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That's a good point. So actually when I said "A belayer who actually knows how to belay never, ever, takes off their brake hand" above I was wrong. Pros often d
by foobarbecue 3y ago
That's a good point. So actually when I said "A belayer who actually knows how to belay never, ever, takes off their brake hand" above I was wrong. Pros often do it, and they're setting a bad example which I think is pretty inexcusable. It's not like there's ever a good reason; it's just lazy.
- carabiner 3y agoYeah there's a good reason like if a pack unclipped itself at an alpine belay and belayer wants to secure it. I hope my belayer lets go for 10 sec to fix that rather than drop our tent and all of our food and water.
- foobarbecue 3y agoHm. That's a bit of a stretch, but sorta plausible scenario I guess, if somebody screwed up securing the pack. If you were belaying me, I would expect you to at least warn me if you're gonna do that -- risking my life to save some food or equipment isn't ok. And preferably tie off the belay -- that should only take a few seconds.