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Single-rope technique
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<p>The single-rope techniques (SRT) are a set of methods used to descend and ascend on the same single rope. Single-rope techniques are used in <a href="/facts/Caving/j1nPy3bw">caving</a>, <a href="/facts/Potholing/j1nPy3bw">potholing</a>, <a href="/facts/Rock_climbing/wd5WnGnG">rock climbing</a>, <a href="/facts/Canyoning/EP5t5T9j">canyoning</a>, roped access for building maintenance, and by <a href="/facts/Arborist/AfvTAgfd">arborists</a> for <a href="/facts/Tree_climbing/4UkrvplV">tree climbing</a>, although to avoid confusion in the tree climbing community, many have taken to calling them "stationary" rope techniques. </p><p>Single-rope techniques are used in contrast to <a href="/facts/Tree_climbing/4UkrvplV">double-rope techniques</a> (DRT), also known as the moving-rope techniques. </p>