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How well does this work for Big Guys ?

• aeonik 3y ago
  Good question, most rock climbing strength is in the legs, so as long as someone can stand up, they should be able to climb, at least on the easier routes. The equipment is usually rated for 10s of thousands of kN, so I don't think any of that would be a problem. If you have a belay partner you definitely want to have them be near you in weight. Doesn't need to be exact, but I'd estimate within 30% based on my limited experience. I looked up auto-belays, and I think most of them should be good easily up to 265 lbs, many that I see online say they can handle 300+ lbs. Most climbing gear is rated to stop someone falling dozens of feet, and velocity is squared compared to mass. So 15kN is 3372.134 lbs of force during a huge fall. And 15kN is low for most climbing equipment.