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climbdork
Aug 17, 2009, 6:41 AM
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A bad workman always blames his tools.
I worked in a gym for over 3 years that had GriGri's fixed onto the topropes (made replacing the worn-out topropes a real chore) and never saw drop anyone else. How could this be, when people are dropping others on GriGri's all over the world? I put it all on PROPER TRAINING. That gym did not allow any member or guest to belay without being thoroughly checked out on proper GriGri use nor any staff to teach how to use a GriGri without being thoroughly checked out on properly imparting the proper skills. Simply put, it's not the tool, it's whether those using it know how, (save the double entendres) and take seriously their responsibility to get proper training and to use the tool in accordance with that training.
Plus, with the GriGri's fixed on the ropes, there was that much less chance of improper feeding, which is the number one "pilot error"-type cause of dropping a climber with a GriGri.
(This post was edited by climbdork on Aug 17, 2009, 8:51 AM)
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Post edited by climbdork
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Post edited by climbdork
() on Aug 17, 2009, 7:49 AM: clarity, adherence to point
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Post edited by climbdork
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