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Re: [bearbreeder] Backup an ATC Belayer:
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healyje
Oct 20, 2011, 6:01 PM
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bearbreeder wrote: Hmmm. 'Experienced' anyone who believes that it can never happen to them because they have the "right" belayers IMO is kidding themselves ... anyone can have a lapse in attention, and it only needs to happen once you cant guarantee that the other person will be on their game every moment, you can stack the odds in yr favor by choosing the right person ... but at the end of the day thats what it is ... odds all it takes is one slip up
Widespread belay fuckups are a relatively recent phenom and largely unheard of BITD. An 'experienced' belayer should be able to go through a career spanning four or five decades and NEVER fuckup a belay, ever. An 'experienced' belayer can guarantee they will be on their game every moment - and anytime they can't, then they shouldn't be belaying at that time.
So, yeah, all it takes is one slip up, but a slip up belaying should NEVER happen. That it does routinely today is a reflection of today's overall demographic, how that demographic learns to climb, and the development of a broad attitude of tolerance for the intolerable.
(This post was edited by healyje on Oct 20, 2011, 6:41 PM)
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Post edited by healyje
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