How many of you carry a knife up top?

[jomoco]

Carrying a knife while aloft is one of the most overlooked aspects of safety gear for climbers IMO.

 

The ability to cut a climbing line in half, whether it's your own, or that of an injured climber you're performing an aerial rescue for, can be extremely vital.

 

Now I know many of you may be thinking you don't need to carry a knife aloft because you carry a handsaw. But actually cutting a climbing line in half with a handsaw is easier said than actually done in my experience. Particularly a line that isn't taut. Knives have many other uses aloft as well. Like probing cavities to determine their actual depth before climbing above them for instance.

 

This is my setup.

 

Knife's a Kershaw Amphibian with a serrated blade on one side.

[Rich Rule]

I just carry the locking variety of the Petzl Sparta. So small I don't even notice it.

[Gray git]

I have 1 in the pouch on my harness but nowhere near like your set up,just a small petzle folding knife.

Those boots would do my nut in must take 5 min to lace the things up on a morning!

 

sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.

[Nick B]

I have one in my first aid kit on my harness.

[Gus McWilliam]

I carry a knife constantly. My very occasional forays up a tree are no different

[DrewB]

Are those boots for climbing in?

[jomoco]

Most guys who carry a knife constantly wear them on their waist belt, which sucks wearing a tree saddle over it.

 

So for me it's a boot scabbard with a handsaw on my right boot, and scabbarded knife on my left boot.

 

The important thing is to have a razor sharp knife on you somewhere capable of cutting a climbing in half quickly in an emergency, IMO.

 

Jomoco

[jomoco]

Are those boots for climbing in?

 

Yes, but i pretty much only do strategic removals.

 

Wesco's rule for removals mate!

 

Jomoco

[Mark Bolam]

Are the laces 45m or 50?

 

 

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[chrisj]

I was thinking that I quite liked the look of those boots.