Big brother is watching.

Green Bucket/ Nubble Face

The X

Triple A

Jan's Face

Close up. This is supposed to be part of the Climbing Management Plans for Carderock and Great Falls. There was no notice, no meeting with stakeholders.

 

How to cut your rope.

 

The good news, it's a fat rope. The bad news, it is going to saw across the edge , back and forth, every time it is weighted. Putting it over the horizontal would have ben better, and kind of padding would help, though it might not stay in place. The Carderock Rope Condom, 1 " tubular webbing slid over the rope would be best, but the real solution is don't be dumb. If I find a cure for that I will bottle it and sell it. 

Not as bad as it looks, maybe.

Webbing around a tree hanging on for dear life.

Brand new rope defying the laws of physics, attempting to rip out trees.

The anchor rope goes from the corner at right, through a cam in the crack, so many things to go wrong.

The bright red anchor rope isn't in the bottom of the carabiner, that's the tail of the knot. You could hear the ropes rubbing together, but nothing is going to melt.

 

When in doubt, make it a big knot. The quick draws hanging there are a mystery.

It's either a tennsionless anchor or an Egyptian mummy.

REI wants to sell you 8mm cord as a top rope anchor. The tensionless anchor seems to be working but it is still a good idea to tie off the end. Look at all those sharp edges the cords are running over. The green was completely slack, leaving all the weight on the other cord.

 

A little too simple.

One too small tree, one runner, one carabiner and dragging the climbing rope across the rock at the top.