Earlier this year I went on a two day Technical Climbing Gear Workshop for Retail Staff, hosted at Plas y Brenin and ran by Lyon Equipment.
I joined about 100 specialist retail staff from small independent outdoor shops to larger chains Cotswold Outdoor. In this illustrated article, I cover some parts of the course focussing on helmets and harnesses, and have a brief look at the Petzl range of pullies, ascenders, descenders, belay devices and their Crevasse Rescue Kit.
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