A new rock climber typically starts with a style of climbing called toproping, where the rope runs from the belayer's device and harness up through the anchor at the top of the climb and back down to ...

Most of us have become so accustomed to dropping onto bolts that we now fall more often than we send. This casualness has trickled down to belayers, who scratch their dogs and lounge in lawn chairs as ...

Greetings from the Philippines! I was horrified the other day when I chanced upon these climbers belaying with an ascender. I gave them my best advice because I thought there was about to be a ...

Climbing is an inherently risky sport. One of the ways to reduce that risk is to ensure that you are climbing with a competent belayer. This does not mean all risks will disappear, but a good partner ...

The Mule Knot (a.k.a releasable knot) is ideal to lock off the rope on the belay plate. There are many occasions in climbing when, belaying from the harness using a device which does not self-arrest ...

Michael Kester had sketched out a career in public service or public office, but the study of philosophy and leadership broadened his horizons Michael Kester knows when to shift gears. He was a ...