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No good belay devices yet? 13-Oct-2010 At 8:26:15 PM climbertron

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On 13/10/2010 hargs wrote:
>On 13/10/2010 One Day Hero wrote:
>>I've always wondered about people who lash themselves to the ground to
>>belay..........I suspect they are mostly wierdo's who don't have a clue.
>
>I was taught -- er, way back when -- always to lash myself to something,
>even on the ground, and still usually do if only out of habit. Never questioned
>the practice; it seemed like a sensible thing to do. Thought it was old-fashioned
>maybe, but not weird. Until now. I just realised back then we were (little)
>kids belaying (large) men so it probably made a lot more sense then than
>it does today.

I was taught recently to lash myself in the case of an imbalanced weight ratio. I always thought that it was because if you are pulled up and swing awkwardly into the wall, you might bump yourself in such a way that your brake hand loses control.