Category: Self Rescue

Almost all climbers and mountaineers carry a prusik cord with them in the mountains primarily as a rappel backup and for self rescue situations. By changing a few key things and learning a few new hitches, this cord can become a far more versatile tool. Hitch Cord I prefer to use technora core accessory cord…

April 8, 2024 Progress capture hitches seem to be a bit of a lost skill with modern gear, few climbers seem to be familiar with them. Although these hitches don’t really have a place in your everyday rope systems, they can be incredibly useful in self rescue systems or in place of dropped gear. The…