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You do the same thing with prusiks to ascend a rope. Here's an example of a practical application, getting out a crevasse when climbing glaciers: https://www.y
by qbasic_forever 5y ago
You do the same thing with prusiks to ascend a rope. Here's an example of a practical application, getting out a crevasse when climbing glaciers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px_m3qzHYTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px_m3qzHYTA
In an alpine scenario you'd descend by rappelling. I doubt folks in a home want to setup a munter hitch or similar though. :)
- goldenkey 5y agoI hope I never have to use this. Knowing myself, I'd typo the knot and fall to my death.
- fingerlocks 5y agoThis is how it’s taught in intro mountaineering courses. In the real world experienced alpinists carry a lightweight ascender, like a Micro Traction or similar, that can also be used for other tasks like hauling or fall protection for simul-leading.
- goldenkey 5y agoIs that essentially a one way rachet? All you need to climb easily is prevention of regress and maybe some mechanical advantage, right?
- fingerlocks 5y agoYes
- sandworm101 5y agoIt is a bit more complex. Climbing means falling. The 'ratchet' needs to work under shock loads. And wet/ice ropes radically change the friction numbers. There is a reason why climbers, experienced ones, know and use a great many different tricks for accending and decending ropes. A "big wall" climber can make a belay device out of almost anything, or even nothing.
- hprotagonist 5y agolike your hip! “The leader must not fall.”
- qbasic_forever 5y agoAid climbing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aid_climbing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aid_climbing It's using techniques like that to go up rock walls instead of free climbing the rock holds.
- ricardobeat 5y agoThe overdubbing in this video is creepy, like these auto-generated voiceover videos. Why show peoples faces over completely different narration?
- MauranKilom 5y ago...because they didn't narrate in English?
- Avalaxy 5y agoSubtitles are a thing
- JKCalhoun 5y agoI see. I tried to watch one video but they spent most of the time explaining how to create the rope/knots. I had assumed you eventually resorted to your arm strength to ratchet up the line. It does look like standing to ascend.