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bumbly blues ..... 5-Apr-2004 At 10:28:26 AM Spanky

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I know what you mean about it being more scary to be top roped/seconding.....

I think my fear comes from my early days of climbing in the gym with an inexperienced belayer who thought it much "safer" to pull that rope as tight as she could which would yoink me off the wall A LOT (bless her little heart). My brain now says "Uh oh, going to commit to that move but maaaybe the rope will be pulled really tight right in the middle of it and off I'll go. I wonder if I squeeze that hold really tight I can hold myself on the wall JUST in case it happens... uh oh now my forearms are getting pumped.... oh no..... where was I going to put my feet again?"... "can i let go to poke at that curve nut or will I be yoinked off?? " etc...

I know when I'm leading that the belayer knows not to pull it too tight because that will definitely pull me off the climb, and that i'm definitely not going to have that inexperienced belayer anywhere near the belay plate....