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Hi! I’m Paul from Eastern Mountain Sports on behalf of expertvillage.com. In this clip,
I am going to demonstrate how to properly load and store your climbing bag. First I
like to start with webbing and runners on the bottom of my bag. Because one they are
going to be far away from my hard goods and two when I set this bag down, my hard goods
won’t get chipped like they would if they were on the bottom of the bag. After my runners
and webbing, I am going to put in my climbing harness. I too want this to be far away from
hard goods and sharp objects so it is going to go in the bottom of my bag. After my harness,
my shoes will go in to keep them free and clear of sharp objects. Now I will place my
hard goods in the climbing bag. I am going to start with my caribeiners and quick draws
because they are not very sharp and they won’t cut or degrade any of the webbing or harness
that I already have in here. Last my cams and tri-cams will go in on top of everything
else. This will also keep the heavier part of the weight higher on your back which is
where you want it any way.
Finally extremely sharp objects like your ice axe are going to be kept on the very outside
of your bag so that it is free and clear of all your other gear.