butt bag

Definitions

1. 1

   A fanny pack.

   • The social worker obliged him this, after which Phael abruptly asked for the return of his butt bag and left the room.
   • "I got everything in my butt bag. No, I won't take it off during flight . . . I'll just move it around to the front.”
2. 2

   A seat attached to ropes on which a climber can sit while belaying.

   • An alpine hammer, which has seen better days but never ice, slots into his holster. A wire brush, a nut pick, jumars and etriers all clip onto his harness and his butt bag (belay seat) goes into his pocket.
   • Some continuously steep routes with numerous hanging belays necessitate a belay seat or butt bag. A butt bag with three points of suspension is more comfortable than a two-point bag.
   • If you're tackling a super-steep rock route, then consider taking along, or making, a nylon 'butt bag' – a fabric seat that will take some of the weight off of your harness.

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