by Roc et Glace escalade | Aug 23, 2019 | Climbing, Uncategorized
During many of the courses given by Roc et Glace this one comes up quite often by those who wish to start practicing on their own after a course or initiation outing. Below is a quick list of items and price range for each to outfit yourself with a basic top rope kit... 
by Roc et Glace escalade | Sep 27, 2018 | Climbing, Climbing
Shoud you change the way you belay? This tutorial presents a study carried out by the ENSA mountain equipment testing facility on belay anchors and belaying techniques. The results of this study suggest the use of certain anchor-building and belaying techniques, which... 
by Roc et Glace escalade | Sep 24, 2018 | Climbing
Video produced by DMM in December 2013 This video is a complement to a first video that was produced in... 
by Roc et Glace escalade | Jun 12, 2018 | Climbing
Produced by DMM | June 2010 Nylon (polyamide) and Dyneema®/Spectra® (polyethylene) are two synthetic raw materials with distinct strengths and weaknesses used in the manufacture of slings and quickdraws. Understanding the properties of these man-made fibres will guide... 
by Roc et Glace escalade | Jun 12, 2018 | Climbing
Producer | Relais Vertical 10th episode from Matos Vertical : Single, Double, Twin… Which model to choose? This tutorial explains the differences between the principal types of ropes used in climbing and alpinism. it explains their advantages and inconveniences... 
by Roc et Glace escalade | Jun 12, 2018 | Climbing, Ice climbing, SPORT climbing
Producer | ENSA | École Nationale des Sports de Montagne – Chamonix, FRANCE This tutorial shows the rappel technique on multipitches routes. Overviewing different safety pratices to respect when lowering on rappel, back-ups, belays verifications etc. IMPORTANT...
