Complete Guide to Carabiners
Excellent and detailed Class on Carabiners. You will learn why there are so many different Shapes / Sizes & Styles of the Carabiners. How to…
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Natural Anchor Bag
The Natural Anchor Bag is a fantastic example of a simple and efficient expedition technique. The idea is to pack your anchor material, like webbing…
Sling and Lanyard Basics
From the Hard is Easy YouTube channel. A good primer on slings and lanyards, including material considerations. Presented from a climber’s perspective, but applies to…
Crab Claw Via Ferrata Lanyard
I found this video on YouTube providing instructions for tying a crab claw lanyard. Nothing wrong with it in the context in which it is…
Gear Museums
Historical Hardware Carabiner rappels, carabiners with brake bars, hooks, horns, plates, tubes, figure eights, eights with ears, complex eights, spools, bobbins, and so much more. …
Safety Eight – Ocho Imperdible
Diego is narrating in Spanish, but the demo is easy to follow even without audio. He is rigging a standard figure eight device in both…
VT Instructions
Designed by Rich Carlson and manufactured by BlueWater Ropes, the VT Prusik features a super tough, heat resistant Technora aramid sheath over durable nylon core…
Totem Instructions
Instructions for Rigging the Totem The original Totem is the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of rigging devices. Deceptively simple looking, the Totem is remarkably versatile. Use…