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So you want to climb Bunny Bucket Buttress… 1-May-2016 At 8:13:13 AM Timfreddo

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On 30/04/2016 patto wrote:.
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>>Alternatively - what about taking two gri-gris?
>You serious? Gri-Gris aren't reliable for locking up unless the brake
>strand is tended. Guide plates are far lighter, easier and safer for such
>a role.

Might be far easier and safer for you Patto,

I think the climbing community needs to be very careful about telling people they should be using guide style devices. Lots of people don't realise how difficult a procedure it is (for some people) to unlock and lower smoothly if needed
.. Another person got dropped just the other day from an incompetent belayer using a guide device to belay from above on a multi-pitch route..
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