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Runner used as an emergency pair of leg loops.
You can use buy sewn runners, which are slightly stronger and sleeker than knotted ones, but you can't
untie and thread them through fixed anchors, tunnels in the rock, or around trees. Whichever sort you
prefer, wear them on your shoulder, cartridge-belt-style.
The number of single runners you'll need depends on the sort of climbing you're going to do. Sport
climbers will need only two for anchoring at belay, lower, or rappel stations, whereas big-wall
climbers can need twenty. As runners are inexpensive and lightweight, it's better to carry too many
than too few.
