slings Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/slings/ Safe Rock Climbing Skills Explained Sun, 24 May 2026 20:22:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/vdiff-logo-Header-36x36.png slings Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/slings/ 32 32 Advanced Trad Anchors > Minimal Gear Anchors https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/minimal-gear-anchors/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:00:14 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3856 Advanced Trad Anchors: Minimal Gear Anchors The following minimal gear anchors are great to know in case you reach the top of a pitch without a cordelette, only a meter of rope to spare and...

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]]> Advanced Trad Anchors > The Sliding-X https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/sliding-x/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 02:00:53 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3835 Advanced Trad Anchors: The Sliding-X Self-Equalizing Trad Anchors Advantages The main advantage of using a self-equalizing anchor is that it continues to distribute the load equally between the anchor pieces as the loading direction changes....

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]]> Attaching to the Anchor > Slings, Daisy Chains and Common Mistakes https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/slings-daisy-chains/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:00:29 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3128 Attaching to the Anchor – Slings, Daisy Chains and Common Mistakes The Top Shelf To free up space at the central point, you can clip in to the ‘top shelf’ of the cordelette. This is...

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]]> Leading Trad > Extending Climbing Gear https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/extend/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:00:48 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=345 Extending Climbing Gear Extending climbing gear with a sling, quickdraw or extendable quickdraw has advantages in certain situations. The disadvantages are fairly minor: you’ll have to carry extra slings/quickdraws, it’ll take a little extra time...

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]]> Nylon or Dyneema Slings? https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/nylon-dyneema/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/nylon-dyneema/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1530 Nylon or Dyneema Slings? Nylon Climbing Slings Usually around 16-20mm wide, nylon climbing slings are much bulkier (and more durable) than lightweight 6-14mm Dyneema slings. This makes them the best choice for situations such as...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/nylon-dyneema/feed/ 3 Extendable Quickdraws https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/extend-draw/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/extend-draw/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 12:00:04 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=337 Extendable Quickdraws Extendable quickdraws (or alpine draws) are usually made from a 60cm sling and two snap gate carabiners. They can be used either as a short draw or fully extended, meaning it’s quick and...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/extend-draw/feed/ 1 Trad Climbing Gear > Slings https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/slings/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/slings/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:00:38 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=189 Trad Climbing Gear: Slings Climbing slings are strongly-sewn loops of nylon or dyneema tape. They’re available in a range of lengths – your typical trad rack will have 60cm, 120cm and maybe a 240cm length...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/slings/feed/ 1 The Water (Tape) Knot https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/water-knot/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:45:13 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3318 The Water (Tape) Knot The water (tape) knot is useful for joining flat or tubular webbing of equal width. How To Tie the Water Knot Step 1Tie a loose overhand knot near one end of...

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]]> The Girth Hitch https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/girth-hitch/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/girth-hitch/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:20:31 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3159 The Girth Hitch The girth hitch (Larksfoot) is used for:– Attaching slings to your belay loop– Attaching slings together Step 1Feed a sling through your belay loop. Step 2Put one end of the sling through...

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