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 ...

Which belay devices are best? When partaking in a sport like climbing that’s equally exhilarating and dangerous, safety precautions take priority. Armed with a good braking hand, harness and rope, the ...

Which belay devices are best? When partaking in a sport like climbing that’s equally exhilarating and dangerous, safety precautions take priority. Armed with a good braking hand, harness and rope, the ...

Acclaimed climbing equipment company Petzl offers impressive safety upgrades with the Grigri+, this year’s version of the world’s most popular assisted-braking belay device. The sport of rock climbing ...

Covering significant amounts of terrain on long routes in Yosemite and Patagonia demands progressive tactics. The best way for a team to advance quickly and stay warm on big routes is to have both ...

Every assisted braking device (ABD) can inadvertently lock the rope to varying degrees when quickly feeding out slack to a ...