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    Abseiling > The Carabiner Brake – How To Abseil Without a Device

    The Carabiner Brake – How To Abseil Without a Device Dropping your belay device at the top of a ten-pitch abseil descent isn’t recommended. But if you do, knowing how to use the carabiner brake…

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    How To Belay In Guide Mode

    How To Belay In Guide Mode Guide Mode is an auto-locking belay technique. It is a safe way for the leader to bring up the second. Do not use this method for lead belaying. How…

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    Trad Anchors > Belaying the Follower

    Trad Anchors – Belaying the Follower Belaying from an Anchor Once you’ve climbed a pitch and built an anchor, you will need to belay your partner up. Pull up all the slack rope in the…

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    Sport Anchors > Belaying from the Top

    Sport Anchors – Belaying from the Top For most sport climbs, you will belay from the bottom – just like you would at the indoor gym. However, you should belay from the top of the…

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