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Ankles busted in the Bluies 22-Apr-2009 At 3:37:28 AM rod

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Good to have you back Bomber! Get well soon J.

I've a preference for prussic below belay device with my sequence being attach prussic, haul rope through prussic to thread through belay device (thus testing the prussic), attach belay device and then test the whole lot before rapping. I know the whole thing about rapping off the end, snarling the prussic in the device, etc but I just find this rig flows better and has built in testing of my set-up.

In end of the day mind f--k situations I've found myself rechecking the whole thing three times before committing to the rap.

My personal f--k up weakness is unattaching myself myself from the whole rig before tying in to the next belay station as I arrive but my personal favourite is finding myself in space and needing to attach all my gear together and swing it in order to get back onto the rock face, takes ages sometimes.