4/5 Lydia N. 3 years ago on Google
Update
7/21/2020:
Threshold
did
the
courtesy
of
calling
me
and
discussed
my
prior
review
with
me.
We
talked
through
that
they
are
making
people
clip
through
their
tie-in
points
due
to
the
auto
belay
manufacturer
saying
they
should
and
ultimately
as
an
attempt
to
reduce
auto-belay
accidents.
While
I
still
disagree
with
this,
as
it
will
cause
undue
wear
and
tear
on
your
harness
tie-in
points
and
eventually
become
a
safety
issue
for
you,
if
you’re
not
diligent
about
inspecting
your
gear.
I
understand
Threshold
has
a
right
to
run
their
gym
how
they
see
fit
and
we
can
agree
to
disagree
on
this
point.
I
also
get
they
are
trying
to
make
people
slow
down
but
I’m
not
sure
making
clipping-in
more
complicated
for
people
is
going
to
decrease
accidents;
(if
someone
can’t
handle
the
simple
process
of
clipping
one
carabiner
into
one
loop
why
would
they
do
better
with
two
tie-in
loops
that
are
harder
to
get
at
and
see
if
the
carabiner
is
closed
and
facing
you?)
but
I
hope
I
am
wrong
about
that.
I
only
posted
previously
because
I
felt
it
was
a
safety
issue.
———————————————————
Prior
1-star
review:
I’ve
been
climbing
at
Threshold
since
they
opened
in
2017
and
have
been
climbing
since
I
took
a
climbing
class
in
college
in
2015.
Until
today,
everything
was
great.
Today
while
I
was
on
the
auto
belay
an
employee
came
up
and
told
me
that
unless
I
clipped
the
carabiner
into
the
two
tie-ins
on
my
harness
rather
than
my
belay
loop
I
would
have
to
leave.
This
is
incorrect
and
unsafe!
(A
simple
google
search
will
back
me
up.)
Clipping
an
auto
belay
carabiner
into
the
two
tie-in
loops
on
the
harness
tri-loads
the
carabiner
making
it
weaker
and
the
belay
loop
on
your
harness
is
designed
for
metal
carabiners
where
as
the
tie
ins
are
designed
for
rope.
After
failing
to
convince
the
first
employee
he
was
wrong,
I
tried
speaking
with
another
employee
who
backed
up
the
first
one
by
saying
that
is
how
the
manufacturer
of
the
auto
belays
said
it
should
be
done,
and
said
that
was
the
way
they
have
always
done
it.
1.
I
find
it
hard
to
believe
that
any
manual
would
say
that
as
all
auto
belays
are
the
same.
And
if
it
somehow
does,
then
it
too
is
wrong.
2.
I
did
an
auto
belay
test
when
I
first
joined
back
in
2017
and
I
KNOW
I
clipped
in
to
my
belay
loop
as
is
standard.
Neither
of
those
two
employees
worked
there
at
the
time.
I
will
not
be
climbing
at
Threshold
again
unless
they
fix
this
as
the
average
person
doesn’t
know
any
better
and
apparently
their
employees
don’t
either.