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Climbing Tips: Do THIS, not THAT (Part 8)

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  • AlpineSavvyA

    Five more quick tips on best practices. In this article: removing rope twists before pulling your rappel rope; warm up your phone before you try to charge it; keep Velcro away from Dyneema slings; things to avoid when tying a tagline to your main rappel line, and how to use latitude longitude coordinates to describe any point in the backcountry. 
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    Climbing Tips: Do THIS, not THAT (Part 8) — Alpinesavvy

    Five more quick tips on best practices. In this article, why you should: remove rope twists before pulling your rappel rope; warm up your phone before you try to charge it; keep Velcro away from Dyneema slings, do NOT use these ways to tie a tagline to your main rappel rope, and use one type of latitude longitude coordinates to describe any point in the backcountry. 

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