tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44645817458902545902024-03-18T13:19:19.907-04:00DumbAnchorsA collection of dubious top rope climbing anchors.John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.comBlogger867125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-68258753581810551542024-03-18T13:18:00.000-04:002024-03-18T13:18:32.335-04:00"It's dead Jim."<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBjmO0aFIn1cAFhi8gvAFnxLCovvTNPKSVSnRr_PZwZSUNQ2HkR2pyus3DhKX0ml7KAO4IYtCzy6PCCGvrGEa-Bw84p7GZi80KIrgX4JZRrIJ-my0Tgcl-uz6cxciKnQAVV6U5Tbb_fEPs8VPC1EXqbKTfa8Sbb34J-i70K-FrcMbz78zhysV4XkLUIws/s4032/IMG_4437.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBjmO0aFIn1cAFhi8gvAFnxLCovvTNPKSVSnRr_PZwZSUNQ2HkR2pyus3DhKX0ml7KAO4IYtCzy6PCCGvrGEa-Bw84p7GZi80KIrgX4JZRrIJ-my0Tgcl-uz6cxciKnQAVV6U5Tbb_fEPs8VPC1EXqbKTfa8Sbb34J-i70K-FrcMbz78zhysV4XkLUIws/w480-h640/IMG_4437.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">They can't resist the refrigerator. It is spalling or crushing the rock beneath it. It now overhangs by more than a foot when it used to be flush with the surface beneath.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRzhbxHXIrLIO289x-b7SzInkRcZn8klAob_0BEb09Vc_pfVAF01NognRvPlKmFfmCZ4f4V70iRlX9GxqlwOI_spFp-mK91SzDYACJDOfEVzG3hy5L6cxy5HwJIlBsJCNfh1jvBSrwL8lzhoSpCAnsHRpO31at0qvQI2C6tpe8wfH_FWc13nYBQJ6PFnK/s4032/IMG_4444.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRzhbxHXIrLIO289x-b7SzInkRcZn8klAob_0BEb09Vc_pfVAF01NognRvPlKmFfmCZ4f4V70iRlX9GxqlwOI_spFp-mK91SzDYACJDOfEVzG3hy5L6cxy5HwJIlBsJCNfh1jvBSrwL8lzhoSpCAnsHRpO31at0qvQI2C6tpe8wfH_FWc13nYBQJ6PFnK/w640-h480/IMG_4444.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The little tree that is desperately trying to hang on is pretty marginal.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcI3Qggu4keKtC3kufPWXcv-BZo35OgUeaOh0NXYZULcbXA9w1wvVAVMdhQ1iYCwLr2qL3RG3l2UWZzmGftG2eRrkNB6Usr__wugHkaNV2EhvLOtjQUmsa6Bu8LyyEhgadeNNmnMG2qRBzYbGUCmbYkaB8nM1BgKXY34WoHJs6rNElEdm7Na7jRb9faDD4/s4032/IMG_4448.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcI3Qggu4keKtC3kufPWXcv-BZo35OgUeaOh0NXYZULcbXA9w1wvVAVMdhQ1iYCwLr2qL3RG3l2UWZzmGftG2eRrkNB6Usr__wugHkaNV2EhvLOtjQUmsa6Bu8LyyEhgadeNNmnMG2qRBzYbGUCmbYkaB8nM1BgKXY34WoHJs6rNElEdm7Na7jRb9faDD4/w640-h480/IMG_4448.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The flying secondary anchor is pretty desperate.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LAnhdquyQr7Jpyzqtsk0zEGIE-ujqrihH4NiIBpKaHIWurDD7Y1V2mRjXTWEFJcSuPHikWM1IRO4mss-PFqRgG5Z3VAXwdo0bU-f7yAIH4uki6QpLeIxa40BVnbEbXuIbx_-sNf2uDEx1UuCdQoO7AI2w9ksLobLdYNkNPCs4-U1adtn1jCKYy0-sJ0W/s4032/IMG_4451.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LAnhdquyQr7Jpyzqtsk0zEGIE-ujqrihH4NiIBpKaHIWurDD7Y1V2mRjXTWEFJcSuPHikWM1IRO4mss-PFqRgG5Z3VAXwdo0bU-f7yAIH4uki6QpLeIxa40BVnbEbXuIbx_-sNf2uDEx1UuCdQoO7AI2w9ksLobLdYNkNPCs4-U1adtn1jCKYy0-sJ0W/w640-h480/IMG_4451.