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#Atc belay device how to#

If you want to move faster, minimize friction by swinging your brake hand away from your body. In order to stop, pull your brake hand behind your back.

In order to move down, just lean back into the rope and slide it slowly through your hands.

Finally, the rope should come out from the other side of the ATC slot, going downhill. Follow the rope and check if it comes from the anchor on the top left side, going through the ATC slot, and following the wire keeper loop around the carabiner. If you see any twists, just unclip it and repeat the entire process.

Have another close look at the carabiner in order to make sure that it goes through both the rope and the wire keeper loop.

Double-check it to make sure that it is locked properly.

Now take the carabiner and clip it onto your harness’ belay loop.

Again, I’m assuming that you are right-handed. Do this while keeping the downhill part of the rope on the right side.

Attach a locking carabiner through the rope and wire keeper loop.

If you plan on rappelling using both strands of rope, feed them both through the slot.

Now the tricky part: pinch the rope and feed it through one of the ATC’s slots until it aligns with the wire keeper loop.

The downhill part of the ATC should face to the right, so make sure that it does.

Step over the rope once and let it run by your right side if you are right-handed (or by your left side if you are left-handed.).

Make sure that your harness and anchors are set up properly and securely.

In order to rappel with an ATC, follow these straightforward steps:

Afterward, I’ll talk a bit about this impressive device, its history, what makes it so special, and what are its main rivals.

#Atc belay device how to#

I’ll cut right to the chase and tell you exactly how to rappel using an ATC, so you can find the answer you seek quickly. This is a question that pops up frequently both online and in the real world, as people widely acknowledge the reliability of the ATC, but they simply don’t know how to rappel with one. Today I’m going to focus a bit on what is probably the most popular and reliable belay device out there – the ATC (or Air Traffic Controller) by Black Diamond. Fortunately, you can get most of this information from blogs such as these. In truth, I had to ask the help of a more experienced climber, and he guided me along as I put together my rappelling and climbing gear set. What if I got something wrong? What if the gloves weren’t good enough for what I needed, and what if the rappel device I chose would prove too complex or too unreliable? Seriously, the first time I tried to put together a complete set of rappelling gear, I felt incredibly overwhelmed and worried. There are so many belay devices out there that make my head spin. Should you use the ATC-XP for canyoneering?.