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  2. Battling ropes - Wikipedia

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    The wave, as the name suggests, has the user make continuous waves with the ropes. [2] Slams are similar the wave, except the rope is slammed each time. [2] Pulls involve the user pulling the rope towards oneself, either simultaneously or alternatively. [2] There are a multitude of other exercises that work various muscles of the body. [8]

  3. Anchor (climbing) - Wikipedia

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    The force on an anchor may be much greater than the weight of the climber. There are various mechanisms that contribute to excess force, including Direction of pull, or vector pulling; Fall factor (if a fall occurs) Stiffness (reduced elasticity) of the climbing rope and anchor materials; improper slippage through the belay device

  4. American death triangle - Wikipedia

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    Aside from the magnification of forces, the death triangle violates several best practices for building climbing anchors, including Redundancy: if the webbing fails on one leg of the anchor, the entire anchor will fail. Extension: if one of the anchors fails, the webbing will extend its full length and shock load the remaining components of the ...

  5. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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    A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...

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  7. Rock-climbing equipment - Wikipedia

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    Some climbers will use a single full-thickness climbing rope with a diameter of approximately 9 to 11 mm (0.35 to 0.43 in), and some will use double ropes, or "half-ropes", to reduce rope drag (e.g. one rope is clipped into any given anchor or protection point), which have a reduced thickness of approximately 8 to 9 mm (0.31 to 0.35 in) to ...