I own a GoPro HD Helmet camera and I absolutely love it.

I’ve been experimenting with it at the gym lately to try and find some creative filming angles that provide an intriguing perspective while climbing (and not one that makes you sick). Having built a camera rig for my mountain bike a few weeks ago, I knew that PVC pipe was a good, light-weight material that the camera could be mounted to pretty easily with the bike mount. So I got to work figuring out a way to attach a piece of PVC pipe to my camelback and extend the camera up and over my head.

I started out cutting a piece of plexiglas (b/c that’s what I had laying around) to fit inside the camelback, using the bladder as a template. I then drilled holes down the center where the PVC pipe would be attached, and would allow me to adjust the height on the rig, to a degree. After attaching the PVC pipe to the plexiglas and placing the entire rig into the camelback, I used a piece of twine to secure the PVC pipe to the camelback (this was a temporary solution until I come up with something more permanent and easily adjustable). Put the whole thing on, cinch it down and have fun!