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When I don't code, I climb, cook, or cuddle my wife.
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May 21 |
reviewed | Reviewed Where can I find an iodine crystal water purification product? |
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May 20 |
reviewed | No Action Needed Where in Europe is wild camping permitted? |
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May 17 |
comment |
swapping lead when climbing in a group of three using a pair of half ropes "Tie the second 10 metres above the third" - The OP is talking about half ropes. One person toproping on half ropes: maybe. Two: absolutely NOT!!! |
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May 17 |
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swapping lead when climbing in a group of three using a pair of half ropes "...throw the rope for the other one." - Really BAD idea for multiple reasons: 1) Unless the route is perfectly vertical and theres absolutely no wind, this is going to be a mess. 2) Two people have to untie, one ties in without anyone checking him/her 3) The rope can get stuck, forcing someone to abseil. 4) The second and third can't climb simultaneously. 5) if something happens to the leader while belaying the second, everyone is stranded. |
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May 17 |
reviewed | No Action Needed How is hygiene possible with ocean water only? |
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May 17 |
revised |
swapping lead when climbing in a group of three using a pair of half ropes added 731 characters in body |
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May 17 |
revised |
swapping lead when climbing in a group of three using a pair of half ropes added 1006 characters in body |
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May 17 |
answered | swapping lead when climbing in a group of three using a pair of half ropes |
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May 16 |
answered | How do I properly use the cinch-straps that came with my daypack? |
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May 16 |
reviewed | No Action Needed old windfinder forecast googlemap |
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May 15 |
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Toproping with two ropes joined by a double fisherman's added 70 characters in body |
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May 15 |
comment |
Toproping with two ropes joined by a double fisherman's Thanks for contributing the point about ethics. I am glad you could validate my concerns about using two ropes for top-roping with your personal experience. I hope someone might also contribute what professional guide services think of this practice, if any testing on this has been done, and if there have been any accidents using this technique. |
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May 14 |
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How tight should the line be kept for toproping? various changes to address concerns raised in comment |
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May 14 |
comment |
How tight should the line be kept for toproping? @Mr.Wizard: I was trying to find an example where it might be beneficial to give a little more slack. A climber who falls right above a roof might, due to rope stretch, fall to a hight where, when he/she swings back into the wall, the feet might be below the roof, while the head is still at the hight of the roof, which could result in the head slamming into the wall. I'll edit the question to point out that this is more of a hypothetical situation. |
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May 14 |
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How tight should the line be kept for toproping? added 470 characters in body |
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May 13 |
revised |
How tight should the line be kept for toproping? added 470 characters in body |
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May 13 |
answered | How tight should the line be kept for toproping? |
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May 13 |
revised |
Toproping with two ropes joined by a double fisherman's added 166 characters in body |
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May 13 |
revised |
Toproping with two ropes joined by a double fisherman's added 67 characters in body |
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May 13 |
reviewed | Excellent How can I 'inflate' or plump up my my sleeping bag? |
