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Belaying in the little cave can be lame because the ground is dirty and sloping downwards so much. If you trust your anchor in there its probably more fun to go with a hybrid hanging/standing belay like this dude.
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Stuart on "Sky Chimney" at Smith Rock, OR.
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Andy P.
Apr 25, 2013
“Belaying in the little cave can be lame because the ground is dirty and sloping downwards so much. If you trust your anchor in there its probably more fun to go with a hybrid hanging/standing belay like this dude.”  

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Stuart on "Sky Chimney" at Smith Rock, OR.
Belaying in the little cave can be lame because the ground is dirty and sloping downwards so much. If you trust your anchor in there its probably more fun to go with a hybrid hanging/standing belay like this dude.
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