Is a rescue harness viable for climbing?
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I want to get my friend started with climbing, and he has a Riggers Harness. |
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The Petzl ones have a detachable chest portion so you can wear it like a sit harness only. It doesn't look like that one does that. |
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Such useful information. |
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If bulk is a concern due to a long approach or something there's nothing wrong with a swiss seat, especially for following or top roping easy stuff. |
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Tying the rope directly into a skinny D-ring like that will probably pinch your rope a bit. I don't think a toprope fall is going to generate enough force for it to be a safety issue, but it might accelerate wear on your rope. |
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I had considered using a swiss seat, but rejected the idea since he already has his event rigging harness. I am planning to start him out on something easy like a 5.5 or 5.6, to get him familiar with the top roping setup, i plan on falling a few times to get him used to catching me while on belay, but the shock load should be very minimal. |
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Pay attention to those buckles in off widths...they inherently have an increased risk for inadvertently loosening in such use... |