peter wrote:

If you really want to do it the climber's (safe) way you need something
like this:
http://www.jackson-sports.com/Models...1&ModelID=2486 plus
a proper harness, so a hundred quid.
For a thorough explanation of the dangers of falling even short
distances on a static rope see he
http://www.southeastclimbing.com/faq...all_factor.htm

thanks for the links, reading those too

NT