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I gave the spot to the climbers and

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asked which scenario will cause a harder

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catch for the climber option A where the

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belayer stands far from the wall option B

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where the belayer

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stands close to the wall

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or C that it does not matter

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and to my surprise,

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38% chose option B.

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Well, for the last 2

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years we've been doing the largest study

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on climbing false and now I have a

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visual answer to my question. So, yes, in

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some cases there was absolutely no

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difference, however, more often, standing

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far from the wall caused a harder catch

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for the climber and the belayer had way

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less control and we also tested a

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scenario where the belayer is

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significantly heavier than the climber

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and jumping up is much more difficult

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and then

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we compared everything against

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the tube slide method so if you want to

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learn more check out the full video