Your orientation works best, Randy...with the rope running on the opposite side of the biner than my pic shows.
That's what happens when you throw something together for a photo, too fast :).
Folks have spoken of several ways to set the chest harness to advance the HH as you ropewalk up. Here's my method.
I tried a simple 2mm cord loop with scaffold knot loops on each end, but didn't like the slop for hookup. Ran the same cord through a short length of stiff plastic tubing, like I...
Since this thread has veered towards discussion of dedicated use chest harnesses, I thought I'd post a couple of pics to show what's in my gear bag. The USFS standard required all certified climbers to wear a chest harness whenever aloft, up until the last few years. The objective was to make...
Might work, but might restrict the drop needed to get positive hitch engagement. Certainly the best for keeping the climber upright on the rope with minimal effort.
I'm not advocating a "real" chest harness as necessary, though that's what I use. A simple tied webbing or rope loop or daisy chain does just fine...not as well as a chest harness, but close enough.
A dedicated chest harness of some variety, worn full time like Bermy and a few others have described, is far smarter than using your lanyard...for exactly the reason she and Randy mention.
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