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2. Battling ropes - Wikipedia

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   The wave, as the name suggests, has the user make continuous waves with the ropes. [2] Slams are similar the wave, except the rope is slammed each time. [2] Pulls involve the user pulling the rope towards oneself, either simultaneously or alternatively. [2] There are a multitude of other exercises that work various muscles of the body. [8]

3. Anchor (climbing) - Wikipedia

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   The force on an anchor may be much greater than the weight of the climber. There are various mechanisms that contribute to excess force, including Direction of pull, or vector pulling; Fall factor (if a fall occurs) Stiffness (reduced elasticity) of the climbing rope and anchor materials; improper slippage through the belay device

4. Self-locking device - Wikipedia

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   The earliest type of self-belay device used was the ubiquitous prusik knotted sling used by climbers. The method requires the solo climber to feed out an estimated length of belay rope so that they can reach their next stance and repeat the process as the rope is difficult to feed through the prusik knot while climbing.

5. Tensionless hitch - Wikipedia

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   A Tensionless hitch is an anchor knot used for rappelling or rope rescue. Unlike most knots, the tensionless hitch retains a 100% efficiency rating, [ 3 ] meaning the strength of the knot is equal to the strength of the rope; it is not a significant stress riser .

6. Top (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A typical Top used in rope making. A top is a hand tool with an iron loop and hook used in the creation and splicing of rope. A Top is used to simultaneously hold a piece of rope while providing a hole to separate the "lays" (or strands) of synthetic or natural rope for splicing. A variation of a Top, the gripfid, is used for ply-split braiding ...

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