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">There is enough black rope, no need for the second rope, carabiner and unstable clove hitch</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUT106HMz5qmO37UyqTTrmA5cB9QqByk3nX__4KbQNmeHViqpdtWHnuV36Ke6n9RQS4w9f9kgsZ2EJpBIbIKFPOvIsGQ5GO5arex53RzrGTVTB9VWqH7F6hRW2jtv5SHnrngw3AOmeiEAKof8GO9jfjNJsEOtCH89ogvHmKirHIEBgVLvPNAy2A_D7Tu1D/s4032/IMG_4453.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUT106HMz5qmO37UyqTTrmA5cB9QqByk3nX__4KbQNmeHViqpdtWHnuV36Ke6n9RQS4w9f9kgsZ2EJpBIbIKFPOvIsGQ5GO5arex53RzrGTVTB9VWqH7F6hRW2jtv5SHnrngw3AOmeiEAKof8GO9jfjNJsEOtCH89ogvHmKirHIEBgVLvPNAy2A_D7Tu1D/w640-h480/IMG_4453.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">One carabiner and thin non-climbing rope don't make an ideal anchor.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-IMrGHyRRfyUH3lXTr3aCKpbMdjofmGEAb0DEG3dSwbB56pHFsUaCeuZe4_jrei2naM5r_pVmt78e3cjXtUuHcK96z6ahpDMU7jWEai8vEhbOTtiU7Pz60xFlVmJHPnEsRE6j58OsMZre1jgIra6uGDc_O6ocddz21hlkhNinDhZ8qvOYES3-6SsKZON/s4032/IMG_4455.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-IMrGHyRRfyUH3lXTr3aCKpbMdjofmGEAb0DEG3dSwbB56pHFsUaCeuZe4_jrei2naM5r_pVmt78e3cjXtUuHcK96z6ahpDMU7jWEai8vEhbOTtiU7Pz60xFlVmJHPnEsRE6j58OsMZre1jgIra6uGDc_O6ocddz21hlkhNinDhZ8qvOYES3-6SsKZON/w480-h640/IMG_4455.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">This anchor tree above Kindergarten died during the winter.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-48133503027644014152024-02-23T21:54:00.002-05:002024-02-23T21:54:35.379-05:00One anchor got someone hurt.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LCaF9dup3vfV-bLG3iQWJtlsc73JyLkwxHH6z3Nk1mfTZxoxNaXJ93LxGDaQtEAoxu9Nh_LoF6uYxUiEJYNcvlEFrzTnfP4PAjHIoz-phZsTMkPHZNfa-6T3erIO9LPevfo0Hg8RYI8HrxyLMUSmfwemE3awqzyp2ykY8sHlQl3W5hFVwvZ2lHaQ7juG/s4032/IMG_4401.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LCaF9dup3vfV-bLG3iQWJtlsc73JyLkwxHH6z3Nk1mfTZxoxNaXJ93LxGDaQtEAoxu9Nh_LoF6uYxUiEJYNcvlEFrzTnfP4PAjHIoz-phZsTMkPHZNfa-6T3erIO9LPevfo0Hg8RYI8HrxyLMUSmfwemE3awqzyp2ykY8sHlQl3W5hFVwvZ2lHaQ7juG/w480-h640/IMG_4401.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The flying directional is brutal on the tree and usually creates anchors with over 90 degree angles.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNC-zKHpLfnJmNHQKA0JWylMmDmoVsSnf_4j4QKxINosNQ8_AvJL9v-at5lTvRrpj7H4ig8EfqWZ41net_hIIqt3NLLBSU7EMe5jWyB4hcHuuFkONZGbNHVFS9g06q4lWkzF2L8roO8NDi1uX_TIZ7muf8Jnqky98wj5jBIrT5pGWdFkXZ53BilP8XoNKJ/s4032/IMG_4402.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNC-zKHpLfnJmNHQKA0JWylMmDmoVsSnf_4j4QKxINosNQ8_AvJL9v-at5lTvRrpj7H4ig8EfqWZ41net_hIIqt3NLLBSU7EMe5jWyB4hcHuuFkONZGbNHVFS9g06q4lWkzF2L8roO8NDi1uX_TIZ7muf8Jnqky98wj5jBIrT5pGWdFkXZ53BilP8XoNKJ/w480-h640/IMG_4402.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">That's the climbing rope running over lots of sharp edges.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3qhRI1hOwOIqG9_y4qiRg_MJiGJJYgzguicwKFPmCTAj9PRbTSuW8U1JmPlophXcGWfdB52v0dUZNngMcGlna0stPoUB9yWBplDAIRi3Dm1HGSxinY4N7BtPosS-VQK7Bf5SBH7gBQiAb5GAFsGBFgGRG1h1N89-pzE0D0tGQUE6s6AZcygVeHJeXIIL/s4032/IMG_4419.