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Originally Posted by Bo_Beck
So the 220lb (1kn) guy rapelling the last drop in Pine Creek, loses control and his friend at the bottom also 220 lbs (1kn) immediately employs the "conditional belay" with all his force and stops his friend from smacking the bottom, doesn't create forces similar to those that might be present in a lead fall?
a lead fall can generate up to 10 kN. The scenario above, prolly no more than 4 kN.
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I call it "Safety Factor".....you call it beginner/ intermediate...we will all call it what we will! You use one rope...i'll use one rope unless I have two :five:
Point is: experts can make do with a lower safety factor due to greater experience, knowledge, etc. Beginners, etc. should maintain a higher safety factor. It's not a slam...just the fax, ma'am.