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Re: [shockabuku] Hanging belay vs. free climb:
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billl7
Oct 18, 2008, 8:39 PM
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Registered: Oct 13, 2005
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Interesting question.
I suppose I could pick some sustained route from hell and i) make a move or two, ii) get a piece in that I can rest on, iii) set up a hanging belay, iv) bring up my partner, and v) repeat. Was it a free climb?
On the other hand, imagine a route that has two pitches - 30 meters each - of sustained 5.10 climbing (or whatever sustained climbing). The FA party reasonably used a hanging belay at the top of the first pitch. Since then, folks have linked P1 and P2 and skipped the hanging belay. Hmmm, should the FA be taken away from the first party that "free climbed" the route?
Bill L
No FA With My Name On It
(so I'm not qualified to do much more than ask questions about the topic; edit: 'pancakes' of course)
(This post was edited by billl7 on Oct 18, 2008, 8:42 PM)
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