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dianewei
May 15, 2005, 11:23 PM
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I'm a beginner here. I'd like to know what's the main purpose of wearing leg loops? Can we climb just with the waist belt but without leg loops?
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tnchief
May 15, 2005, 11:36 PM
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If you like your ribs and breathing and stuff, go with the leg loops.
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grover
May 15, 2005, 11:42 PM
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Funny you should ask.... I've a nice Swami for sale and if you act now it comes with a pair of EB's and a whole set of steel-ovals.
One question... why is this in Injuries & Accidents?!?
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dianewei
May 16, 2005, 12:30 AM
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Because I heard people got injury without wearing them
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damon99
May 16, 2005, 12:43 AM
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incase of the fall, with out the loop you might slide out.. thats one fo the reasons. second is so you can "seat" in your harnes.. and so on, and so on.. confort and safety, in general
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vegastradguy
May 16, 2005, 1:35 AM
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In reply to: incase of the fall, with out the loop you might slide out.. thats one fo the reasons. second is so you can "seat" in your harnes.. and so on, and so on.. confort and safety, in general
no. you cannot 'slide out' of a swami belt...
the biggest reason for leg loops is that in the event of a fall on overhanging terrain where the climber cannot unweight the harness quickly, there is the high possibility of suffocation due to the swami creeping up and cutting off your ability to breathe. with leg loops, the swami cannot creep, thus negating this possibility.
there is also a comfort issue with hanging belays.
basically, if you're going to spend much time weighting the rope (falling, rappelling, lowering, etc), swami's arent so good for a harness.
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hosh
May 16, 2005, 1:47 AM
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In reply to: in case of a fall, with out the loop s you might slide out.. thats one of the reasons. second is so you can "sit" in your harnes.. and so on, and so on.. co mfort and safety, in general
Yeah, I would rather have leg loops as well.
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fiend
May 16, 2005, 2:31 AM
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I don't know if you realize this, but we can all see that your username is hosh. You don't have to sign this with each post. :D
fiend.
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reno
May 16, 2005, 5:03 AM
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reno moved this thread from Injuries & Accidents to Beginners.
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thedukezip
May 16, 2005, 3:06 PM
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In reply to: I don't know if you realize this, but we can all see that your username is hosh. You don't have to sign this with each post. :D fiend.
that is by far the funniest post I have ever seen on these forums
thedukezip.
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andrewbanandrew
May 16, 2005, 5:51 PM
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Make sure you get a good fit on your leg loops. I had mine too loose on my first lead fall, and the right one cinched up onto my nuts. That hurt.
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andrewph
May 16, 2005, 6:10 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: in case of a fall, with out the loop s you might slide out.. thats one of the reasons. second is so you can "sit" in your harnes.. and so on, and so on.. co mfort and safety, in general
Now I'm not great when it comes to spelling, so would never be as harsh as this guy.
But if I did I would make darn sure I did it right. Cause now instead of just lookng mean, you look mean and stupid.... btw harness is spelt with two s's
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