BOOKS FOR CLIMBERS

In the culture of climbing, a very reader air has always been breathed. Reading in climbing is important, as reading makes you gain knowledge. There is a different type of literature for climbers. There are from psychological self-help books to area guide books. Going through training books and climbing story books. Below is a small …

BASIC KNOTS FOR SPORT CLIMBING

In the world of climbing there are many types of knots. But usually we only use a few, so-called basic knots or essential knots. These knots must be known to all climbers. Then a small selection. Knot eight double stitched: it is the knot that we will use more frequently because we use it to …

GRADES OF DIFFICULTY

In rock climbing the level of the tracks marks the level of the climbers. Knowing the degree of difficulty before starting a pathway is very important. A climber will never get in a way that is far above its potential. It will progress gradually and increase its level by making a harder grade. But how …

ASSEMBLE A CLIMBING MEETING.

The action of setting up a climbing meeting is used above all for multi-length climbing. First climber belaying from first meeting point It is in this type of climbing its most frequent use because when the first climber arrives at the first meeting has to secure the second from above. You could talk about many …

EXHAUST MANEUVER

Knowing the next escape maneuver of the 8 is very important for all types of climbing activities that involve a rappel. This maneuver consists of being able to climb the rope to remove tension from the descender. Necessary material: 7mm kordino ring, safety carabineer, polyamide ring for use as a pedalboard. Step 1: Make a …

THE HELMET IS IMPORTANT FOR CLIMBING

Different types of materials, homologations for various disciplines such as climbing, mountaineering or canyoning. Helmets have evolved in recent years. From here we want to demonstrate the importance of helmet use in climbing. Since the helmets are so modern, it is no longer worth saying that I do not like because it is ugly or …

PASS THE ROPE BY THE EXPRESS

Passing the rope through the Express tape is the most common action that every climber makes while scaling. During the climbing there are many technical aspects. But the one that is done more times is definitely to pass the rope by the Express tape. In the last years the debate on how to pass the …

DIFFERENT FORMS OF RAPPELLING

Rappelling is the action of descending or lowering the rope with a descent system. There are many systems of descent and various ways of using them. In this post we will focus on the use of the reverse and eight for rappelling in double; And in the use of the Grigri for rappelling in simple. …

How to belay in the safest way.

The action of securing is 50% of the sport of climbing. Climbing is made up of climbers and belayers. There are different ways of belaying, but we are going to focus on the most common, belaying with Petzl's Grigri. The Grigri as discussed in another post is the most common belay within the climbers community. …

ASSEMBLE A TOP ROPE

To be able to mount a climbing Top Rope first you have to climb all the way first until you reach the meeting point. And so the next climber on Top Rope. Top rope climbing (or top roping) is a style in climbing in which the climber is securely attached to a rope which then …