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QUT and affiliates sued for $8m Kangaroo Point 26-May-2017 At 7:10:08 PM rightarmbad

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On 26/05/2017 One Day Hero wrote:
>On 26/05/2017 rightarmbad wrote:
>>Weighting the rope not only tests that you are on belay but tests your
>>complete system and ensures that you haven't done something silly like
>>not tying back in.
>
>Bit of a sneaky bait and switch there, buddy. Of course you should double
>check that you've threaded and tied back in correctly. That's something
>which has just been fiddled with.
>
>>Again, a couple of seconds to save your life, with do downside whatsoever.
>>Only a fool would criticise this.
>
>You could go on endlessly down that road. Put a prussic on your belayers
>end as they lower you, protects against either a homicidal belayer or a
>failed anchor (but not both). Climb everything on double ropes with one
>belayer on each, etc.
>
>Again, how is being taken off belay at the anchor of a lower-off sport
>route any different to being taken off belay mid pitch as you're leading?
>You can't protect yourself against that. Sure, look down and check whenever
>you like, it doesn't cost anything. What happens when you can't see or
>hear your belayer?
>
>I haven't carried an atc to a sport crag in 15 years, there is no mechanism
>to get down other than being lowered.

Nothing to do with your endless road.
You check you are on belay as this a very critical time.
Simple as that. Any failure at that point is in your own hands and as you are the only one to make the decision to remove your safety, you are the only one who can hurt you.