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So you want to climb Bunny Bucket Buttress… 1-May-2016 At 2:41:17 PM patto

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On 1/05/2016 Timfreddo wrote:
>
>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..
>.

Yep. Numpties can do stupid things. In fact numpties can get themselves into trouble even in the most text book of cases.

Meanwhile do you really think using the suggested two two gri-gris to belay seconds is preferred! :-O