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Gary
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High Times
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So, your harness is UIAA certified but the halyard your climbing is
not? Does this make any sense?
1.You are not supposed to climb the halyard because of potential damage
to the halyard.
2.You don't use a climbing (dynamic) rope either because of stretch.
3.The correct way to climb is to use a static line tied to the halyard
and backed up with a second halyard to your harness for safety.
4.Yes it makes sense to use a harness that has been approved. The fewer
weak links the better. If your harness fails nothing will stop you
(unless you are wearing two). It's the only single point of failure in
the belay system (as any climber would instantly know). Ideally you
would also have a chest harness on (approved) to stop you from inverting
by accident.
Does that make any sense?
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