Bee:
If you would like a belt but don't want to carry a full fledge climbing belt, you might try this:
http://www.animatedknots.com/harness/ind...imatedknots.com This is called a swiss seat, and I have use it many times to repel with on a steep slope.
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Some people try to turn back their odometers.
Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way
I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved