AAC Know the Ropes: Rappelling

February 21, 2018
Climbing gear & techniques
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Accidents while rappelling are common and often fatal. Understand the basic best practices to avoid injuries.

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AAC Universal Belay Standard: Lead belaying

Lead belaying is more complicated that just delivering slack. In this video, the AAC applies the fundamental principles of belay to lead belaying, and divides lead belaying into 5 skill...

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AAC Universal Belay Standard: The fundamentals

Have you ever noticed that lots of climbers don’t belay the same way as you do? Or that climbing instructors teach belaying one way, but then after class those same...

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