Climbing Equipment

the types of equipment used for rock climbing are:

1) Rope karmantel

Tali is divided into two kinds of natural fiber rope (the rope Dadung) and synthetic fiber ropes.

synthetic fiber ropes will be divided by 2 is

A. Hawserlaid rope (made from nylon)

b. Kern mantle rope, the rope is divided into two parts, namely the coat is usually a part is made of special fabric and a core part of this section is generally made of nylon fibers.

Kern mantle rope there are three types:

A. Dynamic, flexible rope with a tensile strength of about 30% is used for climbing

b. Static, rope less bending and tensile strength of about 15% is used for rappelling.

c. Semi, resources between dynamic and static stretching can be used for climbing and rappelling.

2) carabiner

Is a climber carabiner hook safety in the form of a ring insert raner with climbers body mounted on a harness.

Carabiner Material:

A. Steel

b. a mixture of aluminum

Pinti carabiner type:

a.Memakai key, carabiner type is more secure but harder to be installed or removed

b.Tanpa key, carabiner is easier to be installed and removed but not as safety screw gate carabiner.

3) It's a safety harness worn by the climber. Types:

- Sit harness

- Full boby (body harness)

4) SlinkSlink namely carabiner strap combiner

Sneak there are two kinds:

slink tape can be used to connect a carabiner

b.slink Prusik

5) Climbing Shoes

Climbing shoes are usually made of raw rubber, the front of the shoe is a hard rock climbers so that the foot does not hurt.