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Incident
Tying two ropes together to ab off route. In attempt to make it 'safe' left excessively long (1m) tails on the knots. When getting ready to ab down clipped into rope tails, not main length of rope - was long enough to look right. Fortunately noticed before headed down and swapped over to correct rope strands, in a more stressful situation could have missed it.
Lessons
Tails good on knots, to a degree. 30cm is plenty to be safe without risking causing confusion when setting up.
Activity
Trad rock climbing
When
Descending
Injury
No injury
Causes
Abseil or rappel failure or error
Anonymous?
No
Reported By
Participant
Wearing Helmets?
Yes
Rescue Services Involved?
Author
Chris Bailey
21 September 2021 at 18:51:00
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