New Blog Post: Elbow Saving Belays

[jon]

Blake has a new post up today that is part 1 of 2 on which belay systems offer the lest resistance for multi pitch belays, looking at different carabiner, belay device, and rope combinations. There is even a great graph! Part 2 will talk more about which whether the rope you are purchasing is the size and length they tell you it is.

 

http://cascadeclimbers.com/elbow-saving-belays/

[jon]

The second part of this article has been posted:

 

http://cascadeclimbers.com/how-long-is-your-60m-rope