This is part of the How To Big Wall Book. In This segment Chris McNamara demonstrates how to set up ascenders before jumaring. This is an important rock climbing technique when climbing big walls outdoors.
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Big wall climb with a basic jumaring technique
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Use a climbing ratchet
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Use ascenders for rock climbing
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Tie the Figure 8, or Flemish, Bend (Rope Join) knot
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Tie a man harness knot
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Tie the Prusik Knot or Triple Sliding Hitch Knot
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Tie a Girth Hitch/Lark's Foot knot for rock climbing
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Tie a rappelling knot
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Tie a Double Figure Eight Loop knot aka Bunny Ears
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Make a Fast Rope for Climbing, including an eye splice
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Tie a release hitch knot for mountain climbing
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Tie a one-handed bowline knot quickly
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Tie the Alpine Butterfly Knot (or Lineman's Knot)
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Rope up for glacier travel
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Hook up a rappelling device
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Tie a munter hitch knot for climbing
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Tie knots and coil climbing rope
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Tie in the rope for glacier climbing
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Big wall climb with a basic jumaring technique
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Use a climbing ratchet
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Tie a one-handed bowline knot quickly
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Use a two anchor system to set up a fixed rappel station for climbing
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Make a Fast Rope for Climbing, including an eye splice
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Tie a Prusik knot
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Tie a Penborthy friction knot
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Tie a Munter friction knot (or Munter hitch)
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Tie a release hitch knot for mountain climbing
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Walk on crampons in ice mountaineering
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Exercise to get in shape for mountaineering
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Tie a strong water knot
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Tie a Prusik friction knot
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Stop yourself with an ice axe in mountaineering
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Abseil (decend) in rock climbing
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Build a successful fire in the snow
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Tie a common figure eight climbing knot
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Tie a bowline knot for climbing
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Prepare to rock climb
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Climb Mount Everest
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