Climbing above the Top-Rope anchor points is prohibited. Hip belays, munter-hitch belays, and using a Figure 8 device are prohibited. All knots, belay devices and harnesses will be inspected by the ...

German climbing brand Edelrid has announced a new type of belay assistance that it says ... The lightweight device should also reduce rope drag for the lead climber. The new device, which will ...

The Mule Knot (a.k.a releasable knot) is ideal to lock off the rope on the belay plate. There are many occasions in climbing when, belaying from the harness using a device which does not self-arrest ...

Belay is climbing lingo that refers to the technique ... Cam, short for camming device, is a mechanical device used for creating temporary anchor points. Cams expand and grip the rock, providing ...

I used ropes from 9.8 mm down to 8.6 mm in diameter while lead climbing and top roping. I also tried it as a top-down belay ...