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I've learned several points in rock climbing where one must perform checks, but none that come with a checklist. And there is a serious difference. I passed an indoor belay test roughly as follows...
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2020-04-18T00:11:15Z (over 4 years ago)
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djechlin
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2020-04-18T00:11:15Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>I've learned several points in rock climbing where one must perform <em>checks</em>, but none that come with a <em>checklist</em>. And there is a serious difference.</p> <p>I passed an indoor belay test roughly as follows: when asked to check everything, I said something like: "check that the rope has 2 sets of 5... tighten the knot to make sure... no more than 6" of loose rope... [several others]"</p> <p>And these are all intelligent things to check. The problem is: <em>how do I know I didn't miss any?</em> On live climbs I remember one time I definitely forgot to check my partner, for instance.</p> <p>The answer is not "make your own checklist." A checklist needs to be standard and perfect to assuage the temptation to play with it and mess it all up. But so far I haven't learned a standard one used for belaying. Is there one I should know, or has anyone in the community taken care to develop a personal one that works well?</p>