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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