A growing series of articles and notes from the wanderings of a radical in the vertical world.

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words

• Life Goes On | Intro to The Massive: Volume 4, Sahara
• Radical Soles

insight

• Vertical Tools of Protest
• Climbing Shell’s Polar Pioneer Oil Rig
• Rules and Rote – Mold, cigarettes, and dropped gear | contributed by Dan Rudie

safety

• The ABC… Safety Check
• Rope and Edge Protection
• Respect Wind
• When to Retire Gear

knots & hitches

• Knotty word basics
• Klemheist hitch
• Prusik hitch
• Stopper knots
• Water knot
• Is a water knot as strong as standard bar tacks?
• What’s the difference between a knot and a hitch?

hard gear

• Improvised prusik minding pulley – DIY
• Stuck Carabiners | contributed by Harmony Lambert

soft gear

• Webbing slings – DIY

tools

• Lanyards – DIY
• There’s an app for that…

technique

• Tension traverses and pendulums when lowering

rigging

• Setting rope protection with a running line

training

• Tug-O-Angle
• The Magnet Anchor

laugh

• Rope Jokes