problem Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/problem/ 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 problem Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/problem/ 32 32 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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]]> Climbing on Loose Rock and Runout Routes https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/runout-routes/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:00:26 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3904 Climbing on Loose Rock and Runout Routes Climbing on Choss Accidents involving loose rock fall into three main categories:1) Belayers being hit by rocks from the leader2) Leaders falling because they held/ stood on loose...

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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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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/munter-hitch/feed/ 1 Self Rescue > Prusiking Up a Rope https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/prusik-rope/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/prusik-rope/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=2701 Self Rescue: Prusiking Up a Rope Knowing how to prusik up a rope transforms a potential epic into a mere inconvenience. This article explains how to ascend a rope using prusiks, assuming that you already...

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