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Rescued in Blue Mountains May 31, the analysis 23-Jun-2015 At 1:24:48 PM peteclimbs

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The reason people attach the prusik to the leg loop is to create some distance between the prusik and the belay device so it doesn't get jammed up. This is assuming that you're using the prusik below the belay device on the brake strand. FWIW my approach to rigging this is simply:

Step 1: Extend belay device away from the belay loop using a sling or a PAS.
Step 2: Attach prusik to belay loop (not leg loop)

It's quick to rig and comfy to sit in if you have to hang out for a while. At the risk of stating the obvious, rigging the prusik below the belay device has the major advantage for me of eliminating the risk of the prusik locking up and being hard to unload.