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3qhRI1hOwOIqG9_y4qiRg_MJiGJJYgzguicwKFPmCTAj9PRbTSuW8U1JmPlophXcGWfdB52v0dUZNngMcGlna0stPoUB9yWBplDAIRi3Dm1HGSxinY4N7BtPosS-VQK7Bf5SBH7gBQiAb5GAFsGBFgGRG1h1N89-pzE0D0tGQUE6s6AZcygVeHJeXIIL/w480-h640/IMG_4419.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">ONE carabiner.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCEjVmPlGKg8k6ysR025LeCcOnZe4GwXQBew-yHy-fWYXATLk8IPrF-jCfJkzrB1tTclSqwSXwJbC6DyqZcoPQHFLU6SP7mhUCqg8lWifI9q1EHM1EyaGBinde7hgXT6YtZK4dym3SN7LvezBIryHiYz-N3DGtFl9_gKm-lugkbaHLuSsSCDnNMRpde26/s4032/IMG_4433.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCEjVmPlGKg8k6ysR025LeCcOnZe4GwXQBew-yHy-fWYXATLk8IPrF-jCfJkzrB1tTclSqwSXwJbC6DyqZcoPQHFLU6SP7mhUCqg8lWifI9q1EHM1EyaGBinde7hgXT6YtZK4dym3SN7LvezBIryHiYz-N3DGtFl9_gKm-lugkbaHLuSsSCDnNMRpde26/w480-h640/IMG_4433.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">This one caused an injury. The anchors were ten feet apart, at a 90 degree angle. Note the use of the loose rock.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BfSAUrO7Ev91K-Or9u4s6MkPLMBO2Bp5m5_frPv4fTydcvlMo_0GEGJFcPCqf_-4mV_9i0op-weYPxqHtEk7OpXqSl8ZWoY4pP5RSykJup20yqvmOKjdkVd3Svpp4T_zZHiEhh4p0ciJ9a5ia37mRShCR7kSYYG1M9EOYiez1qv8UWrcc4WZKXlBpfhS/s4032/IMG_4434.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BfSAUrO7Ev91K-Or9u4s6MkPLMBO2Bp5m5_frPv4fTydcvlMo_0GEGJFcPCqf_-4mV_9i0op-weYPxqHtEk7OpXqSl8ZWoY4pP5RSykJup20yqvmOKjdkVd3Svpp4T_zZHiEhh4p0ciJ9a5ia37mRShCR7kSYYG1M9EOYiez1qv8UWrcc4WZKXlBpfhS/s320/IMG_4434.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The tree is just too small.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-20685365297725398072024-01-26T13:26:00.001-05:002024-01-26T13:26:36.412-05:00The thought process its elusive.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQRnGtFJjAwGlx5OnGfFO6bQ8nhRMnBS3QtgtOaKkaXIgGQK2SmmuRDFzHCz5lkpPkOp4BkusrGC065fCEj5qJ3PrOA_SfJLYfxYFeTIldDJ233N1sb4vFRXjFgDPP7N2V3h6JI_8Pzu1p6b_xWHxtJ6aoJhNBxF0ln0gf91dvhTc7QxorrFjgqIlw8g9/s4032/IMG_4373.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQRnGtFJjAwGlx5OnGfFO6bQ8nhRMnBS3QtgtOaKkaXIgGQK2SmmuRDFzHCz5lkpPkOp4BkusrGC065fCEj5qJ3PrOA_SfJLYfxYFeTIldDJ233N1sb4vFRXjFgDPP7N2V3h6JI_8Pzu1p6b_xWHxtJ6aoJhNBxF0ln0gf91dvhTc7QxorrFjgqIlw8g9/w480-h640/IMG_4373.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Learn to tie off a bowline. Carabiners have been known to disappear at Carderock and Great Falls. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq37B38dtopIAtLgjFubRunaF83XT2tJY_mguiQiv0B5pkdfSJRJL7F_JWVTUzEbHKy-tlVP6RYKyI8DLjqxKvqBl0zERaYjEH7J_s3JjL71VN9MftnHfMFcMGJlIH6Rt6YLJsFu0mjf7tUpP5-DuxbmFpjbprzGahQLyQIFaEaP_sSLWBM5RkO8-wv2B/s4032/IMG_4383.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq37B38dtopIAtLgjFubRunaF83XT2tJY_mguiQiv0B5pkdfSJRJL7F_JWVTUzEbHKy-tlVP6RYKyI8DLjqxKvqBl0zERaYjEH7J_s3JjL71VN9MftnHfMFcMGJlIH6Rt6YLJsFu0mjf7tUpP5-DuxbmFpjbprzGahQLyQIFaEaP_sSLWBM5RkO8-wv2B/w640-h480/IMG_4383.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect for tripping hikers.