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Mild Peril - Rated PG 11-May-2010 At 2:54:38 PM f_ladou

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On 11/05/2010 pmonks wrote:
>I think this has been discussed in other threads, but I never clip both
>ropes into the same runner, regardless of which direction I'm headed.
>In those rare situations where I do want to clip both ropes into the same
>piece of protection I'll put two runners on the bolt / gear and then clip
>each rope into its own runner. [...]

First many thanks Peter for taking the time to explain: this is much appreciated. On the next climb, I'll sure think differently.

For a couple of years now I brushed aside conflicting definitions/viewpoints on twin ropes versus double ropes. In fact, I do not even know if my current double ropes are indeed double or twin! Also, I never thought about Michael's point re rubbing/melting but that's certainly valid if stretch is uneven (any reported case?).

Can anyone point me to a decent link or resources re clipping techniques? Perhaps, as Peter mentioned, even in this forum?