Keyword: multi-pitch routes

Setting up alpine routes from above: Not possible at all, says Stefan Glowacz, but possible in exceptional cases, say Dörte Pietron and Daniel Gebel.

Tubers with eyelets, i.e. tubers with a plate function such as ATC-Guide, Reverso etc., are often used on multi-pitch routes. Because in the event of a second climber fall, the rope is blocked. Instead of a tuber, you can also use carabiners in an emergency. We'll show you how.