Why bother learning advanced techniques?
“I already know how to build an anchor, set up a rappel, and belay in the normal way. Why should I learn . . .
Five different ways to set up a top rope anchor?
Rappel with a carabiner brake?
Belay from above with a Munter hitch?
Ascend a rope with a prusik tied with a shoelace?”
British expedition and big wall climbing expert Andy Kirkpatrick has an answer, from his outstanding book, “Down”:
