Monthly Archive:: June 2015

Members: PowerCord

Richard Delaney June 26, 2015 Member content, Test Reports No Comments

Sterling 5.9mm PowerCord Many companies manufacture small diameter, low stretch, high strength cord and these have mostly been marketed to rock climbers for setting multi-point anchors at belay stations. One such example is Sterling Rope’s PowerCord. The specifications

Prusik Self Belays

Richard Delaney June 22, 2015 Free Articles, Free content 1 Comment

In mid-2015, an interesting rescue was undertaken in which a climber became stranded mid-descent with a prusik self-belay. Many of us have used and taught these systems, however this scenario was unusual and presents us with an excellent

Monthly Archive:: June 2015

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