piece of gear that enables a climber to ascend a rope. Attached to the rope. it will grip in one direction (down) and slide in the other (up) (contrast with descender).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
ascender (noun)1.
the part of a lowercase letter (as b) that rises above the main body of the letter , also a letter that has such a part
2.
a device used for climbing rope that slides freely in one direction and grips the rope when pulled in the opposite direction
ascender (Wikipedia)
Ascender may refer to:
- Ascender (climbing), a rope-climbing device
- Ascender Corporation, a font company
- Ascender (typography), a font feature
- XP-55 Ascender, a prototype aircraft
- Isuzu Ascender, a sports utility vehicle
- JP Aerospace Ascender, a spaceship launch airship
- Pterodactyl Ascender, an ultralight aircraft