tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5696862849773799094.post4482624775900790025..comments2023-12-08T16:23:20.554-04:00Comments on Opposite and Opposed: Catching a Big One!Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10234838707867032580noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5696862849773799094.post-34156783964447785572012-03-23T23:48:01.394-03:002012-03-23T23:48:01.394-03:00Thanks for posting this, Chris. I don't get un...Thanks for posting this, Chris. I don't get unclipping the 1st bolt either. <br />@ foggy: I'd never considered clipping into a heavy, but moveable anchor (a few rocks in a pack), but that does seem reasonable. As a belayer who is often outweighed by his partner, I pay close attention to following these points, though I pretend to be too manly for gloves. One advantage of being mobile at the base is it allows alternating standing and crouching when paying out optimal rope for the leader. It takes practice, but this way excessive slack is out of the system in the case of a fall (less free fall therefore less momentum as the system gets loaded) and allows me to remain balanced and braced for impact.C Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775061250323113189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5696862849773799094.post-54595001310130549432012-03-17T23:06:08.057-03:002012-03-17T23:06:08.057-03:00Seems acceptable to me... But who's got 25 lbs...Seems acceptable to me... But who's got 25 lbs of 'extra' gear in the pack not needed for the climb?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234838707867032580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5696862849773799094.post-34117444369592007032012-03-15T20:05:46.246-03:002012-03-15T20:05:46.246-03:00what if the belayer wears a backpack or is clipped...what if the belayer wears a backpack or is clipped to a backpack lying on the ground? i think those are the most common tricks around here.foggynoreply@blogger.com