Re: [bigfatrock] Running back to catch a fall?
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another issue is that first piece. in sport it's a bolt (assume solid) in trad it's a piece of gear normally oriented for downward pull so if you back away from the wall you may pulll that piece out and possibly others above. the solution is to place a bottom piece or two for upward/outward pull to protect against zipping pieces higher up. i usually try to place pieces in opposition for multi directional protection.
edit: i am refering to multi-directional protection at ground level and in-line with the climb - not the first piece. surely solid MDP every so often can't hurt and in some cases - a must.
(This post was edited by reg on Feb 1, 2008, 1:07 PM)
