Setting Up a GRIGRI, Belaying and Lowering from the Top
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Setting Up a GRIGRI, Belaying and Lowering from the Top
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Just found your channel. I am very impressed with the quality and conciseness of these videos. Thanks for keeping it short and sweet and for separating the key topics. 👍
I was also taught to make sure that the brake strand redirect point actually sits higher than the point where it feeds into the grigri, i.e. don’t use a giant carabiner like a large HMS for the redirect.
I learned something. Thank you!
I also learned something so thank you!!!
Doesn't the first slide contradict the example video? I.e. he's belaying from the anchor itself and not redirecting the rope through a higher point.
yeah, they probably filmed it incorrectly and then added the disclaimer up front afterwards while editing
Roddy's reply:
Hi Kingofdafarm and Will,
Watch again! The opening sequence describes two different manufacturer-recommended techniques. The first one is belaying from your harness with a redirect through the anchor-this is not what I demonstrate since I'm generally already belaying direct from the anchor. I almost never belay off my harness when belaying from the top of a climb.
What I demonstrate in the video is the second technique recommended in the opening bit-a direct belay with redirected brake strand. This is something I do frequently-very common practice when guiding, as sometimes it's easier to just lower the client and then deal with the rappel or the down-climb on your own.
Best,
Roddy
@@videoracles thanks for the reply!!
But if you were belaying from the bottom and you had the brake strand in the orientation it's in here (holding it up away from the grigri), it would be considered bad belaying...
Waittt. But the recommendation shown in the first 10 seconds is different from what is actually demonstrated. The method that is demonstrated seems a lot more complicated.