Going Up

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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...

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