Welcome to Alpinisthub

A reference for how climbing systems are actually put together: rope path, backups, hauling, and the places people get killed when they skip a check.

Start with the guides. The shop can wait.

Lead Rope Soloing

Climbing and belaying yourself on lead. Covers lead vs top-rope solo, factor-2 anchors, GriGri orientation, backups, and why Petzl does not authorize self-belay on a GriGri.

Rope solo systems

Big Wall & Aid Climbing

Multi-day aid: clean placements, nailing when you have to, haul systems, jumaring, and living on a portaledge. Written as systems notes, not trip reports.

Big wall systems

All guides

Lead and top-rope solo, anchors, rappelling, hauling, self-rescue, alpine, trad and sport — plus the two longer wall and solo references.

Open the library

Systems Glossary & Quiz

Terms the guides actually use: Jesus piece, Micro Traxion, aiders, haul bag, SERENE, jumar, lower-out. Plus self-checks for rope-solo, hauling, anchors, rappelling, and top-rope solo.

Open the learn page

Stickers and hats

If the guides are useful, the shop is how this site stays up. Vinyl stickers and a few hats. Nothing required to read the systems pages.

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