One of the most important safety procedures that one can do before climbing is tying into the rope and anchor system properly. The knot that is most commonly used for tying into a harness is the ...

Which belay devices are best? When partaking in a sport like climbing that’s equally exhilarating and dangerous, safety precautions take priority. Armed with a good braking hand, harness and rope, the ...

I swung my brake hand hard against my hip and flew 20 feet up to an ice screw. The fall by Peter Athans, 185 pounds of muscle, through space off the famous Fang ice climb in Vail, Colorado, ripped the ...

Intuitive belay device with reliable blocking of the climbing rope. The first generation of the Smart belay device was successfully launched in 2009. Built on the experience the new Smart 2.0 offers ...

Multiuse belay / abseil device with innovative and compact design (registered design), suitable for use for in mountaineering, multi-pitch sport climbing and trad climbing with half, twin and single ...

A young climbing coach took what could've been a deadly ground fall at Vertical Rock gym in Manassas, Virginia last week. Hector Diffut, 26, fell approximately 30 feet from the top of a 5.11 after he ...