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| Fortunately, the trail wasn't crowded. |
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| This looks like a retraced figure eight using 5MM spectra or kevlar. Using this material with nylon is high risk. |
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| The climbing rope is running right over a sharp nubbin. Each anchor is clipped into only one carabiner. |
That middle picture should win some sort of award.. Wow that's dangerous..
ReplyDeleteThe demise of climbing shops make it harder to learn just how dangerous.
ReplyDeleteOne day classes and lack of mentoring don't help either. They don't know enough to know just how dangerous it is..
ReplyDeleteWTF regarding the middle? I sometimes think this blog is too nitpicky, but that setup is one of the scariest things I have ever seen.
ReplyDeleteIt is a new kind of low, but it was preceded by less egregious misuse of basic materials. When you don't call out the marginal, you end up with this insanity.
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