we can trust it around camp. A bonus to the double fisherman’s knot is that it’s a lower profile compared with other methods of attaching two ropes —the figure-eight knot, for example. This means you can easily pull your rope through a carabiner if you need to hoist a bag or haul...
• Know the basics of multi pitch climbing, including how to set up a belay station, how to abseil and ascend safely, how to tie advanced knots, and how to switch and block leads. • Take a yoga and functional fitness class taught by a team of dedicated climbers, coaches, fitness,...
Pull yourself up a cliff on a rope and you have more potential energy the higher you go up. If you abseil down, your potential energy is converted into kinetic energy as you move. By the time you reach the bottom, the kinetic energy has turned to heat (your climbing equipment and the...
When Luke abseiled down to him, he says: "I did everything I could to revive him but it was too late, he was gone."It took six hours before the rescue operation was complete, and the news reached London about four hours after that. When Felix's 25- year-old sister, Dorcas, got...
When Luke abseiled down to him, he says: "I did everything I could to revive him but it was too late, he was gone."It took six hours before the rescue operation was complete, and the news reached London about four hours after that. When Felix's 25-year-old sister, Dorcas, got ...