Sunday, September 25, 2022

Anchoring in another time zone.

The worst thing here is the rope dragging over rocks. Note the PAS sitting on the ground, good thing that was left out.

High anchors, thin cord, no idea which anchor is really working.

Hiker strangulation device.

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

A profound mess.

Way too small tree.

The whole mess.
Another too small tree with flying non-backup.
 

Thursday, September 15, 2022

First it was a movie, now it's a disease.

Nice big tree, not so nice thin alpine runner and carabiner, when there was lots of rope left. Making the rope secure against creep might require an overhand loop knot.


 These guys are simultaneously rope soloing, each using one gri-gri, best practice is two devises. If the guy on top slips, he takes out the man below. On an overhang, the gri-gri may not catch at all

Monday, September 5, 2022

From mediocre to miracle.

Part 1: A skinny tree with single strand webbing wrapped high, secured with a single carabiner. It was an attempt at a frictionless anchor but poorly executed.

Part 2: The patriotic theme continues with a single strand of red webbing coming in at a 90 degree angle from another tree, completed by the white rope.

The blue webbing goes to only one carabiner which it is side loading. The white rope goes only to the second carabiner.The red webbing appears to go to only the first carabiner. The climbing rope has a twist right at the anchor, and is grinding over a rock edge. To my knowledge, no climbers were harmed by this anchor, a true miracle.

Apparently, physics is a mystery, leverage isn't a concept.

Too small tree, botched tensionless anchor and a single wire gate carabiner is mission critical.

An experienced climber rigged this. Those are overhand loop knots connected with a single carabiner. The '"tree on stilts" is clinging to a ledge with precious little soil left. This is the only anchor.

Refreshingly simple stupidity, there's enough rope to tie a completely adjustable bowline around that tree, eliminating a sling, carabiner, and insecure clove hitch.