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All prospective lead climbers must have completed a hardrock Rock Climbing Agreement Form and a hardrock Top-rope Safety Check. Lead climbers and belayers must completeall relevant forms and pass a hardrock Lead Climbing Assessment before participating in lead climbing. Lead climbers will be issued with a hardrock Lead Pass. This must be clearly displayed on boththe climbers and belayers harness at all times. Equipment Harnesses must be of a ‘sit harness’ style, and must be designed for lead climbing. Lead rope must be ‘single’ and ‘dynamic’ with a minimumlength of 40 metres. Only in-situ quickdraws are to be used. Only manual belay devices of the belay plate or tube style (eg. ATC, Reverso) are permitted. Assisted braking style devices (eg. GriGri, Eddy, Sum, Cinch), Friction knots (such as Italian or Munter hitch) and ‘Figure 8’ style descending devices are not permitted for belaying. Belay devices must be suited to the rope. The belayer’skarabiner must be a ‘pear shaped’ HMS karabiner. The belayer is permitted to anchor into the floor; however during the Lead Climbing Assessment use of a floor anchor is not permitted. Communication The climber and belayer must communicate effectively with each other. Lead climbers must complete a buddy check on each other to ensure that all equipment is correctly fitted and attached.Climber The climber must tie in using a rethreaded figure-of-eight knot with a stopper. The rope should be threaded through the harness as per the manufacture’s recommendations. The climber must clipall quickdraws appropriate for each climb. Each quickdraw must be clipped correctly and from a safe position. Climbers must show good rope management whilst on the wall. Ideally the climber shouldnever come between the rope and the wall. The climber must lower to the ground in a safe manner with regard to the safety of other wall users. Top roping on lead ropes is not permitted unless...
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