In reply to Neil Williams:
> (In reply to MikeTS)
>
> Sorry, read yours again and I wouldn't quite do what you say. The hand change should be carried out not while your brake hand is above the ATC (that isn't locked off), but instead lock off THEN do the hand change.
>
> So:-
> - Lift brake hand up, pull down on live rope, pull dead rope through device with brake hand.
> - Put brake hand down and back to lock off
> - Move hand from live rope to dead rope above the brake hand
> - Move original brake hand above that hand on the dead rope, near (but not too near) plate
> - Move non brake hand back to live rope
> - Repeat
Or alternatively, after the second step:
- Move hand from live rope to dead tope BELOW the brake hand.
- Slide original brake hand back up towards the belay device (but not too close)
- Move non brake hand back to live rope
Which you use seems to be down to personal preference.