Falling can be prevented by having the person getting tied sit down, lie on the floor and have the rigger snugly hold the rope or the person being tied up by the shoulders. Nerve damage was the third ...

Locking off is to keep more rope from paying out if the climber is falling, or if you need to hold tension on the rope (for example while a climber rests). Using the brake hand, bend the rope across ...

That said, the Bulldogs have a number of guys who have been there and done that, and they'll be counted on to hold the rope while those around them get up to speed. The 2025 campaign will be ...