Between Pitching and Free Solo Climbing "Easier" Terrain, Part IV: Short-Pitching

I think it's a false choice that we can either "climb quickly but with high risk by soloing" or "climb slowly but with low risk by using a rope" when we are on terrain that is well within our abilities. This is part of a short series on some techniques that allow us to use a rope to mitigate risk on moderate terrain without burning through time the way fully-pitched climbing sometimes demands. This fourth video covers short-pitching.


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You can find the entire "Technical Scrambling" series, here:    • Technical Scrambling  

The three different methods to shorten the rope can be found in three different "shorts":
Kiwi Coil -    • There are Many Ways to Tie a Kiwi Coi...  
Bird's Nest Coil -    • The Bird's Nest Coil: A Climbing Rope...  
Stacked in our Pack -    • The Key to Avoiding Tangles When Stor...  

The how and why of the equivocation hitch can be found at this link:    • A No-Gear Rappel Anchor: How and Why ...  


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0:00 Intro
0:08 Bumper
0:17 Technical Climbing Series
1:00 It's About Rope Management
1:44 Secure Belay Stances
2:09 The Option to Lead Solo
2:32 On Descent
3:37 Adding Terrain and Body Belays
3:47 To Pitch or to Short-Pitch?
4:02 Outro



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