I agree!!! HOW can You trust someone to Belay you on a lead, but not trust them to lower you when the route is finished. What happens if you fall on the route. Nothing like taking a 20 foot whiper with someone you dont trust.......I wish all of you out there not trusting the person you have on Belay. More power to you and may you be safe in their hands!!
listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul! ~~Jerry Garcia
i used to like lowering because i didn't rap a lot. this year i've been rapping almost every time. it is easier and faster on most straight ups. i'm changing my vote.
This weekend I noticed that the fixed biners on the top of "Manifest Destiny" were very badly worn. This route is less than a year old so I was extremely surprised to see that they were already worn more than halfway through. I still have them if anybody would like to take a look. Anyway, they were replaced with thick quicklinks (which also will probably need replaced later). If you wish to TR this route then it might be a good idea to place some draws on the anchors (especially if you see that the fixed carabiners are excessively grooved). Another option would be to clean the route on TR (go for another burn?) and then rappel from the anchors.
"Those iron spikes you use have shortened the life expectancy of the Totem Pole by 50,000 years."
I've noticed in Muir Valley recently that there are many routes at (Joe Ponder) that have one set of quicklinks, anyone else experience this and feel two quicks per hanger would function better?
