Belay On - My kid belaying my buddy in Donner SP campground toprope 4.15g
Posted Aug 23, 2017, 10:50 PM UTC
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Looks like she's doing it better than most folks at the gym. By the time she's old enough to control a grigri you should be all set. :)
You don't have too long to wait. My (70lb) 10 year old has caught me on a couple really huge falls this summer.. All hail the mighty Edelrid Ohm. Pretty cool being able to do multi-pitch stuff like this and have him able to belay on them.
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If he falls wouldn't she go flying? Lol
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Right into the rock, my friend. Right into the rock.
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Solid belay technique.
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She never took her brake hand off the rope. Couldn't quite grasp feeding the rope, but she held fast to the brake strand.
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Good enough for me. Must have had a good teacher.
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Where's your helmet?!?!?!
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Lack of helmet, poorly dressed fig 8, rope management is a disaster, and I don't think she's even using a belay device. I'd rate this setup as a 9/10/, I'd prolly send
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Wait, you don't usually stack your rope at the top of the crag when toproping?
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Helmets are aid
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My boys and their friends, when they were 6 or 7, loved to use my gear to set up little anchors on cliffs that size. They swing on them and say belay commands, etc.
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Is that a stuffed animal on her harness? Cause that's adorable.
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It's a puppet I sewed a loop to for use as a chalk bag.
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That's a great idea!
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Is she wearing a bike helmet?
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And now...I suddenly thinking: "Hey, maybe it wouldn't be so bad to have a kid; those little shits could make life even more fun!"
Or you could not and go climbing more which would make life even more fun!