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Belaying from the rope loop 6-Apr-2012 At 9:38:04 PM Hagges

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On 6/04/2012 Doug wrote:
>On 2/04/2012 Miguel75 wrote:
>>Found this tidbit on the UKclimbing site;
>>
>>Does anyone on chockyland utilize this option when belaying a second?
>
>Not for about the last 20 years. If you're belaying, it's for a reason:
>your second or leader might fall. And, if so, a debilitating injury is
>always possible so it makes sense to be able to escape the system. Belaying
>off your tie-in loop adds another - and more difficult - step in extracting
>yourself from the system.

Escaping from either the tie in or belay loop shouldn't pose any extra difficulties. It's very nearly the same steps

http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=3295

http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=3472