Patent ID: 8851232
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A62B,A63B

Abstract:
1. A rope climbing system comprising: a rope climbing apparatus including: a hitch tending pulley tethered to said tethering end of said rope climbing apparatus; a climbing rope inserted through said rope climbing apparatus between said two friction elements, and also inserted through said hitch tending pulley; a friction hitch placed on said climbing rope between said rope climbing apparatus and said hitch tending pulley, said friction hitch being attached to said hitch tending pulley; and a carabiner attached to said hitch tending pulley for connecting the hitch tending pulley to a user; whereby, during descent of a user connected to said system by said carabiner, angular movement of said tethering end relative to the climbing rope forces the climbing rope that is between said two friction elements into a S-like shape to provide braking friction for a controlled descent.