enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Anchor (climbing) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_(climbing)

   A natural anchor is a secure natural feature that can serve as a climbing anchor by attaching a sling, lanyard, or cordelette and a carabiner. Examples of natural anchors include trees, boulders, lodged chockstones, horns, icicles, and protrusions.

3. Rock-climbing equipment - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-climbing_equipment

   The rope is hung prior to the climb from the anchor point at the top, typically by carabiners, slings, or cord, or some combination thereof. [ 2 ] Sport climbing , and its competition lead climbing variant, adds quickdraws that are clipped into the pre-drilled on-site bolts while the climber is lead climbing the route.

4. Top rope climbing - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_rope_climbing

   Top roping requires a fixed anchor at the top of the climb, from which two sides of the rope can be hung back down to the base. Because top roping is either done by novice climbers, or by experienced climbers practicing to attempt a route at the limit of their capabilities, there is a high probability that the anchor will experience a load, and ...

5. Carabiner - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabiner

   Center is a standard carabiner rating. Using a carabiner to connect to a rope. A carabiner or karabiner (/ ˌ k ær ə ˈ b iː n ər /), [1] often shortened to biner or to crab, colloquially known as a (climbing) clip, is a specialized type of shackle, a metal loop with a spring-loaded gate [2] used to quickly and reversibly connect components, most notably in safety-critical systems.

6. Radium release hitch - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Release_Hitch

   Tie a figure 8 on a bight at one end of the cord and clip it into the load carabiner on its spine side. Clip the standing part of the rope through the anchor carabiner and back down through the load carabiner; bring the rope back up to the anchor carabiner. Tie a Münter hitch on its gate side of the anchor carabiner. Ensure that the Münter ...

7. Climbing equipment - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing_equipment

   Rock-climbing equipment as is used in aid climbing, bouldering, competition climbing, free solo climbing, multi-pitch climbing (including big wall climbing), rope solo climbing, sport climbing, traditional climbing and top rope climbing. Via Ferrata equipment as used in Via Ferrata climbing