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airscape
Nov 10, 2002, 11:02 PM
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Do you any guys have chairs that you sit and belay from?
I thought about buying one of those tripod chairs for belaying cause their cheap and light, It is too tireing to stand belaying the whole time your neck gets tired etc etc., especially if you have your rockshoes on.
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shiloj
Nov 10, 2002, 11:14 PM
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oh, dood, that totally invalidates the ascent.
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spydermonkey
Nov 10, 2002, 11:17 PM
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You sould get one of those chairs that pop out with a foot rest. Just anchor yourself to something and use a gri gri and "belay on."
Thats the lazy comfortable way to belay.
spyder
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apollodorus
Nov 11, 2002, 12:07 AM
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Use your portaledge.
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lox
Nov 11, 2002, 12:11 AM
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Use your CRASHPAD.
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climbinganne
Nov 11, 2002, 12:19 AM
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use the picnic table, good hard wood heavy enough for a rightous anchor too...thats what i used all day today...and a helmet for a pillow...
i love gri-gri's
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moeman
Nov 11, 2002, 12:42 AM
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Lie down on your crashpad, use and exta coil of rope or a pilloww...
No, seriously, lieing down while belaying is a goodidea, takes out all that neckstrain.
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madcowrockclimber
Nov 11, 2002, 1:15 AM
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if i am in the gym i use a crash pad or sit on a bench to help reduce fatigue.
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bighigaz
Nov 11, 2002, 5:42 AM
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My brother and I share a fold-up camp chair that doubles as a cooler!!!
Food and drink is always right under our butts, and that is a good thing. (It has a shoulder sling, of course.
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quickclips
Nov 11, 2002, 6:07 AM
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Those fold out chairs w/ a foot rest rock. its the perfect angle.
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funktimonious
Nov 11, 2002, 6:23 AM
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Hey,
Forget all the chair/pad/rope stuff. Just lie flat on the ground and look straight up...no neck angle at all.
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rkzep
May 6, 2007, 12:59 AM
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The Crazy Creek Power Lounger is an awesome chair in general. Little on the heavy side for backpacking, but still a great choice for belaying. Nice chair to be super lazy in.
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desertdude420
May 6, 2007, 1:28 AM
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The best belay to get is from a STANDING BELAYER! Nobody has brought up this rather obvious detail yet.
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gobennyjo
May 6, 2007, 2:25 AM
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I enjoy bring my lazy boy and taking a nap, oh by the way have I mentioned that I can't find anymore partners, the rest are in the hospital or are always "busy" for some reason
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majid_sabet
May 6, 2007, 2:54 AM
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Let me turn the radio down...
what were you saying ?
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(This post was edited by majid_sabet on May 6, 2007, 2:56 AM)
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jp_sucks
May 6, 2007, 3:01 AM
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"and a helmet for a pillow..."
awesome!! That way if any rocks fall beside you and bounce back up, it'll protect the back of your head.
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rymep
May 6, 2007, 5:17 AM
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I always sit when people are toproping, half the time I put the belay device on a sling around a tree, or my tow hitch so I don't have any worries.
Much easier that way.
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shropshire
May 6, 2007, 9:35 AM
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shanz
May 6, 2007, 12:47 PM
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queen size double stacked air matress the only way to go - course i tend to nod off while my partner is making that next clip
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desertdude420
May 6, 2007, 7:53 PM
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Wake Up And Belay Me! Slacker!
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rymep
May 6, 2007, 10:26 PM
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shanz wrote: queen size double stacked air matress the only way to go - course i tend to nod off while my partner is making that next clip
Dude, you could use the straps on the side of the mattress for belaying.
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pbcowboy77
May 7, 2007, 12:57 AM
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If I ever meet any of you that belay in a chair, remind to smack you up side the head, call you lazy, and never climb with you...
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jakedatc
May 7, 2007, 6:06 PM
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pbcowboy77 wrote: If I ever meet any of you that belay in a chair, remind to smack you up side the head, call you lazy, and never climb with you...
but that would wake them up from their day dreaming.. jeesh.. thats not cool.
5 year bump.. nice...
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desertdude420
May 8, 2007, 12:54 AM
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pbcowboy77 wrote: If I ever meet any of you that belay in a chair, remind to smack you up side the head, call you lazy, and never climb with you...
BUMP!
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dr_feelgood
May 8, 2007, 12:58 AM
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desertdude420 wrote: pbcowboy77 wrote: If I ever meet any of you that belay in a chair, remind to smack you up side the head, call you lazy, and never climb with you... BUMP!
Unless it is an aid belay... feel free to sit down, drink a beer, etc. I'm still on the second placement.
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