How To Ascend A Climbing Rope: It's Easier Than You Think

[@SendEdition]

If I can do it - you can too! What are you doing that requires ascending rope?

[@hawaiiangunner]

Awesome that's the first way I learned to ascend a rope. What I found later was I bought an Ascender with a built-in Chev at the bottom. I run the Slackline through that instead. Less parts and less friction. It also keeps your Slackline lower and away from your hand at the ascender

[@JonWuClimbs]

You might also be interested in: (1) ascending a single strand/fixed rope using two jumars which is what you would do to clean an aid route (2) ascending a fixed rope using prusiks in self rescue situations

[@SendEdition]

Jonathan Wu thanks for watching and for the recommendation - I’ll check it out :)

[@WillN2Go1]

Thanks. This was the first time I got it to work. (I've been trying to ascend a halyard on my boat so I can fix things on the mast) The other videos were good, but it took one more. Next problem to solve. My halyard is about 12mm, my grisgris is rated for smaller rope. Still worked,. I might change my halyards for a thinner rope or find a larger piece of hardware, or use a half-hitch on a carabiner, or a prusik.

[@yungrut6553]

Hey love your energy. I think this is a good setup (grigri + 1 ascender ) because it's cost effective (ascenders ain't cheap) , it's easy to switch between going up and down and uses a small amount of gear.

[@cravingcaving]

Made it easy to understand thanks!

[@jjm77.]

Hey thanks! I follow your steps and used the equipment you used except I used a pulley. All went well and think I found a new hobby!

[@tomproctor9649]

Great demonstration video. Thanks!

[@dragan3290]

Very clear tutorial! Excellent video. Liked, subbed! Cheers from Australia 🙂👍👍👍

[@Kennerunderground]

Would you be able to use the same equipment in your video for rappelling also? I’m kind of a noob, but I’m trying to find a setup where I can rappel down and then ascend back up on one line of rope

[@AdventuresInReach]

You can certainly use the GriGri for rappelling. It was build for belaying and rappelling. You can also use a prussik or Klemheist to back it up. The setup she is using can also be used to rappel exactly as it's set up. You just have to hold the ascender open. I use it that way when moving around in trees. However, if you are ascending any distance you would probably want to adjust to something as I first mentioned.

[@drewcunningham2]

Definitely use an aider to stand rather than a piece of webbing. Also, instead of a biner attach a small pulley to the bottom of the ascender then run the tail of the rope from the grigri through the pulley and down again - much smoother as there is less friction, thus less effort required - I use this method for photographing climbers and also when following or cleaning an aid route - a very efficient way of ascending and descending a single fixed line - far easier and less tiring than using two ascenders and two aiders - the traditional Big Wall method.

[@Phoenix-kp8yq]

You answered my question thanks

[@Captaraknospider]

Could you also use a foot ascender?

[@NP-ct9gu]

Sweet videos dude thank you so much!

[@SendEdition]

Glad you like them!

[@Iwtbaf]

awesome video!! comparing different videos and learning different tips than you so much.

[@SendEdition]

Happy to help! Nothing beats a safe environment to try it along with a knowledgable friend though

[@grahamrowe6278]

This is not ascending 'a rope'... it's ascending a rope, which has a been set with a top pulley. That's not a normal ascending situation, for me at least... So what technique for a fixed static rope, like regular SRT?

[@CaliforniaTravelVideos]

Well, since SRT uses friction devices that could collide and jam open OR CLOSED the friction device that saves your life, please don't use a hand ascender unless you have a very good life insurance policy...

[@grahamrowe6278]

@@CaliforniaTravelVideos that doesn't answer the question posed.

[@Iwtbaf]

how do you get back down?

[@SendEdition]

Descend /rappel with the belay device - grigri in this case.

[@wiggybends3632]

Good video - thanks

[@SendEdition]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@shuyuan901]

Nice, Thanks for the tip

[@SendEdition]

You bet! I hope it helps

[@martinhub3737]

How did you attach your rope up to it?

[@SendEdition]

Great question, At 2:24 is where I show you how to attach it to the rope: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWnPq6GaaNh6sMk Does that help?

[@martinhub3737]

@@SendEdition what I mean is rope up to the tree or rock or did you use sling ?

[@martinhub3737]

@@SendEdition what i wonder is i dont see any slack on the rope with 8 figure as you progress up

[@igorjilinski2681]

Fabulous!

[@tomgarges7045]

Nice job

[@SendEdition]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@andremontesinos6503]

Pretty cool

[@danz2022]

It's a good sistem !!

[@firerescue7289]

Nice

[@Hidden_Destinations]

4:1 system nice

[@darkmandrake69]

Cool

[@SendEdition]

Thanks, and thanks for watching!

[@Wqk14xhddv7]

I need a lesson ....

[@numberformat]

Instructions not complete. Now I am stuck up there! Please help.😜

[@hawaiiangunner]

Your foot sling is way way too long. I did purchase a short ladder for my feet so that it would give me multiple places I can put my foot for different scenarios period and your scenario you should probably double your sling over. That will give you a larger step up as opposed to just 6 in

[@bongsky622167]

My lady u r not wearing helmet and protective knee cap.