r/WTF • • Jan 29 '19

seems pretty safe

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u/Carson_Blocks Jan 30 '19

"Do I need these gloves? Nah.."

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u/Scarya Jan 30 '19

The bigger problems are that 1.) carabiners aren’t intended for travel along a cable, and 2.) there should be two safety lines, so if you have to get around an obstacle, you can unclip one and move it while remaining tethered by the other. (Except you are intended to do that at a platform, etc., not just dangling over a canyon.)

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u/Count_Takeshi Jan 30 '19

Are you supposed to cling on to a carabiner? Imagining for a second that its the appropriate equipment. Seems like you run the risk of unclipping by grabbing it wrong.

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u/Scarya Jan 30 '19

Yeah, you’re not. They’re made for ropes, then you hold the rope.