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~Evening ascents~

Part of the Leadbelay team in the midst of some post-sunset climbing in Sedona.

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Using a quad anchor to transition the rope during a multi-pitch rappel.

At the rappel station, immediately clip a personal anchor to the bolts/rings. Tie a safety knot below your rappel device.

Clip your quad anchor *over* the existing hardware; this let's you easily retrieve it later. Now, transfer your personal anchor to the quad.

Come off rappel to allow your partner/party to come down. Have everyone clip to the quad before coming off rappel.

Pull the rope down. Be sure to take steps to ensure you don't drop the rope (tie off a bight and clip it to your gear).

Set up the next rappel and continue on. Last person to rappel cleans the quad anchor once they are safely on the rope.

In this picture, I've set up the quad and have tied off a loose bight to allow my partner to descend. One end of my PAS is on the quad and the other is still on the chains.

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Photogenic bolts on some hard routes. Le Petit Verdon. "Barney Rubble" (5.10b), "High Risk Insurance" (5.11c), and "The Pulse" (5.13a).

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Remember when Lead Belay founders @jackal24actual and @gracerfly got engaged?

Mt. Lemmon, Tucson AZ. Hitchcock pinnacle.

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Did some canyon-y things yesterday. Paradise Forks in northern Arizona.

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The whole Flagstaff team got out to Hobo Jungle today.

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Leadbelay team member Gracie raps off of a ledge onto an old downed log to avoid a ten foot deep by thirty foot wide pool of water.