On 2/9/02 7:50 PM, EUGENE SMAR at SPELUNK.SUENO@prodigy.net wrote:
>
> I've often wondered about the wisdom of having your safety harness AND
>climbing/positioning belt all in one apparatus. If the harness fails, BOTH
>your safety lanyard and the positioning strap will let loose and down you
>go.
That depends on what you mean by "fails".
Thinking about it, I can't see how the breakage of a single strap could
lead to a catastrophic failure of the entire harness.
> I have a separate belt and strap (by Buckingham) and climbing harness
>(Petzl) that I don separately . I feel that if either one of these systems
>fails, I ought to have the other as a failsafe (assuming I'm tied in to the
>tower with both at the time.)
Doesn't that require you to have 4 lanyards to climb? One for each
harness -- plus one for each harness as you move the other lanyard. Or do
you get buy with three?
> Of course, what is the likelihood that the entire harness will fail
>catastrophically (you do inspect your safety equipment before each climb,
>don't you?)
Yes!
> Maybe modern harnesses are bulletproof (figuratively speaking)
>in their design and manufacture. So maybe my concern is overkill. Any
>comments?
The lanyards are more likely to wear out before the harness.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
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