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).
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