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Quickdraws - Karabiner gate orientation? 26-Oct-2008 At 10:16:55 PM JamesMc

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On 26/10/2008 daave wrote:
>On 26/10/2008 DrDan wrote:
>>I was in a climbing gear store yesterday - had a chat with an experienced
>>climber
>
>I don't think I have ever met a really " experienced climb " working in
>a climbing shop!!
>I reckon that's Bull about the accidental unclips. Aslong as you have
>the draw facing the right way for the direction of climbing and the rope
>isn't backclipped, then its up to you. As said before, depends on how you
>like to clip. I'm a middle finger through the draw person and I like to
>have both biners facing the same way.

I've met plenty really eperienced climbers (not climbs) working in gear shops. Kim Carrigan, Keith Egerton, Martin Tatton, John Chapman, Glen Robbins...

As for accidental unclips, an ex climbing colleague of mine at work told me that it happened to him years ago. He had a shot at a bolt protected route at Freuhauf (Hobart) and fell of. He lowered off past one side of the rope from the belayer to the bolt, had a rest, then climbed up past the other side of the rope from the belayer. He fell again, and landed on his arse when the rope unclipped.

JamesMc