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No good belay devices yet? 13-Oct-2010 At 10:56:14 PM Chuck Norris

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On 13/10/2010 One Day Hero wrote:

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>I've always wondered about people who lash themselves to the ground to
>belay..........I suspect they are mostly wierdo's who don't have a clue.
>My girlfriend is 20kg lighter than me and catches whippers just fine. She'll
>get lifted off the ground about a meter or so, but so what? Getting pulled
>a meter off the ground isn't a major drama for non-wierdo's.

I spent a few weeks climbing with Hidetaka Suzuki at araps and he ALWAYS bolted himself down with at least 5 pieces of multi directional equalised anchors when he belayed. I'm not sure how much he weighed but his knees were the fattest part of his legs. Somewhere i have a shopping list he gave me for one weeks supply of food at Araps....if I find it i'll scan it and post it...but one word summarises it....scary......