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1lvxRnN7c7zCruc4ukKT3RKa6zFeGEc3zyOShTaWIWdGKGmyW_n31w8xP9o5I1BqYiL2_Fd4BCLP8gUj4QO7OlWg1n6pCvOpkzN1K-XYBrletkCHqHmcbCCFI-nEdn39YgCJIZBkCtxVz8nZXITOU0KaaMkkrEKkhkbsMP8tmWPqqpEw_sPooExfJ0IN/s4032/IMG_4385.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1lvxRnN7c7zCruc4ukKT3RKa6zFeGEc3zyOShTaWIWdGKGmyW_n31w8xP9o5I1BqYiL2_Fd4BCLP8gUj4QO7OlWg1n6pCvOpkzN1K-XYBrletkCHqHmcbCCFI-nEdn39YgCJIZBkCtxVz8nZXITOU0KaaMkkrEKkhkbsMP8tmWPqqpEw_sPooExfJ0IN/w480-h640/IMG_4385.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">That's a single carabiner at the climbing rope.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaAfdf55prpbVrobhgMo2CTSC_-spG6QR-RlY1kqs7b0IDk33-VVZwkVJMRQsEv4NRhoY8RXegOrDv5cQGei8cNTAhK6SNG9ghPawHV2lobKsAFHKZypZmdXnvvLSAfpOEVBWuHyBcsa8O_OLbCdJjCcHy3545i4KqhoqDZRMuY0kfMO2FtGLi3r285-J/s4032/IMG_4395.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaAfdf55prpbVrobhgMo2CTSC_-spG6QR-RlY1kqs7b0IDk33-VVZwkVJMRQsEv4NRhoY8RXegOrDv5cQGei8cNTAhK6SNG9ghPawHV2lobKsAFHKZypZmdXnvvLSAfpOEVBWuHyBcsa8O_OLbCdJjCcHy3545i4KqhoqDZRMuY0kfMO2FtGLi3r285-J/w640-h480/IMG_4395.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">That's not redundant, and thin webbing on the rock is what you call suboptimal.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWfDyhCtxASGyEV4V9AQ1_wFC6-MuK9H4FaqRt3NSJeD1IX8jI-_UjTTiI90iY8_qywWNLGeHQ-bVzI7pe2g2DoUSkJkUWlcOQ33W8-moyLZ3piN-SOHgPEi31CgQQvrDFiSvdfL-ym68rGzeG7v_d_tJLpjrw4He4zLAjOwKJAt8sEh1E_CLAz7aqlZK/s4032/IMG_4396.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWfDyhCtxASGyEV4V9AQ1_wFC6-MuK9H4FaqRt3NSJeD1IX8jI-_UjTTiI90iY8_qywWNLGeHQ-bVzI7pe2g2DoUSkJkUWlcOQ33W8-moyLZ3piN-SOHgPEi31CgQQvrDFiSvdfL-ym68rGzeG7v_d_tJLpjrw4He4zLAjOwKJAt8sEh1E_CLAz7aqlZK/w640-h480/IMG_4396.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">This is called a "Yard Sale", lay everything out and clip it together.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0KCvXjuoJjj_38gep7tpd9iZ0KEmw0YnuAQHyBhUufF9Y5OUnj5nOvyDlcxC5KAjuQytQoVBCq94Oxhco_1qUzsvoa-d6EtnxjEFWzmVQ0YlmUWRKF8GFxP_E9Y1jokv0VruwMSORrKNVP_s3DHWxSYgspd6pq2ANFRWfdsSYIPor6Gf0n4ufEPxrzdR/s4032/IMG_4384.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0KCvXjuoJjj_38gep7tpd9iZ0KEmw0YnuAQHyBhUufF9Y5OUnj5nOvyDlcxC5KAjuQytQoVBCq94Oxhco_1qUzsvoa-d6EtnxjEFWzmVQ0YlmUWRKF8GFxP_E9Y1jokv0VruwMSORrKNVP_s3DHWxSYgspd6pq2ANFRWfdsSYIPor6Gf0n4ufEPxrzdR/w480-h640/IMG_4384.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">A lot of thought went into this, not good thought, but a lot. Some of the hardware are Quicklinks, not carabiners, so no gate.</div></span><p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-69752905757082476332023-11-25T22:39:00.002-05:002023-11-25T22:39:51.665-05:00Scourge of the crags.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lSFH_UZ5SAHJ9XeNISmv7i2_tFKoFCY9-0GgMretV0R-ctaqRANOz_xvcHcJ06f-uWo6miXdefNmjO0FYD-O2W-ESX4Ro6QI0Qa1tP8J6t1t6WT_t1lbO0-UniwDYipmnaffz4J8WAO2JuTJjyO8jxWit6oi9fK06akkL3-Oe4ynCPDPoBSOZysaEVY1/s4032/IMG_4348.