Climbing gear

[dagibbs]

I'm engaged in, probably, my last climbing-gear sort of the year. When I go out climbing, things get jumbled -- used, knotted, sometimes tangled, and end up hanging off my harness, or jumbled into my climbing-gear container. And, I sort the gear, re-rack things where they belong, and generally neaten things out, hopefully before I next need the gear. This is handy for sorting and making sure I haven't lost anything, but it is also good in that it means I handle most of my gear fairly regularly when not climbing, so I can watch for wear and damage, and if I notice any, decide if the piece needs to be retired, before it becomes dangerous. It does take a bit of time, but I think it is worth it.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I do essentially the same with my audio gear; When something goes out to a gig, it may get (ab)used, misplaced, or otherwise maltreated. By sorting things out and handling everything, one gets a sense of where the weak spots might be,

Admittedly, I'm not hanging by a microphone 50 metres in the air, but still...

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Makes sense.

[http://users.livejournal.com/niall_/]

Since it can save your life and limb, it's absolutely worth it. Same as parachutists checking minutely their gear before and after every jump.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

We're not quite as careful as parachutists -- for climbing, essentially the gear is backup for when something goes wrong (i.e. we fall), but for parachutists the gear is primary, they are always going to depend on the gear, so they need to be even more careful.

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Keeping you alive is a good thing, yes!

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

I think so, yes.

[o-bunny.livejournal.com]

+1 for keeping dagibbs alive.

That first comment (re audio gear) was me. I was *sure* I was logged in...

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Ah, I had wondered who it was.