abseil Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/abseil/ Safe Rock Climbing Skills Explained Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:17:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/vdiff-logo-Header-36x36.png abseil Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/abseil/ 32 32 How To Climb a Big Wall > Descending https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/bigwall-descending/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 10:00:24 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=5422 How to Climb a Big Wall: Descending The same principles are used when descending from a big wall as when descending from a multi-pitch trad route. The only real difference is the added weight you...

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]]> Prusik Knots > Different Types Explained https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/prusik-types/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/prusik-types/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 22:00:05 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=2693 Prusik Knots: Different Types Explained A prusik (also known as a friction hitch) is a short piece of cord which can be wrapped around your climbing rope to add friction. They can slide up and...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/prusik-types/feed/ 3 Abseiling > Bad Anchors and Loose Rock https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/bad-anchors/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:00:27 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3898 Abseiling: Bad Anchors and Loose Rock Poor abseil anchors are often found on seldom travelled multi-pitch descents or alpine ridge traverses. Sometimes there is no anchor where you need one, or the existing anchor is...

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]]> Abseiling > Pendulums https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/pendulum-abseils/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:00:59 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3882 Abseiling: Pendulums What is a Pendulum Abseil? Multi-pitch descents are not always straightforward. The next abseil station may be far to the side of the previous one (they often are when descending loose ground). Or...

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]]> Abseiling > How To Increase Friction https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/increase-friction-abseil/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 19:00:15 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1617 Abseiling: How to Increase Friction Whether you’re abseiling down a skinny rope at the sport crag, or retreating down a multipitch with rain-slicked ropes and a heavy pack, the following techniques will help you increase...

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]]> Abseiling > How to Deal with Stuck Ropes https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/stuck-ropes/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:00:27 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=2942 Abseiling: How to Deal with Stuck Ropes You try to retrieve your ropes after abseiling and they get stuck. What do you do? Preventing Stuck Ropes If you are about to abseil down complex terrain,...

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]]> Abseiling > The Carabiner Brake – How To Abseil Without a Device https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/carabiner-brake/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/carabiner-brake/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 17:00:16 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1710 The Carabiner Brake – How to Abseil Without a Device Dropping your belay device at the top of a ten-pitch abseil descent isn’t recommended. But if you do, knowing how to use the carabiner brake...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/carabiner-brake/feed/ 2 Abseiling > How To Abseil Past a Knot https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/abseil-past-knot/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/abseil-past-knot/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:00:24 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3001 Abseiling Past a Knot Times when you might need to abseil past a knot:– When descending a single strand ‘fixed’ rope, where a knot has been tied to isolate a damaged section– Passing a knot...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/abseil-past-knot/feed/ 1 Abseiling > How To Abseil with a Damaged Rope https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/damaged-rope-abseil/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:00:07 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=2205 How to Abseil with a Damaged Rope If you climb long enough, you will inevitably end up having to abseil with a damaged rope at some point. Unfortunately, getting a core-shot (when the white core...

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]]> The Munter Hitch > How To Belay Without a Belay Device https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/munter-hitch/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/munter-hitch/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:00:45 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1701 The Munter Hitch: How to Belay without a Belay Device Uses:– Belaying without a belay device– Abseiling without a belay device– Creating a releasable knot when escaping the belay The munter (Italian) hitch tends to...

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