Rope Thickness and Belay Devices: a Complex Relationship, Part Three of Three

Have you read Rope Thickness and Belay Devices, Parts One and Two? A single factor-2 fall was harsh enough to produce core shots. The damage seen above was in the clove hitch near the belayer’s end of the rope, which he had used to attach himself to the anchor. Photo courtesy of Rockclimbing.com user, “Sittingduck.” [...]

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