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cudar
May 24, 2005, 4:06 PM
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I am climbing with a female who weighs significantly less than I do. Are there trees/boulders/whatever I can tie her down to while she belays?
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jpdreamer
May 24, 2005, 4:16 PM
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I fail to see how the thread title relates to the content.
And I don't know, I'm not at wherever you're climbing, but I would suspect something's around. In general though, anchoring a lighter belayer is pretty common practice. Just give a little play for movement and attach the anchor to the belay loop.
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drrock
May 24, 2005, 4:19 PM
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bigjonnyc
May 24, 2005, 4:25 PM
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Maybe you should bring her climbing at a different time of the month.
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craghag
May 24, 2005, 4:45 PM
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Cudar,
If you need more specific info about Barn Bluff, post your questions at minnesotaclimbing.com
Lots of Red Wing regulars can give you the complete skinny.
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spikeyhair13
May 24, 2005, 4:45 PM
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trust me, there are pleanty of small boulders around to tie her down. I have the same ploblem, and i found pleanty to anchor onto.
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jpdreamer
May 24, 2005, 5:17 PM
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Ah, see when I saw the title I though "Red Wing Shoes" and then thought this would be a refinement of Curt's shoe belay method.
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imnotclever
May 24, 2005, 5:39 PM
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In reply to: Ah, see when I saw the title I though "Red Wing Shoes" and then thought this would be a refinement of Curt's shoe belay method.
No the shoe factory is at least a couple of miles from the bluff.
Yep, plenty of stuff to achor to, althought I've never needed to.
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moss1956
May 24, 2005, 5:48 PM
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Or in a less inflamatory way...
Unless the person belaying is a beginner, and might let go if they came off the ground, a dynamic belay is much better than a hard catch.
Perhaps in a gym situation where it is crowded and people can bump into each other it might be good to anchor the belayer.
Or if they were belaying off of a thin ledge, and they might fall off.
However, in most cases you are better off not anchoring the belayer.
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