Lowering a lead climber from an anchor: Difference between revisions
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|To test the system, ask your belayer for a block (8) | |To test the system, ask your belayer for a block (8) | ||
|File: prebuilt_lowering_doublestrand_step9.png | |File: prebuilt_lowering_doublestrand_step9.png | ||
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|Before committing to the system, check once more that you are truly hanging in the rope which is threaded through the rappel ring (9,10) | |Before committing to the system, check once more that you are truly hanging in the rope which is threaded through the rappel ring (9,10) | ||
|File: prebuilt_lowering_doublestrand_step11.png | |File: prebuilt_lowering_doublestrand_step11.png | ||
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|After you inspected and tested that the setup is safe, you can remove the rest of the gear from the anchor (11,12) | |After you inspected and tested that the setup is safe, you can remove the rest of the gear from the anchor (11,12) | ||
|File: prebuilt_lowering_doublestrand_step13.png | |File: prebuilt_lowering_doublestrand_step13.png | ||
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|And you are safe to get lowered (13) | |And you are safe to get lowered (13) | ||
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