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Making Your Own Military Mountaineering Kit

by Alpin-Gruppe on November 17, 2009

There are thousands of mountaineering products available. Remember ‘light is right’ and only bring what you need.

If you have no training, get it so you can make good educated decisions.

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are deploying to mountainous regions every day. Few have proper mountaineering training or experience. This leads many to ask, “What gear do I need?” Fortunately the answers are simple. [Read More…]

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Learn How to Ascend: Part 3, Ascent

by The ITS Crew on August 13, 2009

Today we wrap up the last installment of our “Learn How to Ascend” series, with the ascent.

If you’ve just joined us, please take the time to read our other two articles on ascending equipment and setting up an ascent before continuing.

We left off with just having attached our Metolius Easy Aiders to our feet, and preparing to start the ascent. [Read More…]

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Learn How to Ascend: Part 2, Setup

by The ITS Crew on August 7, 2009

In this article we’ll be putting everything together and show how to connect the ascender setup to the rope.

Ascending is arguably another one of the most dangerous procedures in climbing, so pay attention to your setup because an improper one can get you killed.

The reason it’s one of the most dangerous procedures is the fact that much like rappelling, it forces you to rely on your equipment and anchors 100%. [Read More…]

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Learn How to Ascend: Part 1, Equipment

by The ITS Crew on July 29, 2009

Now that we’ve covered getting down a rock face in our “How to Rappel” series, we’ll look at how to use ascenders to get back up the rope.

Situations that would involve having to ascend back up a rope you’ve just rappelled down, would most likely be in caving, or spelunking, depending on your training level.

Ascenders function much like friction knots, or prusiks, by providing a grip on the rope. With a mechanical ascender, the grip is set with a cam, allowing it to only move in the intended direction of travel (up). [Read More…]

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