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Omiros, 7b fall 24-Jun-2015 At 11:02:27 PM martym

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On 24/06/2015 jezza wrote:
>On 24/06/2015 martym wrote:
>>Can anyone provide a video showing how to properly catch a climber with
>>his leg wrapped around the rope?
>Well it's simply a matter of paying out an appropriately large amount
>of slack. This is the reason why, in the more' progressive' climbing cultures
>of Europe and the Americas, 70m ropes are the norm, and 80m is becoming
>ever more common.
That's not a video. I understand what you're saying, I'm just wondering if anyone's seen a video (there must be a million climbing you tube clips by now) where a leg snag ended well?

Also, how does longer rope help? In Europe, 30&40m ropes are also very common. In this case, it looks like the climber is max 15m up. That would mean a 50m rope would be more than enough.
The reason for longer ropes is longer routes, like one recently established in the blueys at 35m.