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Testing: Fire Escape Anchors(Post)
Sterling is dedicated to producing the best possible product, and that means researching and testing our products thoroughly. Some testing is required for certification, but that’ ...
Belaying for Firefighter Escape Training: Researching Best Practices(Post)The purpose for this testing is to try to determine the “best practices” when it comes to providing belays for firefighters who are performing escape systems training. Moti ...
Product Feature: Sterling Escape Kit Pocket Bag(Post)When you watch different groups of people all do the same thing, you start to think that may be the best way to do it. Through years of doing personal escape training with firefighters, ...
Mark Smiley Updates Anchors at Grand Teton(Post)Mount Moran view from Oxbow Bend beside Snake River Grand Teton, Wyoming "The Grand Teton is in my backyard. I love climbing and skiing this mountain and it was killing me to see al ...
FCX Escape Systems: Unmatched Customization. Unparalleled Performance.(Post)At Sterling, we design the most technical and efficient escape systems for rapid egress and self-rescue. Sterling FCX Fire Escape Systems are available in over 36 custom kit configura ...
How to: Build a Snow Anchor for the Pico Crevasse Rescue Kit(Post)Benny Lieber Adventure Photo taken by Benny Lieber Sterling has come up with a truly ingenious solution for crevasse rescue, ideal for alpine guides and climbers traveling in glaciat ...
FCX Escape Systems: Q&A With Cast and Crew of the FCX Videos(Post)We sat down with the talent and director of the award-winning FCX Fire Escape films for a look behind the curtain at what it was like to make these videos. Sterling: Who was more of a ...
The H3 Tech11 is 3rd Party Certified to ANSI Z359.15(Post)H3 Tech 11 | Klementovich As part of our commitment to making the best quality life safety products, we recently received 3rd party certification for the H3 Tech11 to meet ANSI Z359 ...
Press Release: Sterling Gives Back to Fire Departments in Need(Post)The life-safety manufacturer that built the first ever 100% Technora® fire escape rope for FDNY, now offers the FCX Rescue Device; a competitively-priced and advanced self-rescue de ...
Outdoor Top Rope Essentials(Post)Leslie Timms is a professional climbing guide with PCGI and owner/head guide of On the Rocks Climbing Guides in Ontario, Canada. Ensure that you are properly prepared for your ventur ...
Gear Review: The Chain Reactor(Post)Personal Anchor Systems (PAS) replaced Daisy Chains years ago as superior solutions for anchoring yourself while cleaning anchors at the top of sport routes, setting up TR’s, rapp ...
Sterling R&D Report: An Overview on Drop Testing(Post)Drop testing for dynamic ropes Most standards for rope construction contain a requirement for drop testing. A drop test involves anchoring one end of the rope to test frame or tower ...
How to Uncoil Your New Climbing Rope(Post)If you uncoil a brand new rope the wrong way, you could be stuck with a tangled mess and kinks in your rope. The factory coiling process puts a twist in the rope, which will need to be taken ...
Gift Ideas for the Climber in Your Life(Post)This holiday season, it's more important than ever to give the gift of the outdoors. And what's better than shiny new climbing gear? We've collected an assortment of gift ideas at a wid ...
Introducing the FCX(Post)Self-rescue device puts control in your hands Our most advanced self-rescue device puts control in your hands — with superior descent modulation and over-pull protection. Click ...
XEROS Climbing Rope Gear Review(Post)Rob Pizem Sterling Athlete Initial Thoughts: The new XEROS felt firm, malleable and precise out of the bag. Easy to feed through belay devices (ATC and GriGri) Easy to clip, fin ...
Tie Back Testing: Which Method is Strongest?(Post)Back tie, also known as tieback, is a method for applying tension on an anchor in order to reduce or eliminate an undesirable leverage (moment) on that anchor. I was recently asked by R ...
Top uses for Accessory Cord(Post)What are All the Wonderful Ways to Use Accessory Cord? If you love the outdoors, you know that having versatile and reliable gear can make all the difference. Sterling’s nylon ...
How to Make Your Climbing Rope Last Longer(Post)Over the years, I have had the opportunity to use a lot of ropes. In that time, I have learned how to destroy them and how to make them last. Since ropes don’t grow on trees and d ...
Revolutionize your Rope Rescue Equipment with the Breakout Rope Bag and BiColor Static Rope(Post)Rope rescue is essentially the act of accessing a patient, usually in someplace either far above or far below an area of safety. The critical job of providing medical care and support c ...
Goodbye NFPA 1983 (Sort Of)(Post)Every piece of gear you buy has some information written on it, and probably comes with a bunch of paperwork included too. If you are like most of us, when that shiny new carabiner or b ...
One Bite at a Time(Post)Kevin Lindlau Kara Vogler Chapter 2 of a 3-part SeriesClimbing with Kevin Lindlau in Italy The best way to achieve a goal is to break it into smaller, bite sized pieces. When a cli ...
Andy Cutler: Big Goals(Post)Climb: Pure Imagination (Red River Gorge) @acutclimbing Photos by: Dylan Connole @dconnole8 "Set a Goal so big that you can't achieve it until you grow into the person who can." Th ...
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