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lSFH_UZ5SAHJ9XeNISmv7i2_tFKoFCY9-0GgMretV0R-ctaqRANOz_xvcHcJ06f-uWo6miXdefNmjO0FYD-O2W-ESX4Ro6QI0Qa1tP8J6t1t6WT_t1lbO0-UniwDYipmnaffz4J8WAO2JuTJjyO8jxWit6oi9fK06akkL3-Oe4ynCPDPoBSOZysaEVY1/w480-h640/IMG_4348.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tiny tree, single bowline, no stopper knot, boat rope, good thing the other anchor was OK.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9v_hXIRWJOwPNT2Rk6L_1gKSNFIJGHrwoT3Uld0_s4tGMhmYFPfwnVOJSnVOfh3h0Du8lsLh73PK0pdR5EZ9kNB4VrX5oBqAa8TjDfXw4oqSWzN4xazfRLsxOYJUwDWeNhETe4_YblzhqBhPgQzeameE733uSfQw98iD4Eo4kB2bxtcR4NwLZ1GWR3RJ/s4032/IMG_4349.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9v_hXIRWJOwPNT2Rk6L_1gKSNFIJGHrwoT3Uld0_s4tGMhmYFPfwnVOJSnVOfh3h0Du8lsLh73PK0pdR5EZ9kNB4VrX5oBqAa8TjDfXw4oqSWzN4xazfRLsxOYJUwDWeNhETe4_YblzhqBhPgQzeameE733uSfQw98iD4Eo4kB2bxtcR4NwLZ1GWR3RJ/w640-h480/IMG_4349.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Hammock, chairs, the psychotic dog tied to the tree and boom box were removed.</span></div><p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-5468576059764127902023-11-19T19:21:00.002-05:002023-11-19T19:21:44.494-05:00Beautiful day, ugly anchors.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bEPqT0m4K_u13bPG4_6BJamaSXpqJ_lnaGo1x8ZINgoltrA8C_ikjDNE3zikGcx9NWEeYAkXBqB9KKyUNVf6gy3DyeX8XbfkSnZYZ6vknZj7ZgDZcNRcsJnFkh4YFU93kLCJatMOrHM5qL6EL12aIidMkFm07QLMHtz1Gb1aZ_L9eNt2svZBVXthYgW7/w640-h480/IMG_4339.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Skinny alpine runners, single carabiners, this accessory cord.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoZ-aDLLAwsV00mm95OzKfhLIip9vMAVkMW2lLpOZ4p3LUd35ytiO0fLKuDifijkhZUcLpZ69z8nvLeW0I628p8ondyjyDyW5gtdU8on7Sd-ruIReU61YMm7ofbSgwuUgDpI0bNiiYN7rSOihiTlJkIowbItBVJ2Kh8rtJ_3LZcnyVBEF0riR0TSBX9uv/s4032/IMG_4340.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoZ-aDLLAwsV00mm95OzKfhLIip9vMAVkMW2lLpOZ4p3LUd35ytiO0fLKuDifijkhZUcLpZ69z8nvLeW0I628p8ondyjyDyW5gtdU8on7Sd-ruIReU61YMm7ofbSgwuUgDpI0bNiiYN7rSOihiTlJkIowbItBVJ2Kh8rtJ_3LZcnyVBEF0riR0TSBX9uv/w640-h480/IMG_4340.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4YOiiLQHH2n3DuOuSYqN5Y9VWiKld3rPf2XVIjocpCgZBlQf_4TDTQlVngEJa371q9Ddlqrxt6zpc_1zV2t_I7cL8uyWYyaxwISxsAKclvLwnDpucuBsrE_woKwXW_4OWmHVqdJuO-_1CvCxfOjzXF_3H8Ow9o7bJc1NInvqRmrsfrIXk8SwJV38Bxd3/w640-h480/IMG_4342.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Why would you use only one trunk of the tree?</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-69625961549795477102023-11-12T19:24:00.004-05:002023-11-12T19:24:40.349-05:00They said it was their first time climbing outside.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-e0IuXef4kfdcixwyzMr8Yzq0lQuSJyYZ1MA8g9wsOBXKzbxJRgpOFeESgP2_s46kFTmXc6Sd8Nmo2LEO0AHzi8gGE24hvrHbGh7ypi4BhiTertBWG0VbutJQQG-394zYI1FEUo5zUvpBHtgeVwuSuoysN1drPv1s4llcet1VUJqdoz13n4YVxbJMQ-z/s4032/IMG_4318.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-e0IuXef4kfdcixwyzMr8Yzq0lQuSJyYZ1MA8g9wsOBXKzbxJRgpOFeESgP2_s46kFTmXc6Sd8Nmo2LEO0AHzi8gGE24hvrHbGh7ypi4BhiTertBWG0VbutJQQG-394zYI1FEUo5zUvpBHtgeVwuSuoysN1drPv1s4llcet1VUJqdoz13n4YVxbJMQ-z/w640-h480/IMG_4318.