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What happened to double ropes? 16-Jul-2018 At 10:54:30 AM JMK

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As Simey said in the U.K. They were still belaying the second directly from your harness.

What are peoples thoughts on this?

I know the positives of escaping the system etc but in 25 years of climbing this has never been an issue. What I do find is that I can take the rope in really tight and assist my second over difficult sections. I have also had some serious dodgy anchors where hanging off the anchor was not an option and a good braced position was effectively the belay. This has been true for both multi pitch trad and alpine (risk is often higher in alpine where anchors are usually of a lower quality). But I would belay of my harness even on sport multis because I am always in a solid position not going to be pulled off sideways etc. I also don't like the guide mode on steep stuff because of the risks attached with releasing. So what do others think?