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2. Descender (comics) - Wikipedia

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   Descender is a science fiction space opera comic book series written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Dustin Nguyen.The series was published by Image Comics.The story follows a young android, TIM-21, trying to survive endless bounty hunters in a universe that has outlawed all robotics and artificial intelligence.

3. Rock-climbing equipment - Wikipedia

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   The most complex use is for rope solo climbing, for which devices such as Wren's Silent Partner, the Petzel GriGri, and the Wild Country Revo have been used (rope solo climbing requires the widest range of rope devices including ascenders and descenders), [3] [4] or the more straightforward top rope solo climbing, for which the Petzl Micro ...

4. Ascender (typography) - Wikipedia

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   Examples of ascenders. In typography and handwriting, an ascender is the portion of a minuscule letter in a Latin-derived alphabet that extends above the mean line of a font. That is, the part of a lower-case letter that is taller than the font's x-height. Ascenders, together with descenders, increase the

5. Can You Really Use An Ascender As A Belay Device? These ... - AOL

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   The ascender will glide smoothly up the rope when the belayer takes in slack. If the climber falls, the ascender will lock up. (I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt and assuming that the ...

6. Descenders - Wikipedia

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   Descenders is a cycling game developed by RageSquid and published by No More Robots. It was released for Linux, macOS, Windows, and Xbox One on 7 May 2019, for PlayStation 4 on 25 August 2020, for Nintendo Switch on 6 November 2020 and Xbox Series X/S on 8 June 2021. A mobile version for iOS and Android was released on 4 August 2022.

7. Ascender (climbing) - Wikipedia

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   An ascender is a device (usually mechanical) used for directly ascending, or for facilitating protection, with a fixed rope when climbing on steep mountain terrain. A form introduced in the 1950s became so popular it began the term "Jumar" for the device, and the verb "to jumar" to describe its use in ascending.

8. Self-locking device - Wikipedia

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   A Gibbs-style ascender. The next level of device development improved on the locking limitations of the prusik sling by utilizing a cam that is activated by the climber's body moving down to rotate the simple grab cam inside a rigid frame. The climber's harness is directly attached to the cam and the frame encapsulates the rope.

9. More than a fast time: Salem Composite Descenders teach ... - AOL

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   The Salem Composite Descenders mountain bike team is open to sixth through 12th grade students. Practices start in July and races start in August for the upcoming season.