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">They had rope to spare but added the runner, carabiner and clove hitch, all potential points of failure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvg9Uejm6_dGt2UuF3O4Sg_zVhruee2zBCOR21kP6KNn_gDX1b_0-JDq-EdegDTaz5MpG8wXz3N9DwjIR63wX-Coc9028gghyphenhyphenxdg41ZPPrT6gpp63MLo1afn5S0N2ijwgzgYTa0IGlyHlGgWQ-yB4uD1Bv6XjFk0xmSFK_dBuOum5k7rXUgxuZDhN7AoBy/s4032/IMG_4320.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvg9Uejm6_dGt2UuF3O4Sg_zVhruee2zBCOR21kP6KNn_gDX1b_0-JDq-EdegDTaz5MpG8wXz3N9DwjIR63wX-Coc9028gghyphenhyphenxdg41ZPPrT6gpp63MLo1afn5S0N2ijwgzgYTa0IGlyHlGgWQ-yB4uD1Bv6XjFk0xmSFK_dBuOum5k7rXUgxuZDhN7AoBy/w480-h640/IMG_4320.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Brand new static line in need of a bigger anchor. They survived their first trip outside.</span></div><p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-90774401089472025362023-11-06T11:42:00.001-05:002023-11-06T11:42:37.482-05:00Death warrant?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2gw3AN10bQBkJ97bWypenDlJhqYtGq99B0dtFKQVA9ReAbgUswKhQks7WB7ecAID7OC9Kx1SLGzi_Tc9Edg6_6GK41uTEKGEJIwzMLol2Ve8LK_Lf_OVtdLK_63lGrFUF5iNWAtBSbkcuo4I5Xs1n3ux-3bZ1G8jMfJB9bQX1KiP_jTJj3VqSs8S1RYv/s4032/IMG_4303.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2gw3AN10bQBkJ97bWypenDlJhqYtGq99B0dtFKQVA9ReAbgUswKhQks7WB7ecAID7OC9Kx1SLGzi_Tc9Edg6_6GK41uTEKGEJIwzMLol2Ve8LK_Lf_OVtdLK_63lGrFUF5iNWAtBSbkcuo4I5Xs1n3ux-3bZ1G8jMfJB9bQX1KiP_jTJj3VqSs8S1RYv/w640-h480/IMG_4303.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Buy enough rope. Adding slings and carabiners introduces points of failure. Anchoring high in the tree increases leverage. A clove hitch isn't the best top rope anchor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevj08VuPWN6kvSwt6gnnox2lTwSSawrSGt2_fa7mx_lFDZiGESyvPtzbxONM7p0gs_shxCXreUlD-oEvr6AgYiMwMd5Q_yG0YFc6lKEvCmo__Wex9XGofBITSNpx6njtNIKMSuG3geZjQWStC-ENkBCMwmz8a4lCK1s5dcknXcRA-m_PZUMKpDrZINGBQ/s4032/IMG_4306.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevj08VuPWN6kvSwt6gnnox2lTwSSawrSGt2_fa7mx_lFDZiGESyvPtzbxONM7p0gs_shxCXreUlD-oEvr6AgYiMwMd5Q_yG0YFc6lKEvCmo__Wex9XGofBITSNpx6njtNIKMSuG3geZjQWStC-ENkBCMwmz8a4lCK1s5dcknXcRA-m_PZUMKpDrZINGBQ/w480-h640/IMG_4306.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is the anchor for Ronnie's Leap. Orange paint usually means cutting down the tree, or did they mean just cut one dead limb? The tree is fine and losing it would greatly complicate anchors on these popular climbs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwqwNdK-Y_bvC4UtBDLmeR2PP2zmk5R7s_X4gH7vtplKKeYfVtu8oENjrQserJmDBciQe0EF_gQBBFZh3oSQ92_QhCGIrR2EmXPfzn_FP04PshCVhu_R7yZGnJ2qRRBhJIp5V5UTzbC0ujQIvX6usmlPFiObJveI9jh4HQ6BN5Exo6AFxccfW_5F_6_WC/s4032/IMG_4307.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwqwNdK-Y_bvC4UtBDLmeR2PP2zmk5R7s_X4gH7vtplKKeYfVtu8oENjrQserJmDBciQe0EF_gQBBFZh3oSQ92_QhCGIrR2EmXPfzn_FP04PshCVhu_R7yZGnJ2qRRBhJIp5V5UTzbC0ujQIvX6usmlPFiObJveI9jh4HQ6BN5Exo6AFxccfW_5F_6_WC/w480-h640/IMG_4307.