How should one secure their harness before self-rescue?

Securing the harness for self-rescue involves ensuring it is correctly attached to an appropriate anchor point to provide safety and stability during the self-rescue process. Attaching the snaphook to a secure anchor point is crucial as it helps to prevent the individual from falling further or being in a precarious position while performing the rescue.

By connecting to an appropriate anchor, the harness serves its purpose of protecting the person and providing a means to safely execute a self-rescue maneuver. This step is vital as it stabilizes the situation before any further actions are taken.

While ensuring that straps are clipped, adjusted for tightness, or double-checking knots are all important safety practices in general harness usage, they do not specifically address the critical step of securely attaching to an anchor point, which is essential in a self-rescue scenario.