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Tips for Minimizing Rockfall in Loose Terrain

American Alpine Institute
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In the following video, AMGA Instructor Team member Emilie Drinkwater discusses a few techniques that can be used to decrease rockfall in loose terrain.

It’s not brain surgery. But a lot of people don’t accurately protect the belayer from rockfall. It should be easy though. Just place cams up above the loose rock to keep the rope from knocking stuff down onto the belayer.

–Jason D. Martin

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