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Reel Rock 8 (2013) Belaying 18-Dec-2013 At 9:11:38 AM maxdacat

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On 17/12/2013 Cliff wrote:
>I climbed with a bunch of guys from Monserrat and Siurana for a few months
>who smoked a few spliffs and drank wine for breakfast before climbing.
>They climbed in the mid-20s grade-wise, and were hand-off brake 10-20%
>of the time. When I asked them about this they said that they had never
>been dropped in 20 years. One guy commented that a worse problem is climbing
>at limit with someone who is slow to let rope out for the clip.
>
>I think that if I have a point its about proportion. Don't worry, be happy.

I think i know the type.....i am less worried about that while actual climbing since a shock load will invariably engage the gri-gri's cam. More or a worry while hanging on the rope working a route which is when some people think it's ok to let go. It only takes 2 seconds to tie a knot below the device then you can text, eat drink as much as you want. I'm not sure why more people don't do this?