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How many time have you hit the ground falling off 2-Mar-2012 At 5:49:36 PM dicky

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On 1/03/2012 pmonks wrote:
>On 1/03/2012 dicky wrote:
>>on a slightly different subject what is it with people clipping a screwgate
>>through the leg loop and waist rather than through just the belay loop?
>
>Because belay loops aren't
>redundant.

Was waiting for Mr Skinner to be bought up - apart from him any other belay loop fails?

because of this incident wild county did this test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE8lICiDOWQ

so his harness must have been totally shagged to fail seeing as the belay loop is prob. the strongest part of the harness. a better way (imo) of backing up the belay loop is tying in and clipping the rope loop as well as the belay loop, if you dont trust the rope its knitting for you, not putting down any knitters out there, its a skill i dont have so should maybe be a bit more respectful?

on the subject of grooves in carabiners

http://dmmclimbing.com/knowledge/carabiners-and-potential-rope-damage/

speaks for its self