Two 7mm cords (one is around the block in the center), why not just buy enough rope? |
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Friday, December 26, 2014
Warm weather, dumb anchors.
Tying everything together is better, right? Nylon on nylon, high anchor on the tree, lots going on. |
He said "I could just put a clove hitch on this knob." |
Lots of knots, but the tree is still only 3" in diameter. |
Ignore the black rope. The 3 anchors probably took everything he had in his pack. The runners in the center are looped over a loose block. |
Sunday, December 14, 2014
So many mysteries.
Saturday, December 13, 2014
The "instructor" said he was working on the side, fortunately only one victim.
All this stuff is sort of connected, a tip rope and a single line rappel. |
Looks like a clove hitch with a botched half a double fisherman's. |
The old climbing rope attaches the rappel line on the left to the climbing rope anchors on the right, but not really. |
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Is this what they mean by redundant?
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Boat rope on the dead tree. Excellent.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
More mysteries
Friday, November 14, 2014
Mr. Mystery Knot returns, with some improvement.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Sunday Follies
They had plenty of webbing to tie an anchor long enough... |
But you've got to use all your shiny new gear. |
Is halfway up the tree high enough? |
Run the single strand of webbing over a few edges. |
All the rope in the world but... |
but a bit short. |
He said, "I can't feel your weight." |
Can't be Sunday without the dead tree. |
Monday, November 10, 2014
The "instructor" is a little challenged on his bowlines.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
So near, and yet so far.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
NFL cuts gumby factor, but...
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