Information On Aid Climbing
And Aid Climbing Gear

The ascending method in aid climbing is simple but quite demanding. Ascend as high as you can and place a safety device on the rock.

Put on it a pair of ladders with a carabiner. Put one daisy chain on one ladder. Step smoothly with one of your feet on the ladder and try to pass your weight on it gradually.

If the support point can handle your weight go up the two ladders an put your fifi hook on it. Sit on your harness, relax and lower yourself to reach
and take the two ladders from the previous support point.

Aid climbing ascending
method of the second

The second can ascend by using the safety devices or jumar on a fixed rope. Jumars have right and left. Place the upper jumar in your primary hand and adjust the length of your daisy chain so you can ascend as high as you can but with your hand slightly bent.

Place the second jumar right underneath the first one and put on it a pair of ladders.Raise the first jumar till the daisy chain stretches. Sit on your harness.

Relax your feet and without strain on the ladders raise the second jumar as high as you can. Step on one or both feet and while your torso is going up, simultaneously raise the first jumar with your other hand.

On vertical rock usually we step on the second rung from the top. On negatives on the third. When you jumar let your feet and waist work for you. Your hands only raise the jumars and keep your balance.

As the second is ascending, he accompanies the haul bag, a piece of equipment often used in aid climbing, which is pulled by the leader and also collects all the devices which were used for that pitch.

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