Wild Country Ropeman How To #1 - Ascending the Rope

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In this first video, Steve demonstrates how to ascend the rope using 2 Wild Country Ropemen devices. Subsequent episodes will show how to Ascend the Rope from A free-hanging position, Basic Hauling and Escape the system to effect a rescue.

Steve Long at Lotus Summit
UKC Gear, Jan 2012
© Steve Long Collection

About Steve Long

Steve Long (51) is an International Mountain Guide currently working as part-time Technical Officer at Mountain Leader Training UK and also serving as the president of the UIAA's Training Standards Working Group. He is a founding member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors, and worked at Plas y Brenin as a senior instructor for 12 years. He is the author of the popular instructional DVD Self-Rescue for Climbers and also the definitive text for mountain leaders: Hillwalking, as well as various over projects such as the current Tremadog guidebook.

Steve is a keen and active climber, equally at home on rock or ice; and has visited every continent for mountaineering activities. Climbing highlights include one of the few British ascents of Cerro Torre, several routes on the Troll Wall, canyoning and big walling in Borneo (Low's Gully), a winter ascent of the Dru's French Direct and various other big walls; the most recent being the Fish route on the Marmolada. Steve also regularly works with climbing federations from other countries to help them set up their own leader and instructor training schemes: current projects include Nepal, Ladakh, Israel, Turkey and Portugal.

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• Mammut RescYou Crevasse Rescue Device Mar-13
• Metolius Contact Training Board Jan-13
• WC Ropeman #2 - Ascending from Free-hanging Oct-12
• Lightweight Alpine Mountaineering Boots Oct-12
• REVIEW: DMM Alpha Trad Quickdraws Sep-12
• Montane Medusa 32 Rucksack May-12
• ROCKFAX : The Beginners' Guide for Climbers Apr-12
• How to rescue your second Jul-11
• How to pass a knot on an abseil Jul-11
• Self Rescue for Climbers 4 - Prusiking Up a Rope Apr-11

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