Climbing is dangerous. You need to do everything you can to minimize the effects of gravity and fall. Preferred is the key.
Always back up any important piece of equipment with other equipment and use more than one anchor / mooring at the point of belay and rappel. Your lives depend on it. Easiest beginner climbers perished. Always use the views; appreciate the danger to climb; not climb with your head (always thinking); looking for an experienced coach or take to learn how to climb safely. Remember that most accidents are caused by errors climber.
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| by. Sanji Akbar (San Rise) |
Rock climbing activities are divided into several types. Based on the objectives, the rock climbing adventure is divided into climbing, wall climbing and sport climbing. Based on the equipment used, consisting of artificial rock climbing climbing and free climbing.
In adventure climbing, rock climbing more emphasis on the side of his adventures. The object of climbing cliffs is a large cliff (big walls), which has an altitude above 100 meters. Unlike the adventure climbing, sport climbing more emphasis on the exercise to maintain health. Usual cliff cliffs climb usually short with a height below 20 meters.
In the artificial climbing, climbing equipment is key to the success of a climbing. Here the climbing equipment used to add height and maintain safety. In free climbing, climbing equipment is not used to add height, but merely to safeguard the climber.
In addition to the above types of climbing, the climbers are still developing it again with other styles and techniques. Now known free solo climbing, which climbing without any safety devices. Or speed climbing, climbing to reach the speed of a specific time to complete one of the climbing routes, and much more.
Use the following 10 tips to keep you safe when doing climbing cliffs.
- Always check the harness: After you install the harness; make a knot, always check both the climber and belayer ties have had back-ups.
- Always check node: Before starting to climb, always check once again that the leader has been connected (usually figure-8 follow-through) and tied with correct and have been secured with a back-up knot. Also check that the rope has been through a waist belt (waist belt) and belt thigh (leg loops).
- Always use a helmet: A climbing helmet is essential if you want long and healthy life. Always Gunkan one when climbing or to belay. Helmets protect the head from falling rocks and from collision.
- Always check the rope and belaying device: Before you lead (leading) on a line, always check once again that the lane ropes have been installed properly on belay device (especially if this grigri). Also, always make sure the ropes and belay devices associated with karabiner key to harness belayer.
- Always use a rope standard: Make sure your climbing rope long enough to reach the anchor and lower in the sport lane road or reach the point of stopping at a cliff on a multi-pitch route. when sport climbing, if you have any doubts that the rope is too short, always tied with a stopper knot at the end to avoid the rope through the belay or rappel device.
- Always pay attention: If you do belaying, always pay attention to the leader (leader) above. It was he who took the risk of falling. not mengobroli with other climbers at the base, talking constantly through cell phones, or discipline a dog or children. Do not ever stop her belay the leader unless you have confirmed that he had been bound and secure, and he has told it to you.
- Always carry enough equipment even more: Before you climb a route, notice of the basis and determine what needs to be taken. You know which is best. Do not rely on manual that says what you need. If it is a sports track, test quickdraw visually how much it takes to bolt-hanger. If in doubt - always exaggerating this from what you thought needed.
- Always climb with a rope at the top of the thigh: When you lead (leading), always make sure the position of the rope is always above the thighs instead of legs or one of them. if you fall in this position, you will be distorted, upside down, hit your head. Wear a helmet for safety.
- Always mencantolkan rope properly: Make sure you always mencantolkan rope through a karabiner quickdraw properly. avoid mencantolkan through the back (backclipping), where the rope is directed to the front than the rear to the front again on the carabiner. Make sure the gate karabiner opposite direction to your movement, if not the rope to escape from the karabiner. Always use a karabiner-key placement is important.
- Always use a safe mooring: At the height of a pitch or track, always use at least two anchors. Three is better. Excess keep you. In sport climbing route, always use a karabiner-key if you come down with a top-rope anchor.
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| by. Sanji Akbar (San Rise) |
Location: Cliff Harau, Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, Indonesia
