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Harness advice 1-Jun-2009 At 6:31:28 PM Zebedee

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On 1/06/2009 Wendy wrote:
>On 1/06/2009 Paul wrote:
>
>>
>>You are talking about a bod or alpine bod style harness. ...I bought
>a black diamond one a few years ago,
>>the instructions said that it was ok for pretty much everything except
>>lead climbing. Having said that I know a number of people who do use
>them
>>lead climbing. expect the plastic leg buckles to blow in a big fall.
>
>Really? I hadn't heard that. Quite a few people seemed to use them a few
>years ago - before they had placcy buckles - and i still see a few around.
> Has anyone taken a whipper in one?
This doesn't seem to be true. I climbed almost exclusivley in an alpine (bod for years). I took the whip many times the buckles did not break. This harness is designed for alpine climbing so would of course be suitable for leading. How else would they get the rope to the top? I say Bullsh1t.