General Notes

Overview Ascender Handles Eccentric Cams Eccentric Cam Types

Handleless Eccentric Cam

Hand Chest Emergency Foot & Knee

Handled Eccentric Cam

Cast Frame Milled Frame Stamped Frame Double Rope

Lever Cam

Type-1 Lever Cam Type-1 Lever Cam with Handles Type-2 Lever Cam

Others

Rocker-Arm Semi-mechanical Ascender Knots Powered Ascenders Miscellaneous Ascenders

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Overview History

Carabiner Methods

Carabiner Rappels Carabiners & Brake Bars

Simple Descenders

Hooks Horns Rappel Plates

Figure Eights

Deaf Eights Eights With Ears  Complex Eights Toy Figure Eights

Spools

Horizontal Spools Vertical Spools

Bobbins

Plain Bobbins Stop Bobbins Double-Stop Bobbins Near Bobbins More about Bobbins

Brake-Bar Descenders

Single Brake Bar Devices Fixed Multi-bar Devices Open-frame Racks Closed-frame Racks

Others

Lever Boxes Poly-bollards Squeeze Brakes Miscellaneous Descenders

General Notes

Overview

Belay Plates

Slotted Plates (Sticht…) Other Belay Plates

Tubes & Blocks

Tubers Belay Tubes Near Tubes Slotted Block Belayers Rotating Autoblocks

Others

Lever Box Belayers Belay Spools Solo Climbing Self-Belay Devices  Miscellaneous Belayers

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Overview

Chest Boxes

Chest Boxes

Hauling and Lowering

Hauling Pulleys Brake Tubes

Rope Grabs

Type-1 Lever-Cam Rocker-Arm Other Rope Grabs

Shock Absorbers

Anchor Brakes Dynamic Cow's Tails

Others

Flipline Adjusters Cable Ladders Specialty Carabiners Rappel Safeties Grappling Hooks Most Miscellaneous

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Standards Stupid Icons

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Rappel Safeties

Strength Testing

Strength Soapbox Strength: I Don't Care Strength Testing: Why? Strength Test Interpretation 3σ Testing

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