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Rock Climbing Equipment

Belay, Abseil & Ascent

Belay devices, Descenders, Ascenders & Pulleys.

Helmets

You know they make sense!

Harnesses

All sorts of shapes, sizes and designs of harnesses.

Karabiners

Also known as Carabiners, Krabs, Crabs, Snaplinks and 'Biners.

Quickdraws

A quickdraw is the vital link between the climber's rope and the gear. They can be bought made up with two karabiners and the connecting tape or "extender" and extenders are also available separately.

Wires & Nuts

Passive Protection - No moving parts crack protection that relies on the wedge-shape of the device to work. These will only work in wedge shaped cracks.

Camming Devices

AKA Friends. Active Protection - Complex devices that use springs, cables and cams, which enable protection of parallel sided and even slightly flared cracks.

Nutkeys

Proddler / Broddler / Firkler / NutKey / Nut Extractor.....

Marking Gear

Marking tape for gear in far more colours that you can find in your local ironmongers.

Slings & Extenders

Slings, Extenders & Daisy Chains.

Cord & Tape

Climbing tat by the metre, ie Cord and Tape cut off the reel.

Ropes

Climbing ropes & Accessories.

Ropebags

Ropebags are a good way of carrying your rope without the bore of having to coil it, whilst at the same time keeping it tangle-free and clean. Mainly used for sport climbing.

Bandoliers

When it comes to gear racking, some people love bandoliers, some hate them, but if you get into aid climbing you'll certainly need one or two....

Aid Climbing

Specialist Big Wall Hardwear, Haulbags & Portaledges. Also Clipsticks!

Pegs & Pegging Stuff

Pegs (aka Pitons), Peg Racks and Peg Hammers.

Clip Sticks

Clip Sticks are primarily designed for clipping a quickdraw into the first bolt of a sport route from the ground but they can also be used for by-passing tricky aid sections and brushing up highball boulder problems.

Chalk & Chalkbags

Chalk, Chalkbags, Bouldering Brushes & Finger Tape.

Bouldering & Crash Mats

Also known as Bouldering Mats, Crash Pads etc. Includes bouldering mat accessories.

Taping Up

Taping up is not much practiced in the UK where gritstone jamming scars are worn with pride, but is common in the USA where several hundred feet of hand-sized granite crack is the norm.