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Hello All

Hopefully not a dumb question. I was wondering if it is safe to thread a 120cm sling (around halfway point) through the harness belay loop/tie-in loop so you end up with two tethers, rather than using separate slings? Will the clove hitch slip if loaded on one tether?

Thanks

In reply to druss:

I think I'd just tie an overhand or fig 8 rather than a hitch.

It's one thing relying on a clove hitch tied on a krab but it might behave a bit more unpredictably on the belay loop because it's not a simple smooth attachment point.
Not to mention being at your waist it's much more likely to get knocked about a bit and loosened than if it's part of a belay for instance.

In reply to MeMeMe:




Thanks and good point about it getting knocked about and loosening.

In reply to druss:

Why not make a caver style cow's tail out of say 8mm cord? Or buy a proprietary one? As it happens I have one for sale !!! (Once a salesman, always a salesman!)
A Petzl Energyca (also known as Spelegyca). This gives you approx. 25cm and 50cm lengths for belaying/abseiling. £14 including postage? It's like this one and unused - about 2-3 years old.
https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/Lanyards/SPELEGYCA

In reply to druss:

As HeHeHe said.

I'm very happy using a clove hitch, but only around things that are solid, unlike a harness which has scope to expand, contract and generally fidget. Not a problem if both ends are clipped to something, but less than sound if one end is loose. For what it's worth, my standard belay at the top of a route is a bight shoved through a harness belt with two or three half hitches.

In reply to Martin Bennett:




Thanks. The motivation for the post was when the situation arose for multi-tether, what would be solution options other than using 2 ropes, sling and rope, 2 separate slings or long sling connected as OP. Was thinking about the typical gear I would normally have rather than something specific.

In reply to druss:

What kind of things are you imagining that two tethers would be useful on?

In reply to druss:

I'd be very uncomfortable with this setup. Clove hitches slip slightly under load and that could generate enough heat to melt either the belay loop or the sling.