Maxim Personal Escape Rope: A tag line made for alpinists
WEBOct 24, 2023 · I ended up acquiring a 7mm Maxim Personal Escape Rope (PER) for my latest trip to the big wall jungle of Cochamo, Chile. Chip Powell relishing the clean wide hand crack that marked the start of the headwall of Cerro Walwalun in Cochamo, Chile.
How to Choose Your Climbing or Mountaineering Rope
WEBHow can you choose between semi-static or dynamic, single or half ropes? There is an array of options, but we are here to help you find the rope that's best for you! Anatomy of a Rope. A rope is formed of a 'core', comprising all the nylon filaments in the middle of the rope (the white threads). These are the filaments that stretch to cushion ...
Selecting an Alpine Rope | Questions for a Mountain Guide
WEBI am looking at ropes for alpine glacier and couloir routes in the western mountain ranges and have some questions about rope diameter, strength, weight, and length.
Sterling Ion R 9.4 XEROS rope: Every filament is dry-treated ... - Alpinist
WEBDec 1, 2021 · If you’ve used a new dry rope before, you know fresh treatments can attract dirt like white slacks at a rodeo. With the Ion R 9.4 XEROS, I never had that problem. I roughed it up on granite sport climbs and dusty multipitch trad routes in Colorado’s Front Range all summer.
Alpinist Rope images - Shutterstock
WEBFind Alpinist Rope stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day.
Alpinism 101 - An Introduction : Articles - SummitPost
WEBNov 8, 2011 · Along with technical skills and tactics, the Alps inspired an ethos dubbed 'Westalpinsthil' or alpine style. Alpine style meant climbing fast and light, using no fixed ropes or camps. The rope the rack and the pack on your back was it. Few modern day alpinists will match the bar set by the early masters …
DMM Couloir ropes: great durability and water repellency - Alpinist
WEBApr 1, 2016 · Alpine climbing means ice-cold hands, sweat-soaked belays, falling rocks and ice, cramped bivouacs and long days. There’s no one-size-fits-all application for ropes, but the two DMM Couloir ropes I tested on multipitch mixed ice and rock routes over nine days in the Canadian Rockies come close.
Petzl Axis 11mm x 100m White – Alpinist Safety | Rope Access, …
WEBPetzl Axis 11mm x 100m White – Alpinist Safety | Rope Access, Rescue & Work @ Height Equipment and Training. Shop By Use. Access. Energy & Telecom. Framing & Roofing. On-site rescue. Technical Rescue. Explosive. Shop.
SEIKO PROSPEX The 1959 Alpinist Re-creation - SEIKO WATCH
WEBThe re-creation brings the 1959 Alpinist back to life in every detail. The generously sized markers are, as before, set against a black gloss dial. White minute markers form an inner ring on the dial base, just as on the original.
Alpine climbing - Wikipedia
WEBAlpine climbing involves small unsupported teams tackling large multi-pitch (or big wall) routes that can involve various combinations of rock climbing, ice climbing, and mixed climbing, in alpine-type mountain environments. Alpine routes are often long and require a full day of climbing or even several days.
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