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2_bka0Avh7YitqjTjox_ixAGG8XL-biBAnmICPg2r7zJdSkWKnZAf9_1mY3kNcVX4sYlR40HZT8wn0jbKk5xYQobqkmLi1T6XtkHDBNz4wWH6iJV93QxS1XBhrwNWe8hVCLgZ6rLEg80O3C1Xj26LXv8cVP2cm-WIeBFuNbNLTmY592Oh5rTzEdHwA23/s4032/IMG_4308.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2_bka0Avh7YitqjTjox_ixAGG8XL-biBAnmICPg2r7zJdSkWKnZAf9_1mY3kNcVX4sYlR40HZT8wn0jbKk5xYQobqkmLi1T6XtkHDBNz4wWH6iJV93QxS1XBhrwNWe8hVCLgZ6rLEg80O3C1Xj26LXv8cVP2cm-WIeBFuNbNLTmY592Oh5rTzEdHwA23/w480-h640/IMG_4308.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Get a real anchor, webbing way up on the trees is sketchy and hard on the trees.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi8Q-Nn5WgdfntwUt4l73zs3sN7cNWzjxGXIULUDBnZSbM-lPVtUX9QDxMENVTlexVsleil8E71dL8wL_gKkN86B_T6ywIumb6sTddCXn_0SSIw27tZG4zRV9QdiIfiuPwECCHJ_6by_mx1iwUNEnuNxS6QxpfUJP5T_L4L-BP1S77micxSGwsV6L0Kb5/s4032/IMG_4309.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi8Q-Nn5WgdfntwUt4l73zs3sN7cNWzjxGXIULUDBnZSbM-lPVtUX9QDxMENVTlexVsleil8E71dL8wL_gKkN86B_T6ywIumb6sTddCXn_0SSIw27tZG4zRV9QdiIfiuPwECCHJ_6by_mx1iwUNEnuNxS6QxpfUJP5T_L4L-BP1S77micxSGwsV6L0Kb5/w480-h640/IMG_4309.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">One piece of webbing and the climbing rope is dragging over the top of the cliff.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-78806386032893760432023-10-28T20:55:00.000-04:002023-10-28T20:55:25.379-04:00Darwin Award winner.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_h61Tb3M3siy5LIRSckYV5RmKG8DjGMz8kJo7b1uqmHVr9nwPGkoIQRxjrAct6Ttm9nHdJ-L4Q6nF7jZNor4GpHRvny27By_WmncW0HmjYEpF1UKX5nAbwo5P690YYA2QSNFsHnmCOuEd6mAjT_0GWu5QJ0-oGG4kobYoh1Kma0jPbcHlvkDt5xhKAtwp/s4032/IMG_4269.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_h61Tb3M3siy5LIRSckYV5RmKG8DjGMz8kJo7b1uqmHVr9nwPGkoIQRxjrAct6Ttm9nHdJ-L4Q6nF7jZNor4GpHRvny27By_WmncW0HmjYEpF1UKX5nAbwo5P690YYA2QSNFsHnmCOuEd6mAjT_0GWu5QJ0-oGG4kobYoh1Kma0jPbcHlvkDt5xhKAtwp/w480-h640/IMG_4269.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Run the rope over a small rock and see if you can pull it out of the ground.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPlNBTGtwbLr5WlJPeETI-EjSO16yYQWEYheQfcUkOJsxbYPdxGt_EuDuiahmNKgErwuliMPQ5PIrTn9iojqcXen8FKR8Mi8J0YW2S1_Tqz82SY5TfkEA9MkwlRjIb0iYddKu0qLDazqiRChPEXBKYCqLWKpPuBQ9YgCEgyGbqkGnSM-b41qzNXxG8uHb/s4032/IMG_4298.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPlNBTGtwbLr5WlJPeETI-EjSO16yYQWEYheQfcUkOJsxbYPdxGt_EuDuiahmNKgErwuliMPQ5PIrTn9iojqcXen8FKR8Mi8J0YW2S1_Tqz82SY5TfkEA9MkwlRjIb0iYddKu0qLDazqiRChPEXBKYCqLWKpPuBQ9YgCEgyGbqkGnSM-b41qzNXxG8uHb/w640-h480/IMG_4298.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The anchors are almost 180 degrees apart, single carabiners, and the anchors are way up in the trees. The tree on the right was shaking violently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><br /> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-55830821263867171512023-10-11T22:19:00.004-04:002023-10-11T22:19:54.402-04:00Return of clothes line.