right up there.
Okay. - Left hand up.
Can you get your left hand up?
Left hand first?
Is that possible?
Yes!
Yes, yes, yes.
- [Ashley] Wow.
- [Alayna] That's finger strength.
Yes Mak!
(beep)
(laughing)
- (beep) I think I need CPR.
That was farther than you thought.
Farther than you thought I would get.
- [Alayna] Oh,
that's true actually.
Did you see her holding her whole body weight on
those two fingers?
- [Ashley] Yeah that's crazy.
- Yeah on these two fingers,
right here.
- [Ashley] Ew. - For future reference.
- I like sampling,
when I come to a new gym I like sampling.
- [Mak] Yeah I'd rather sample.
- Let's sample.
I like sampling.
- [Ashley] If there are any men watching this right now,
This part is good.
We like this.
Okay?
Don't be mean to it.
Okay?
Okay kids?
Alternatively though.
- [Alayna] Ashley stop it!
The human body,
it's a beautiful thing.
- [Mak] What are you thinking about?
- Climbing.
- [Ashley] Okay.
Mak is gonna do a V3.
V3 for Mac.
- Well 'cause you just crushed a V2 way too easy.
- [Ashley] Me too.
So we're gonna...
Huh?
- Me as well.
- You took a few tries.
- No.
(laughing)
- Down.
Down please.
- You know it's different for every person.
- [Alayna and Ashley] Yeah.
- [Ashley] There's our win.
- [Alayna] V3 is way too easy for you.
So V4,
that's your mark,
you know?
(applause)
- Yeah.
- [Ashley] Good work.
- Right,
left right.
Left.
Feet.
Right.
(clapping)
- [Ashley] Supportive son.
- I love my mother.
We did it?
- We did it. - We did it.
Climbing gym in Chicago.
- I'm actually really proud of myself.
- You did a great job. - You killed it!
- I probably could have done better.
- Yeah but you already,
you pushed yourself past your fear.
- Yeah. - That's like a win
especially if you haven't done it in years.
- And that's also a sexual thing.
- Especially if you haven't done it in years.
And Mak,
how do you feel?
- I had a blast.
I've learned a lot actually.
- Yeah!
I feel like I didn't actually climb that much.
- Yeah I didn't really...
- I climbed a lot for me.
- Okay.
That's it for this video.
Thanks for coming along with us on a little...
(coughs loudly)
- Climbing adventure.
Be sure you check the links in the description
because we do have a podcast out now.
The three of us.
- We answer your questions every week.
- Every week. - We're your gay family.
- Gay family. - Yep.
- It's called Chosen Family. - Chosen Family.
- Subscribe. - Subscribe.
Link in the description,
along with their videos 'cause we're filming a bunch
of stuff this weekend. - Yes!
Some good bean content.
- We're about to go film some bean content.
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to my VIP patrons,
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You all make my world go round.
Thank you for watching.
I love you very much and I'll see you in the next one.
Bye!
- [Mak] That one looks quite fun.
- See this is hard for multiple reasons.
It's an overhang.
And you're trying to come around a corner,
into a very specific...
Spot.
(guitar music)
(guitar music continues)
- [Mak] In the hole.
In the hole.
Oh yeah.
(guitar music)
Yeah Alayna.
Alayna was with many women last night.
- I was with two ladies last night.
- [Ashley] There you go.
Mak.
- I was with many women last night.
- [Ashley] Chosen Family podcast.
Go mom!
Yeah!
- Didn't quite finish it cause I didn't hold it.
- [Ashley] Oh,
fingers.
- Fingers Mak Ingemi.
- She was with many women last night.