Questions tagged [harness]
Questions about harnesses, including rock climbing harnesses
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What is this no-harness rappel called?
I found an old police service magazine from 1969 and it has an article named "a day out with the police mountaineering section"
In there I saw the picture below of a guy rappelling with ...
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When did the manufacture date became mandatory written on labels in Europe?
Equipment like ropes, slings, harness, etc. have the manufacture date on their label. I still have some older equipment without any manufacture date written on their label.
When did it become ...
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Is this harness defective for having the belay loop around the belt webbing instead of the tie-in loop?
I am a beginner to climbing and bought this ClimbX harness from Go Outdoors in the UK.
Someone at the gym today told me it is defective because the belay loop passes through the thin piece of webbing ...
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For ladder stand safety, which is better: a hunter safety harness or a climber's harness?
I'm a new deer hunter in NY who's getting started with crossbow hunting. A neighbor voluntarily left his ladder tree stand on our property for me to use, and I'm wondering what the best safety harness ...
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Can a full body harness help reduce the chances of suspension trauma?
Those who are well-versed with rock-climbing (and other variants of climbing) are aware of the dangers posed by Suspension Trauma.
Here at The Great Outdoors there had been a healthy discussion on ...
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Why do the GriGri and rope tie into different points on a rock climbing harness?
As far as I understand:
When you're climbing, you tie your rope through your harness' 2 tie-in points, using a figure 8 knot.
When you're belaying, you tie your GriGri or ATC to a carabiner that goes ...
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Why are full body harnesses uncommon in mountaineering?
In principle, it is known that full body harnesses are useful for situations where the center of gravity is higher - e.g. for children, or for Alpine situations involving carrying heavy loads. A full ...
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How to instruct someone how to take off a climbing harness?
After rappelling near waterfalls, or during the rain,
the harness often becomes wet and hard to remove -- particularly for inexperienced people.
How can I instruct someone in how to remove the ...
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Are there gender-specific climbing harnesses?
Are there any gender-specific climbing (or other) harnesses? For example a chest harness?
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Is there any evidence that attaching a biner to both seat and leg loops results in a 3-way load?
It is commonly known that loading your carabiner in three directions is bad, as it reduces it's strength. This is apparent when talking about belay stations, as e.g. described in this blog post by the ...
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Climbing harness: clip two carabiners to avoid cross-loading
For reasons of time-saving and avoiding retie figure 8 knots all the time, can I clip the figure 8 knot via two carabiners each clipped to either loop of the harness? This way there will be no cross ...
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Can I use a rescue harness for recreational climbing? [closed]
I bought a sport harness and a rescue harness. I'm just wondering if i can use them interchangeably.
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How fast does suspension trauma happen?
In this question I asked about suspension trauma and why it's effects come to be. Apparently the main reason is reduced blood flow/ circulation. This is due to
blood vessels being constrained/pressed ...
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Can I fall out of my sit harness?
In sport and trad climbing, a sit harness is widely used (except for children). However, I wondered if there is the possibility to fall out of it?
One situation where I could see this happen is in ...
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Why does suspension trauma happen?
This question once more brought up the topic of suspension trauma.
I tried to read up on the topic, but found that the Wikipedia page was not as informative as I would have liked. Especially I'm ...
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