Rock Climbing: Cleaning a Top Rope Anchor

Cleaning an anchor isn’t a complicated process, but the transition from climbing to rappelling is a dangerous one because you lose the security of the belayer. When it’s time to break down your anchor, it’s essential to be careful and stay redundant. In this video, we show you how to break down the anchor and prepare the rope for your rappel.

To learn more, view our
Rock Climbing: Building a Top-Rope Anchor Using the Quad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9liByriQRag
Rock Climbing: How to Rappel videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U6tdEevJgs

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