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While perusing the internet we came upon a great video by Rob Curtis of Military Times Gear Scout.
Curtis shot a EXO demonstration video recently at Outdoor Retailer with South Salt Lake Tactical Officer Steve Crandall.
Our jaws were literally on the floor when we saw the Petzl EXO used here in a tactical application. [Read More…]
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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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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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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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We stumbled on a YouTube video not too long ago by Guinness World Records showing the fastest 100m Abseil (or rappel).
The record setting 8:99 seconds by Steve Truglia is impressive nonetheless, but when watching the video, a few things stood out to us as red flags.
First off, in the first picture it shows Truglia suspended over Centre Point Tower in London, which is at least 100 feet away from the building. It’s understandable that he’d be that far away from the building just in case he started swinging on the way down. [Read More…]
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The Knot of the Week climbing mini-series ends this week with the Bachmann Knot. Yes, another relative of the Prusik Knot.
Our reason for reviewing so many similar knots is to illustrate the different applications they all have, and Prusik Knots are extremely important in climbing.
Like the standard Prusik, the Bachmann Knot is a friction hitch, which works by gripping the rope and providing friction to support a climbers weight. The Bachmann’s main characteristic that visually separates it from Prusik Knots, is the use of a Carabiner. [Read More…]
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The Knot of the Week mini-series on climbing knots is coming to a close with only one more week remaining. This week we focus on the Klemheist Knot, another relative of the Prusik Knot.
Like the standard Prusik, the Klemheist Knot is a friction hitch, which works by gripping the rope and providing friction to support a climbers weight. With the Klemheist, too many wraps around the main line will bind the knot and not allow it to function. [Read More…]
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The Knot of the Week continues with our climbing knots mini-series, and the French Prusik Knot. This variation of the Prusik knot’s most important attribute is it’s ability to be released under load.
Like the standard Prusik Knot, the French Prusik Knot is a friction hitch, which works by gripping the rope and providing friction to support a climbers weight. With the French Prusik too many wraps around the main line will bind the knot and not allow it to function. [Read More…]
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This week we’d like to continue where we left off with our Knot of the Week, by introducing the Prusik Knot. The Prusik is the one of the earliest known “gripping” knots named after Austrian mountaineer Dr. Karl Prusik.
The Prusik Knot is a friction hitch, which works by gripping the rope and providing friction to support a climbers weight. The number of wraps around the main line will determine how tight the grip on the rope will be…more than three is considered excessive. [Read More…]
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When we left off with the Rope Coil on our Knot of the Week climbing mini-series last week, we mentioned that this week we’d review the Prusik Knot. We got to thinking that the basis of a Prusik requires a Double Fisherman’s Knot, and rather than overload the Prusik Knot post, we decided to split it up.
The Double Fisherman’s Knot is another great climbing knot to have in your toolbox. It’s primary use would be to join two lengths of rope together, but can also be used as a equipment loop/sling like the Prusik.
There are two ways we know of to tie the Double Fisherman’s Knot, and we decided to demonstrate the more complicated way. The other method for tying the Double Fisherman’s Knot is readily available out there. [Read More…]
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