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Ynot, you are right, I am trying to figure out an easy way to keep Tiff on belay if I can ever get her to rappel. I pretty much always want a back up when I rappel myself, but I am comfortable with either a firemans or an autoblock. I had no problem on Sunday because I asked they guy on the ground t...

I"m not sure the relevance that has to my question. All I am asking is if this is possible and if so has anyone has used it.

I am familiar with the standard ways of backing up a rappel using a prussik or one of the other friction knots. I also am familiar with a firemans belay or belaying the rappeler from above on a seperate rope. However, I recently read a post on the internet about a climber belaying a rappeler from ab...

I guess what throws me off is that the tie in points are redundant, you go through the top and bottom of your harness and even the belay if you please. I guess the Belay loop wouldn't be submitted to as much shock loading, but still you are catching lead falls on it potentially. I guess in my mind i...

This issue has probably been discussed before, but I was wondering if any of you had opinions on this. When possible we always try to have back ups in climbing. Climbers tie double fishermans to back up their figure eights, we build anchors out of more than one piece and equalize them just in case a...

Depending on what the weather does, I may be heading down this weekend and looking for a partner as well. Are any of you guys still looking for a partner this weekend?

Anyone out there want to let me tag along on Labor Day Weekend? Looking to climb/lead some easier stuff but will belay and try to follow whatever. Trad or sport is good to me.

Ecotopia, I have a equipment and some extra harnesses. Are you interested in climbing this weekend, saturday and sunday?

Would you be interested in selling jsut the cams?

Anyone looking for a partner this weekend, 7/25 and 7/26?