the crew from Engine 3 found a 57-year-old male about 100 feet off the footpath and about 30 feet down a steep cliff face, the fire department said. Crews assembled a mainline and belay rope ...

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 ...