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Daisy Chain

Definition of Climbing Equipment Word

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CJ Sidebottom belaying at the base of the Coyote Wall at Red Rock Canyon Open Space Park.

CJ Sidebottom uses a daisy chain to secure himself to a piton anchor at Red Rock Canyon, Colorado.

Photograph © Stewart M. Green

Daisy Chain

A daisy chain is a length of webbing, usually three to four feet long, doubled back and then divided into a series of sewn loops. The end of the daisy chain is attached to a climber’s harness. The daisy chain’s loops can then be used to attach or clip the climber with a carabiner to a piece of protection equipment like a nut or cam or to an anchor at the end of a pitch. Daisy chains are extensively used in aid climbing.

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