Instead of tossing the rope, crossing your fingers, and getting to the ends of your rope only to discover that, yes, your rope is too short, there is a simple technique to deal with such a situation.

Sport Climbing Mistakes 6. Rope behind your leg while leading. Anytime you traverse, go out an overhang, or do a step-through move, you're in danger of putting your leg on the "uphill" side of ...

The long rope was held by coaches Wang Huanan and Kan Qingru while Liu Xinzhu, 14, Kan's daughter, vaulted over it while swinging her own short rope for double-under skips.

He was descending the rock face and did not bring enough rope. He was not injured. CFD Squad 1, Squad 20, Quint 14, USAR 1 and Battalion 1 Blue Shift responded.