acorneau
Feb 2, 2009, 6:28 PM
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Howdy Beard,
Welcome to the forum. I'll hit some of your points:
beardoffate wrote: You've got your two anchors for top-roping
Sometimes you may have one anchor (big friggin' tree or boulder) sometimes more (3 pieces of pro for trad anchors).
In reply to: with two biners with opposing gates,
Two biners are more for a wider radius for the rope than needed strength. Opposing gates is if they're non-lockers (doesn't matter for lockers).
In reply to: you double-back the straps on a harness,
That's how they are designed to lock tight, so it's not "doubling up" on anything.
In reply to: the rope goes thru two loops when climbing (on most harnesses)
Your belay loop goes through both waist belt and leg loops as well, that's how they are designed.
As others have said, the belay loop is stronger than it needs to be. (My Wild Country harnesses belay loop is rated for 25kN!)
(This post was edited by acorneau on Feb 2, 2009, 6:29 PM)
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