Belaying
Top Rope and Lowering
Belaying the Leader
Escaping the Belay
Belaying second off anchor
Rapelling
Knots for Rappelling
Passing the Knot on Rappel
Anchors
Gear and Gear Placement
Rock Protection
Pitons
Rock climbing
Lead Fall
Snow & Ice Climbing
Snow Travel and Climbing
Self-Arrest
How to ice-axe self arrest
Using crampons
Ice screw placement, anchors and V-threads
Emergency Prevention and Response
Alpine Rescue / Rescue From Technical Terrain
3:1 (Z) pulley system
5:1 Pulley System with a Petzl Reverso
Double Mariner Hauling Kit
Hauling: Counting Tensions & Estimating System Efficiency
Learning from Mistakes
1. British climber fall from Snowdon
2. The Beckoning Silence
3. Search suspended for hiker missing near Chilliwack.
4. NORTH SHORE MOUNTAINS - LIST OF MAJOR ACCIDENTS
5. A New Unwedded Widow's Journey
Miscellaneous
Appendix
1. Top ten technical skills of modern Alpine Climber
2. Glossary of climbing terms
3. Video playlist of supporting material
Helmets are a crucial piece of safety equipment for a variety of vertical activities. They protect the head against falling objects and against impacts with fixed objects - if the climber's head strikes the cliff in a fall, for example.
"Self-arrest is a mountaineering related maneuver in which a climber who has fallen and is sliding down a snow or ice slope arrests (stops) the slide by himself or herself without recourse to a rope or other belay system." - Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
Girth hitch
A simple and useful knotted structure, the knot has been known since at least the first century when described by Greek physician Heraklas in a monograph on surgical knots and slings.
A Reverso is a belay device developed and patented by Petzl, used for example in rock-climbing and other activities which involves rope-work. Another version of this device is the Reversino, intended for use with thinner ropes.