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Competition Reference Guide

Competition Reference Guide

This guide is intended to aid competition hosts with the management and use of Perfect Descent Auto Belays. The information herein is not intended to supersede or replace other product documentation. Owners and operators must read, understand, and heed all...

Q&A with Kai Lightner

Q&A with Kai Lightner

When and how did you get started climbing? Even though I didn’t begin climbing in a gym until I was 6, I stayed in trouble for climbing things WELL before then. From climbing over baby gates in our house (before I could walk) to eating lunch on the basketball hoop in...

Q&A with Sean McColl

Q&A with Sean McColl

When and how did you get started climbing? I started climbing in 1997 with my family. Our tennis club had closed to we wanted to find something to do as a family. We bought a year membership for the local climbing gym, and I loved it instantly. What motivates you to...

Q&A with John Brosler

Q&A with John Brosler

When and how did you get started climbing? I started climbing at summer camps when I was little and joined Team Texas when I was 10 years old. I started competing in 2009 when I was 12. Why did you start competing and why do you keep doing it? I started competing...

Perfect Descent Auto Belay Certification

Perfect Descent Auto Belay Certification

Perfect Descent Auto Belays are certified to ten times EN 341:2011 Class A. EN standards establish comprehensive testing requirements for commercial auto belays used in climbing gyms and similar vertical climbing activities. Keep. reading to learn more about auto belay certification.

Cleaning and Disinfecting Guidelines

Cleaning and Disinfecting Guidelines

Perfect Descent Auto Belays can be a valuable tool to help manage physical distancing and the flow of people in climbing gyms. Auto belay routes eliminate close contact with belay partners and restrict high-touch points to several easy-to-clean areas. While there...