alpine Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/alpine/ Safe Rock Climbing Skills Explained Tue, 26 May 2026 16:41:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/vdiff-logo-Header-36x36.png alpine Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/alpine/ 32 32 Safe Simul Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/simul-climbing/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/simul-climbing/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2025 03:00:58 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=383 Safe Simul Climbing What is Simul Climbing? Simul climbing is a technique where all climbers move at the same time while tied into the same rope. Protection is placed by the first climber and removed...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/simul-climbing/feed/ 4 Improvised Hauling https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/basic-hauling/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 02:00:24 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3929 Improvised Hauling * This article is about using improvised basic hauling techniques while trad climbing. To learn more about hauling on big walls, see this article. Hauling a bag on a separate rope can be...

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]]> Improvised Aid Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/basic-aid/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:00:52 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3924 Improvised Aid Climbing * This article is about using improvised basic aid techniques while trad climbing. To learn more about aid climbing on big walls, see these articles. Using protection pieces as hand or foot...

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]]> Leading > Pendulums and Tension Traverses https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/pendulum-tension-traverse/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:10 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3915 Pendulums and Tension Traverses What are Pendulums and Tension Traverses? Pendulums and tension traverses are great techniques for moving sideways across a section which is too difficult to climb. A pendulum involves swinging across the...

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]]> 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 > 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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]]> The Garda Hitch (Alpine Clutch) https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/garda-hitch/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/garda-hitch/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:50:27 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=4024 The Garda Hitch (Alpine Clutch) The garda hitch uses two parallel carabiners to create a system where a loaded rope can move in one direction but not the other. Uses:– As a ratchet pulley for...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/garda-hitch/feed/ 1 Glacier Travel Fundamentals https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/glacier-travel-fundamentals/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/glacier-travel-fundamentals/#comments Sat, 03 May 2025 12:00:10 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=5101 Glacier Travel Fundamentals Travelling on a glacier is an exciting element of exploring the high mountains. Many alpine rock climbs can only be accessed by travelling across glaciers, or the glacier itself may be the...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/glacier-travel-fundamentals/feed/ 10 Glacier Gear https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/glacier-travel-gear/ Sat, 03 May 2025 11:00:58 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=5120 Glacier Gear What gear you take on the glacier will depend entirely on what you plan to do once across it. The list below covers equipment that is recommended for the glacier crossing itself. You...

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]]> Glacier Travel > Using the Rope https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/glacier-travel-using-rope/ Sat, 03 May 2025 10:00:17 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=5124 Glacier Travel > Using the Rope It can be tempting to cross a glacier without bothering to get the rope out, especially if it looks easy or if other climbers have crossed without problems before....

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