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Sling help 14-May-2011 At 10:24:45 AM MichaelOR

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When attaching to anchors, belays etc (eg on ledges, cliff tops ) use a nylon sling and locking biners - DON'T use spectra slings. [You can also use the climbing rope.] Spectra slings can't always handle shock loading. eg When you are attached directly to an anchor on a ledge, you move around a bit and stumble off the ledge. They don't stretch and therefore can't absorb the energy like nylon slings. You get all the impact of the fall if the spectra sling holds! Small falls in this situation can be lethal.
I always carry a nylon sling with small locker biner for anchoring. That enables a quick attachment at any belay - including at the top of routes when threading rings/rap anchors.
Michael