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Question Preventing cross-loading on belay carabiners
It happend to me a couple of times now that I've cross-loaded my carabiner when belaying; the frequent change from slack to tension and back, moving the carabiner up and down and all that, can easily result in such a situation. There are a few biners adressing this issue by adding a small wire gate ...
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over 12 years ago
Question Which knot for climbing: figure eight, yosemite bowline, bowline on a bight?
This is a topic often discussed online, but all I could find so far was people sharing their opinions (including numbers) on what tie-in knot is the best. Here's what I've found out from different sources: Figure eight: Fool proof to check, very hard to open after a fall Yosemite bowline: Not as ea...
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over 12 years ago
Question Chalk: pure, plus drying agent, liquid?
Having only used pure chalk without added substances so far, I wondered how the other types perform. Most of the information I could find online is either somebody ranting against a certain type, or uncritical explanations of what the different ones are made of. So, what are the benefits and tradeof...
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over 12 years ago
Question What happens to cams after climbing?
What do people do with their cams after they've reached the top of the rock? Is there some special way of getting them down again? Seeing the prices of around 50 &#x20AC; per piece they can hardly just leave them up there.
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over 12 years ago