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Re: [robdotcalm] Wearing gloves belaying?:
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shorty
Nov 24, 2008, 5:14 PM
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I always considered wearing belay gloves a little geeky, but then had a chance to climb with Peter Croft. I thought it was a little odd that Peter pulled out a pair of belay gloves for every pitch, every route. When I asked why, he stated that:
1 - When he has to catch a fall, he can do it better with gloves.
2 - He has more hand strength for climbing at the end of the day if he has been wearing gloves while belaying.
If belay gloves work for an uber-climber like Peter Croft, they sure can't hurt a POS hack like me. I've been belaying with gloves since.
(This post was edited by shorty on Nov 24, 2008, 5:14 PM)
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Post edited by shorty
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