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2. Reverso (climbing) - Wikipedia

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   A Reverso is a belay device developed and patented by Petzl, used for example in rock-climbing and other activities which involves rope-work. Another version of this device is the Reversino, intended for use with thinner ropes. A Reverso can be used to belay the leader, one or two seconds, or as a descender during rappelling. It can also be ...

3. Figure 8 (climbing) - Wikipedia

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   This device utilizes a large surface area in contact with a climbing rope to provide sufficient friction along with the proper technique to be used as a belay device or for rappelling. A figure 8 (sometimes just referred to as an 8) is used in conjunction with a climbing harness and locking carabiner to control a belayed climber's descent, or ...

4. Abseiling - Wikipedia

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   Abseiling (/ ˈ æ b s eɪ l / AB-sayl or / ˈ ɑː p z aɪ l / AHP-zyle; from German abseilen 'to rope down'), also known as rappelling (/ ˈ r æ p ɛ l / RAP-pell or / r ə ˈ p ɛ l / rə-PELL; from French rappeler 'to recall, to pull through'), is the controlled descent of a steep slope, such as a rock face, by moving down a rope.

5. Spring-loaded camming device - Wikipedia

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   A spring-loaded camming device (also SLCD, cam or friend) is a piece of rock climbing or mountaineering protection equipment. It consists of two, three, or four cams mounted on a common axle or two adjacent axles, so that pulling on the axle forces the cams to spread further apart. It is then attached to a sling and carabiner at the end of the ...

6. Single-rope technique - Wikipedia

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   Knots such as the prusik, Bachmann and Klemheist are used to ascend ropes in emergencies in climbing and mountaineering; they have ceased to be the primary ascent method in single-rope technique because they are slow in use, and ice or mud greatly reduce their efficiency. Numerous prusik systems have been devised. Popular systems are:

7. “It Snapped Like A Biscuit”: 40 Hikers Who Saw Something ...

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   Hiking is one of those “hobbies” that you either love or hate. On the one hand, being cold, tired and beset by mosquitoes. On the other, health, mental wellbeing and some time alone in nature.