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Flaking rope into a bag just became easier! Abdon shares his 3 methods for storing rope.

Este truco se aplica cuando una redireccion esta causando mucha fricción.

This is an oldie but goodie! By using your throw line and a pulley WITH fixed cheek plates, you can pop out one or two redirects, depending how much friction you want to fight, but this trick should help you...

Could Foot Locking be the Secret to Successful Climbing? Is foot locking making a comeback into the industry? Do climbers still practice this method?! Did it ever leave at all? Foot locking is one of the oldest known techniques in climbing, and...

There’s no denying that we absolutely need ropes to do about 90% of our job, but should our ropes include eye splices? An eye splice is a technique used to create a permanent termination at the end of a rope...

The Valdotain Treese (VT) is a directional friction hitch that is typically used by arborists to attach carabiners to a rope for ascending and descending. It's an absolute "essential knot" for all climbers to learn, and Abdon will show you...

The "O-Rig" is a wonderful mechanical advantage system for use in MRS climbing systems, and it can be set up three different ways! The best part about mechanical advantage? It saves your arms from all the strain of ascending yourself....

Abdon nos platica sobre un truco que el utiliza en el proceso de remover arboles.

In this video, Abdon shares with you how he prefers to store his rigging gear/rope onto his harness while he works.