The Cordelette, which makes perfect use of our thin and light 10mm Dyneema provides a great aid to the process of setting an equalised belay.

Compact enough to carry easily clipped to a screwgate, the 4 metre / 13ft Cordellette should be long enough in most circumstances to clip through multiple anchor points and still allow an overhand knot to be used to equalise the pieces whilst allowing the belayer to clip the knot.

Using the Cordelette is a fairly simple affair - it's essentially a big sling - but for belaying an effective method is shown in the picture below:

1. Clip the Cordelette through multiple anchor points.

2. Gather the sections which are between the anchors and pull towards you until they are of equal length.

3. Tie into a simple overhand knot and then clip a screwgate into this and connect to your harness.

So for a measly 168 grams or the weight of two very light Qds this awesome sling should save you time and effort in the hills. Cordelette - 22kN // 400CM / 160” / 189GMS / 6.17OZ / CE EN 566 / UIAA 104