portaledge

I'm trying to prepare a portaledge that is built for one to accommodate two.

Our primary occupation is to keep the portaledge from exploding - a real proposition.

Back in the portaledge, Mari and I make our plan.

The team spent a full month on the climb and summited after 36 consecutive nights in a portaledge.

This is what a portaledge looks like.

A portaledge is a deployable hanging tent system designed for rock climbers who spend multiple days and nights on a big wall climb.

The Gramicci Portaledge appeared in the very early 1980s and revolutionized multiday big wall comfort.

My best challenge was sleeping on a portaledge on a cliff for the night to guard some eggs as if I was a gannet.

An assembled portaledge is a fabric-covered platform surrounded by a metal frame that hangs from a single point and has adjustable suspension straps.

When there is no rock ledge available, such as on a sheer vertical wall, a portaledge that hangs from anchors on the wall can be used.

Mike Graham is credited with the first collapsible portaledge models available for retail purchase under the name of his company, Gramicci Products based in Ventura California.

There were a few minor manufacturers that also dabbled in portaledge design in the early 1980s but could not get any traction in this niche market and soon faded from sight.

The A5/TNF/ACE Portaledge design was subsequently transferred to Black Diamond LTD of Salt Lake City, Utah.

ACE (Anker Climbing Equipment) owned by Conrad Anker, acquired the A5/TNF portaledge design from TNF in 2005 and continued to manufacture this portaledge design under the ACE brand.

Previously, Middendorf and his companions Steve Bosque and Mike Corbett had nearly died due to portaledge failure during a three-day storm on the 2000 foot South Face of Half Dome, prompting Middendorf to redesign the modern portaledge.