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Rock Climbing Equipment

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



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