Going Up
In a self-rescue situation, we don’t always get to choose whether to go up or down. That’s why knowing how to ascend a rope—and haul a load up to you—is important.
Ascending with an ABD
Ascending with a Tibloc
Ascending with a Plaquette
Ascending with Friction Hitches
Raising a Load
While we like to look for gravity-feed solutions (in which gravity does all the work for us), raising a load is a very helpful tool in climbing.
Maybe it’s just a heavy pack you and your partner brought and decided to haul up the crux pitch, or maybe your partner needs a boost through that hard mov...