Ivan Muscat is definitely not a climber like the others. Besides, he is not a rope access technician like the others either! These two facets of his daily life are intimately linked, as much by the passion for verticality as by the practices and techniques that Ivan implements when he evolves on ropes. Because beyond just climbing, Ivan Muscat is also a talented route bolter with major lines to his credit in the internationally renowned Gorges du Tarn, for example. He explains to us here how all his experience as a rope access technician influences his method of equipping cliff routes and how it allows him to be both more efficient and safer…