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St Peters Gym accident 3-Feb-2017 At 9:59:15 AM IdratherbeclimbingM9

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On 3/02/2017 patto wrote:
>On 3/02/2017 kieranl wrote:
>>No, you have to watch them all of the time, not just most of the time.

>So if they are out of sight due to the topography?
>
>>If you aren't watching then your first cue that they've
>>fallen will be the rope running through your hands. That's too late.

>Huh? Why would the rope be running through your hands? Stay locked firmly
>locked off and there is no dramas.

That too would be an issue if leader is out of sight due topography... but we are drifting thread here, as title is Gym and we are referring to outdoor.
;-)

On 3/02/2017 mikllaw wrote:
>Possibly this also? I see a lot of people belaying with their device and
>rope upside down.
>If you belay this way:-
>
>
>If the brake hand is held a bit lower than in this photo, you can have
>the rope briefly running around the biner and not really touching the belay
>device. = Super low friction mode.

That's a scary pic mikl... and what you speak of is a super-basic mistake that should never be made, especially in this modern time where communication / You-tube vids / etc are supposed to be more efficient/prolific.
Ignoring climbing gear instruction sheets have greater consequence than ignoring Ikea instruction sheets!
Heh, heh, heh.