prepare-yourself

Prepare Yourself

self-rescue-gear

Self-Rescue Gear

must-know-knots-and-hitches

Must-Know Knots and Hitches

Must-Know Hitches and Knots

escaping-the-system

Escaping the System

going-up-2

Going Up

descending

Descending

practice-scenarios

Practice Scenarios

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a self-rescue situation, we don&#8217;t always get to choose whether to go up or down. That&#8217;s why knowing how to ascend a rope—and haul a load up to you—is important.</span></p> <h3>Ascending with an ABD</h3> <shortcode type="jwplayer" props='{"jw_media_id":"2JoHMZuL"}'></shortcode> <h3>Ascending with a Tibloc</h3> <shortcode type="jwplayer" props='{"jw_media_id":"pg0BqAW3"}'></shortcode> <h3>Ascending with a Plaquette</h3> <shortcode type="jwplayer" props='{"jw_media_id":"bigRlVbc"}'></shortcode> <h3>Ascending with Friction Hitches</h3> <shortcode type="jwplayer" props='{"jw_media_id":"Fealrlhy"}'></shortcode> <h2>Raising a Load</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-7490 size-full" src="https://live-pom-oed.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/escape-4-e1649880970653.jpg" alt width="1200" height="675" srcset="https://live-pom-oed.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/escape-4-e1649880970653.jpg 1200w, https://live-pom-oed.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/escape-4-e1649880970653-300x169.jpg 300w, https://live-pom-oed.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/escape-4-e1649880970653-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://live-pom-oed.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/escape-4-e1649880970653-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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...</span></p>