Ten Misconceptions in Saddle Hunting Climbing Safety
This video was made in October 2023, a year after the “Ten Rules” video. It contains JRB’s assessment of the most common safety misconceptions. To be clear, the bold statements are the misconceptions (mistakes) that many climbers make:
- Assuming I am safe… don’t make that assumption.
- It’s not going to happen to me… better to ask if can.
- Trusting my instincts … instead of supplementing with education.
- A Lineman’s Belt will protect me … it won’t.
- A short Tether is ok … we need a Lifeline on low slack and a path to ground at all times.
- My weight is the important metric …. actually it’s your slack profile.
- ‘Not climbing high enough to get hurt… yes we are.
- Falling is the only hazard …. consider suspension trauma, conditions, falling objects.
- It works, don’t need to evaluate what could go wrong … we do.
- Rope climbing is difficult … only if you’re using an inefficient technique.