rope Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/rope/ Safe Rock Climbing Skills Explained Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:16:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/vdiff-logo-Header-36x36.png rope Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/rope/ 32 32 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 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 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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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/prusik-rope/feed/ 2 How To Use Half (Double) Ropes https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/half-ropes/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/half-ropes/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=290 How to Use Half (Double) Ropes Half ropes (also known as double ropes) are thinner than normal ‘single’ ropes, and are designed to be used as a pair. Best Situations to Use Half Ropes– When...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/half-ropes/feed/ 2 How To Coil a Climbing Rope https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/coil-rope/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:00:46 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=57 How To Coil a Climbing Rope If you are storing your rope for a while or stuffing it away in a back pack, coiling a climbing rope is worth the effort and will save you...

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]]> The Figure-8 > How to Tie In to a Climbing Rope https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/basic-tie-in/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:00:24 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=59 The Figure-8: How to Tie In to a Climbing Rope Unless you are bouldering, you’ll need to tie the end of the rope to your harness before you climb. The best way to do this...

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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. This...

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