Re: Buddy checks, a thing of the past?
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:01 am
Definitely not a thing of the past. Always check. Always. If anyone thinks they are too experienced to need to check, they won't be climbing much longer. Mistakes can and will happen. Ask John Long.
The same goes for cleaning. Weight your knot or your ATC while still in direct every time.
The same goes for cleaning. Weight your knot or your ATC while still in direct every time.
^I like this checkSpikySkaKid wrote:Everyone I climb with seems to check each other before climbing. Though several of my friends tie a double bowline, so when I check it I just tell them "it's a knot" since it is way harder to verify than the figure 8. I also like to check to make sure my climber is psyched to climb before he/she starts, cuz what's the point if you aren't stoked to do it. That's a good buddy check.