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Etiquette (how to be a climbing dickhead) 26-Jan-2009 At 4:41:14 AM rod

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Getting sufficiently upset with other people's etiquette to warrant an online rant when you were seeking a cruisy run up such an easy climb is a bit over the top as well evanbb.

The bloke being a wanker or not (seems he was from your rant) with the point on tethering your belayer there is the fact that it reduces the belayer's range of choices in being able to avoid falling rock and can reduce the dynamic effect of a belay in a big fall; I rarely let mrs rod tether herself to the belay on a sling unless there's the risk she'll slide off down the hill/route, if we've got a wide enough stance on multi's I even hitch her in to a couple of locking carabiners with her end of the rope and leave several metres range so she can get out of the way if need arises.