A climbing harness is a piece of A wide range of equipment is used during climbing. The article on protecting a climb describes the equipment that is used to protect a climber against the consequences of a fall. The most popular types of climbing equipment are briefly described in this article. Rope, cord and webbing See also... equipment used in certain types of Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. Climbing is going up, or, depending on context, also down. It may refer to aircraft, a land vehicle, and humans and other animals. On land, in particular it refers to steep climbs, e.g. on a hill, mountain or stairs, in a pole or... climbing. It is for securing a human to a piece of Rope is also the title of a movie by Alfred Hitchcock Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength, for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too flexible to provide compressive strength (i... rope. In its simplest form it is just a length of rope or a tape sling tied round the waist and attached to the climbing rope, usually by means of a A carabiner or karabiner (colloquially, crab, krab, or biner) is a gated connector: a metal loop with a usually sprung gate designed as a connector that can quickly and reversibly join together components in safety-critical systems; for example, a common use is to attach a rope to a fixed... carabiner. More sophisticated harnesses exist in many different patterns, designed to give greater comfort and security, and to provide more options for carrying equipment.

Most harnesses are worn round the waist or the top of the legs. Some climbers prefer to use a chest harness, particularly when they are leading a climb. A waist harness combined with a chest harness is preferred when climbing with a heavy The simplest form of backpack (also rucksack or knapsack) is a cloth sack carried on ones back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders and below the armpits. The shoulder is better suited for bearing heavy weights for long periods of time than the hand, so... backpack. This combination makes it possible to attach the rope higher up on the body to prevent the body from slamming backward in case of a fall.

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