Sorry i didn't Read all the replies.
1. Don't.
2. The way you worded the question and post wasn't ideal. Anyone who has regrets over cutting out their straps isn't on this forum any more. They are learning how to walk or brush their teeth again depending on how bad the fall was. (Sorry, but I have seen too much... a fall can really take you out.)
3. If you think you can safely cut em out, you might be right... but it deserves a test. The test would be to get into whatever point in your climb you have the most slack and jump off holding nothing in your hands or feet. Simulate a failure of your footing. Do it on max slack. Repeat and fall in any direction in any position. Do 1000 tests. Were you ever injured?
Now, if this test sounds Crazy, don't do it. But i actually have done it thousands of times. I might move a max of a few inches, typically zero inches... and so I probably could cut em out. But i don't. And you might not have zero slack like I do... in that case, i definitely wouldn't.
It doesn't matter if 100 guys never had a problem with it. It matters if YOU could.
Be safe,
jrb
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