Guides

Procedures you can check against a manufacturer PDF. Not trip reports. Not a history of El Cap.

Lead rope solo

Harness-mounted self-belay on a lead rope: anchors, HUUD path, backups, multi-pitch labor.

Top-rope solo

Fixed line above you, two independent captures, and why this is not lead solo.

Anchors and belays

Multi-directional start anchors, SERENE as checks, upward pull.

Rappelling

Device plus backup, stuck rope, getting off a lead-solo system.

Hauling

1:1, docking, far-end vs bag-pulley 2:1, stuck pig.

Self-rescue

Escape the belay, pass a knot, ascend after a fall, when to call.

Big wall and aid

Aid cycle, clean vs nail, lower-out, living on a ledge.

Alpine and ice

Wet rope, edge protection, rope-up vs moving together, ice-screw belay and V-thread.

Trad and sport

Partner vs self-belay, sport lower-off, trad multi-directional start.

Comparisons and checklists