Mountaineering Skills and Gear

Front

Three-point contact

Back

maintain three points of contact for stability on steep terrain

Front

Crampons

Back

footwear attachments for ice and hard snow

Front

Ice axe

Back

tool for self-arrest and cutting steps in ice

Front

Belaying

Back

a climber with rope to prevent falls

Front

Carabiner

Back

loop with spring-loaded gate for connecting gear

Front

Dynamic rope

Back

designed to stretch and absorb fall energy

Front

Static rope

Back

with minimal stretch, used for abseiling and hauling

Front

Harness

Back

around waist and legs to attach to rope

Front

Prusik knot

Back

hitch used for ascending a rope

Front

Figure-of-eight knot

Back

knot for tying into a harness