I do this all the time, with a stitch plate, and never, have I ever had to release the tail of either rope. All it takes is familiarity with using doubles. When lead belaying on doubles, it is quite common to have to feed one rope out, and take the other in similtaneously, therefore taking in two ropes at different speeds is quite simple in comparison. Ususally the last climber would be staggered far enough so as rope stretch etc would not be an issue. Remember, we were created with two arms and hands. |