Ascending a rope is a really important skill for all sorts of situations. If your partner is injured, if you forget a clove hitch attached to a bail biner, if your rappel comes up short, or if you just can't follow a crux section, you will need to kno

With just a Petzl Grigri and an ascender, you can quickly and safely ascend and descend a fixed rope. Note: if you’re doing any kind of big wall climbing or going up multiple pictures of rope in a day, you’re probably going to find it more efficient t

The most common way is for two or three climbers to ascend the route—using a standard climbing rope to belay one another or to establish a running belay—and setting the fixed line as they climb. They can carry the whole spool of line with them and let