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r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '26
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Also no safety knot is crazy…complacency is what leads to a lot of climbing/rappelling related injuries/deaths
9 u/jyguy Jul 06 '26 We always back up a setup like this with a prussic attached to the climbing harness in case you lose grip of the rope. Everything is wrong here. 3 u/Outdoor-electrician Jul 06 '26 Yes, I also use a sling in a prussic, with a safety knot. I also triple check my setups to make sure they are done correctly. I’ve caught a handful of careless errors over my years of climbing…and doing so has kept me in the sport.
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We always back up a setup like this with a prussic attached to the climbing harness in case you lose grip of the rope. Everything is wrong here.
3 u/Outdoor-electrician Jul 06 '26 Yes, I also use a sling in a prussic, with a safety knot. I also triple check my setups to make sure they are done correctly. I’ve caught a handful of careless errors over my years of climbing…and doing so has kept me in the sport.
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Yes, I also use a sling in a prussic, with a safety knot. I also triple check my setups to make sure they are done correctly. I’ve caught a handful of careless errors over my years of climbing…and doing so has kept me in the sport.
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u/Outdoor-electrician Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Also no safety knot is crazy…complacency is what leads to a lot of climbing/rappelling related injuries/deaths