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Re: [cracklover] Backup an ATC Belayer:
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bearbreeder
Oct 21, 2011, 4:12 PM
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cracklover wrote: I see so many crappy belayers, many of whom I know, and they climb with some of my climbing partners. But I will not climb with them. Nevertheless, none of them seem to find any difficulty getting partners. I suspect that folks like Bearbreeder, who think it's all a matter of chance, have no such qualms, or perhaps don't even notice some of the things I notice in a belay. I've seen several people get dropped, and I know lots of warning signs. The only risk I see in my getting dropped is my *own* fallibility in judging new partners. GO
misquote ... its not ALL a matter of chance ... but to deny that chance is pure pigheadedness at best .... you do things to REDUCE that chance as much as possible .. not just say "oh it will never happen to me"
i dont climb with people who i think are or may be bad belayers ...
to blindly believe that you can judge every single partner you climb with and extrapolate that for the rest of their climbing careers that they would never screw up ... well thats blindness IMO
and to believe you can never screw up yr judgement of someones character ... well no more needs to be said ...
edit ... no one is saying that dropping is acceptable ... it is NOT ... and i have said explicitely in the past i will warn other people of known droppers ... but to DENY it can ever happen to you ... thats bull
(This post was edited by bearbreeder on Oct 21, 2011, 4:16 PM)
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Post edited by bearbreeder
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