Saturday, August 18, 2018

Yes, the pay for play groups have rigged everything.

7MM cordalettes, including one around the rock on the left. They are going to stretch and could cut.

Daisy chains are made to hold body weight is a straight line, not cross loaded like this. A single carabiner had better be locked.

I hope they bought this stuff online. Mysterious Euro eyelet cord, single carabiners, plus the stopper which is probably holding all the weight.

Another daisy chain and single carabiners.

Earth Treks thought this REALLY dead tree was the perfect anchor. Note all the fungus, the leaves were all dead and  bark is flaking off. Each anchor is supposed to be bomber, bot a backup.

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  1. Wow, look at the cross-loading on the carabiner on the blue daisy chain in the second to last image. Scary.

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    1. You bet, it seems like cross loading is not a concept for climbers anymore. I guess there isn't a video on the Internet to warn them.

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