Every assisted braking device (ABD) can inadvertently lock the rope to varying degrees when quickly feeding out slack to a ...
Lead Climbing and Beyond Clinic instructor JeniBeth Gurney lowers fellow instructor Philip Buttschardt down the wall after a mock fall during their instruction on lead climbing. The duo led two clinic ...
“Ready to lower!” I yelled. As I descended from the anchor, my belayer dropped me faster and faster until I was free-falling. I expected—or hoped—the rope would go taut, but the ground came first. My ...