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ckirkwood9
Jul 30, 2008, 10:34 PM
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Hi all,
Just got back from Joshua Tree where met and climbed with 2 random climbers. One of the guys had a trango harness that he bought at the gear store (located just outside the park) a few years ago.
He mentioned his belay loop looking odd compared to mine - I noticed that his belay loop was NOT correct. It wasn't sewn around the leg loop tie-in reinforcement point, but rather around the non-load-bearing adjustable webbing behind it. I know might be confusing, but suffice it to say that the belay loop was really only attached to the waist tie-in point and not the leg loop.
SO - if you own a trango harness... check the belay loop. I didn't think to take a closeup photo of the faulty belay loop and i do not know what model it is. BUT here's a pic of the harness for identification purposes (you really can't see the problematic belay loop)
Anyway - just doing my duty and reporting on a possible problem. The guy is a marine who made it back from Iraq and is headed to Afghanistan. It would suck to lose one of our guys due to a faulty harness setup.
He's contacting the manufacturer to remedy the situation.
(This post was edited by ckirkwood9 on Jul 30, 2008, 10:35 PM)
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