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How do Ascenders Work? There are 2 main types of ascenders used in rock climbing: Chest Ascenders, and Progression Ascenders. A chest ascender attaches directly to your harness, and a shoulder strap can be used to help keep it in place just below your chest.
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Oct 20, 2023 · Abdon briefly breaks down the basics on ascender use, as well as a few different model comparisons. Check out our ascenders here: https://www.bartlettman.com/collectio...
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Feb 16, 2021 · A chest ascender is attached directly to the harness. It's fastened just below your chest, and slowly glides up the rope alongside you. A progression ascender extends from your harness with the help of a sling or lanyard. This gives you extra distance to ascend a rope.
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For most rock climbing applications—climbing big walls, following aid pitches, and ascending fixed ropes—you need a good pair of handled ascenders, that is paired ascenders with a handle for the right hand and one for the left hand, although some climbers like ascenders that can work with either hand. Get a pair of ascenders like those made by Petz...
To ascend a fixed rope, the climber stands with his feet in aiders or slings, which are clipped to a hole in the ascender base. When a climber stands in the aiders, his weight on the ascender allows a cam with teeth to bite into the rope and prevents the ascender from sliding down the rope. A weighted ascender cannot be moved up or down. When the a...
A climber ascends a rope by alternately weighting one ascender and pushing up the other in a rhythmic motion. While this sounds relatively easy, it’s not. Ascending a rope efficiently requires lots of practice with ascenders on fixed ropes. It is easier to use ascenders on a slab or vertical face than an overhanging wall, which requires more streng...
Ascending or “judging” a fixed rope can be a dangerous business, especially since you are totally relying on your gear, including your ascenders; how you are clipped into your ascenders, aiders, and harness; the integrity and strength of the fixed climbing rope; and the anchors that the rope is attached to.
Here are some rules for safely using ascenders: 1. Always tie into the end of the climbing rope. 2. Always clip both ascenders into your harness using daisy chains and locking carabiners. 3. Always tie knots in the rope below you as you jug upward and clip them into your harness belay loop. 4. Always use locking carabiners on ascender attachment po...
The first ascenders in common use were Swiss-made Jumars. These paired ascenders, first introduced to America in Yosemite Valley, became a useful climbing tool for climbing big walls using the Yosemite method. Back in the 1970s, all ascenders used in America were simply called jumars and the technique for ascending a fixed rope was called jumaring,...
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Jan 5, 2022 · Chest ascenders require upper and lower holes that allow them to be attached to the climbing harness and a chest harness simultaneously. They often have a curved bottom hole which allows them to orient against the body better when used as part of a frog-ascending rig.
