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Frost Knot.

If you want to tie your own aiders, do so as follows for each aider:

1. Purchase 16 feet of 1-inch, flat webbing.

2. Tie the ends with a Frost Knot. Leave the tails long, and tape them down.

3. Use the Ring Bend to tie a short clip-in loop at the top of the aider.

4. Use the Overhand on a Bight to tie five large steps. Leave one side of each loop longer than the
other so that the step hangs open when the aider is weighted.

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Glossary

B

belay: to secure a person or an object with rope.

belay plate or device: a slotted metal (usually aluminum) device that cinches onto the rope to provide

friction for belaying, lowering, or rappeling.

bend: a knot that ties two rope, cord, or webbing ends together.

bight: the slack length of rope between its two ends.

C

carabiner: snap-links, typically of aluminum, although steel is common for use in high-wear
situations, such as indoor gyms. Carabiners come in various shapes, the most

common of which are the oval, D, modified D, and HMS (pearabiner). They may be

nonlocking or locking.

CEN: a European testing organization; similar to the UIAA.

cinch: to pull a knot tight.

cord: slang for rope, but also used to describe perlon, or rope smaller than 9 millimeters in diameter.

cordage: all rope and cord, but originally applied only to twist-construction rope.

cordalette: a large loop of 7-millimeter cord used primarily to equalize belay anchors.