Meaning of butt bag | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fanny pack.
   Canada, US, informal
2. A seat attached to ropes on which a climber can sit while belaying.

Examples

“Each carried a shielded crimson dive light, invisible from the surface, which gave objects a gray, pallid distortion. They were also equipped with a knife strapped to one calf, a small P-6 pistol holstered on the other, a compact butt bag of tools, and a short bang stick armed with a twelve-gauge shotgun shell to ward off sharks.”

“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.””

““Oh, and nice butt bag, loser,” she added. “Goes great with your yoga outfit.””

“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.”

“With nearly no moves easier than 5.8 or harder than 5.10a, and with no rest ledges, it is heaven for 5.10 climbers, as long as you bring a butt bag or a comfortable harness for the hanging belays.”

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