| Many different kinds of equipment are
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| | some kind of support or cam system to
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| used to help people climb. Rock climbers
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| | provide a point of anchor. A belay device
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| use their gear to stabilize themselves on
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| | will have an active camming device or a
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| the side of a sheer rock face, secure
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| | passive camming device. With an active
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| themselves for safety in the event that
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| | camming device a user must lock off the
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| they slip and fall, and protect their
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| | rope with his / her brake hand and a
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| body from impact if they come into hard
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| | carabiner (a kind of metal loop with a
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| contact with the rock.
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| | spring loaded gate, usually made from
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| As the number one concern when rock
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| | aluminum). Of course, when such a system
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| climbing is the possibility of a fall,
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| | is being used, two people are climbing
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| the most important pieces of gear for
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| | together for increased safety, and the
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| rock climbers are their harnesses and
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| | current second (the lower climber who is
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| rope systems. Modern climbing ropes are
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| | staying put while the other continues on)
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| designed with a core of long twisted
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| | will be in charge of keeping the belaying
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| fibers surrounded by woven fibers. The
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| | system operational in case of a fall.
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| ropes have some flexibility and
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| | Finally, the climber is attached to the
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| elasticity, which means they are far less
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| | rope and the belay device using a
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| likely to snap under sudden tension or to
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| | harness. The most important thing in
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| cause whiplash by bringing a falling user
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| | choosing a harness (besides making sure
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| to an instantaneous stop ' instead there
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| | that it is entirely secure) is making
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| will be a little bounce in the line to
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| | sure that it has a good fit, as it will
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| create a smoother end to the fall. Static
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| | likely have to support much of your
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| rope is another kind of rope which does
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| | weight for a good amount of time. Also
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| not have the same amount of give and is
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| | keep in mind that while there are
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| used for the critical connections of the
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| | different kinds of harnesses, such as
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| belaying / anchoring system that a
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| | chest harness and full body harnesses in
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| climber uses to stay connected to the
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| | addition to the traditional sit
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| rock face. Nylon webbing is used in some
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| | harnesses, not all of them are equally
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| cases as well but is a completely
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| | safe. Chest harnesses have been found in
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| different kind of specialized material
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| | some cases to increase the risk of damage
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| with an amazingly high tensile strength.
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| | to the neck at the end of a drop. In
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| The rope system that a rock climber uses
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| | addition to these pieces of equipment,
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| is attached to a belay device ' a piece
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| | rock climbers wear protective helmets and
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| of gear that allows the rope to be
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| | carry bags of chalk on their belt to give
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| gradually released but seizes onto the
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| | them a better grip. All of these kinds of
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| rope and prevents it from continuing to
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| | gear are important for safe rock
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| run in case of a fall. The belay device
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| | climbing!
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| will be attached to the rock face with
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