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Dave MacLeod lowering accident 6-Oct-2012 At 11:08:34 AM Dr Nick

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On 6/10/2012 Cliff D wrote:

>Anyone out there who "double" checks their tie-in while climbing? How
>f---ed is that???

I make it a point to double check the climber's knot, the belayer's device and both harnesses, whichever end of the rope I'm on. Only because I've caught myself with a half-tied knot, seen someone top out with a harness held shut by the convenience velcro (that was almost immediately removed), and been dropped by a reverse threaded GriGri.

I know I still miss this step sometimes, but it's prevented dodgy situations enough times that it's now habit.

PS my rope tends to stay tied to the rope bag so there's some kind of knot, but I'm using 60m ropes at Sydney crags - I think you'd be doing a girdle of the entire crag before you ran out of rope!