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2. Metolius Climbing - Wikipedia

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   Metolius cams from 1990's. Nut Tool - Metolius Extractor Metolius Rock Rings. Metolius Climbing is an American rock climbing gear manufacturer. Named after the Metolius River in Oregon, USA, it is headquartered in the city of Bend, Oregon. The company was started in 1983 by Doug Philips in his garage.

3. Climbing harness - Wikipedia

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   Sit harness. A climbing harness is a piece of equipment that allows a climber to tie in to the safety of a rope. [1] It is used in rock and ice climbing, abseiling, and lowering; this is in contrast to other activities requiring ropes for access or safety such as industrial rope work (such as window cleaning), construction, and rescue and recovery, which use safety harnesses instead.

4. Rock-climbing equipment - Wikipedia

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   UIAA-certified twin ropes. Rock-climbing equipment is broadly classed as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). [7] The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (known as the UIAA) was an important early body—and the only body pre-1995—in setting standards for climbing equipment.

5. Metolius - Wikipedia

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   Metolius is the name of a river in Oregon, USA, the Metolius River. It may also refer to: Metolius Climbing, an American rock climbing gear manufacturer; Metolius, Oregon, a city in that state named for the river; Metolius Springs, the headwaters of the Metolius River

6. Traditional climbing - Wikipedia

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   Climber leading a traditional climbing route, attempting to insert a nut for climbing protection.. Traditional climbing (or "Trad" climbing), is a form of free climbing (i.e. no artificial or mechanical device can be used to aid progression, unlike with aid climbing), which is performed in pairs where the lead climber places climbing protection into the climbing route while ascending.

7. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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   A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...