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGKQn0yrnkvSFwQjBbZMtn1YcZgzDBzPwLCcob-mKSP1Hysi3dSnmatIurRaASg3JDWlTSij-DUEMsz42sTeD0j4Bj-ucdEppwmhvCL2gntNWc17dGK_fc8smU8HFp2qO0YCgoC2uHX-saimkyEiyxeRL2oewlXMCZPnTdL5c7afg4CCrmS8y2ZK4oiPE/s4032/IMG_4233.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGKQn0yrnkvSFwQjBbZMtn1YcZgzDBzPwLCcob-mKSP1Hysi3dSnmatIurRaASg3JDWlTSij-DUEMsz42sTeD0j4Bj-ucdEppwmhvCL2gntNWc17dGK_fc8smU8HFp2qO0YCgoC2uHX-saimkyEiyxeRL2oewlXMCZPnTdL5c7afg4CCrmS8y2ZK4oiPE/w640-h480/IMG_4233.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">If you really want two anchors, don't make them off the same point.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsD4pB3drFpsyzf_1F9wKjWlKG3Vghcr14kGEDBP7HPiPB-mA4S0aOYfK3B4xf93_yjjxWDuOPfFpwhVritn44eahwsa7PiU8NYvAY0Z-VJi2D9KIZesDYZri3G0CyiZzPxFdtBijYejlNpu9JqlG9wjBEMJWS9G7BAUvz_00nVoXgazwWPaf-5Y7U9cli/s4032/IMG_4234.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsD4pB3drFpsyzf_1F9wKjWlKG3Vghcr14kGEDBP7HPiPB-mA4S0aOYfK3B4xf93_yjjxWDuOPfFpwhVritn44eahwsa7PiU8NYvAY0Z-VJi2D9KIZesDYZri3G0CyiZzPxFdtBijYejlNpu9JqlG9wjBEMJWS9G7BAUvz_00nVoXgazwWPaf-5Y7U9cli/w480-h640/IMG_4234.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of cams aren't a great help in this brittle rock.</div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZo3tBDpuJyAnmTx2lRHxONTS5LuhoGcnN4jn9nV1gb57c9D0DH_-1h8cnj2rBKy2FEMiLtxuuZs2aIOx3qqjrFPL8taIuTVlBP1VkIqtytjBXK6ClKYnTsawKaMeZGaAzr7hl3AT6gTfUWevw1MU_dait28Oi6RKIZuKwj1IK5I6q-ctVntGN2bWY_9M/s4032/IMG_4235.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZo3tBDpuJyAnmTx2lRHxONTS5LuhoGcnN4jn9nV1gb57c9D0DH_-1h8cnj2rBKy2FEMiLtxuuZs2aIOx3qqjrFPL8taIuTVlBP1VkIqtytjBXK6ClKYnTsawKaMeZGaAzr7hl3AT6gTfUWevw1MU_dait28Oi6RKIZuKwj1IK5I6q-ctVntGN2bWY_9M/w480-h640/IMG_4235.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">All that mess converges on one thin runner.</div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTWFigTU0ZNxJjKCwkRNHVjtJsXiRkhMnkRgatmNyCaMB3br2wKeR1EQTsKS-sC-3W3F1ka3sJ3FNUnk_WJ4Q1ZNVroUa-_4dYZEH3eWIQFo-efz1VbZfxt_7bF8n81-0KzxRfcA4gOyXwkYbqOdrvMb6mAFqorge_O6byUvlQpPeCc5m7IYD4SQ9Ryog/s4032/IMG_4239.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTWFigTU0ZNxJjKCwkRNHVjtJsXiRkhMnkRgatmNyCaMB3br2wKeR1EQTsKS-sC-3W3F1ka3sJ3FNUnk_WJ4Q1ZNVroUa-_4dYZEH3eWIQFo-efz1VbZfxt_7bF8n81-0KzxRfcA4gOyXwkYbqOdrvMb6mAFqorge_O6byUvlQpPeCc5m7IYD4SQ9Ryog/w640-h480/IMG_4239.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The dead stump and skinny tree seem to call to people.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoN1aECCPkGtGLaGd_ZgspXlTYI8Xt28z0wNFaFM_P5CPPbeR3nveCVc5kP05CyxYDdpMrvdBHLEFv2iOicikr0G3ovzDXJnQDoqHgsESEBK2B5RGfaMPw8ffrp5PIAXVWnJ8FDgDV1uccXEW702hIgUDTkbUmVmjEtWqdbkObiGWBo_02IjnEOtMafm5/s4032/IMG_4240.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoN1aECCPkGtGLaGd_ZgspXlTYI8Xt28z0wNFaFM_P5CPPbeR3nveCVc5kP05CyxYDdpMrvdBHLEFv2iOicikr0G3ovzDXJnQDoqHgsESEBK2B5RGfaMPw8ffrp5PIAXVWnJ8FDgDV1uccXEW702hIgUDTkbUmVmjEtWqdbkObiGWBo_02IjnEOtMafm5/w480-h640/IMG_4240.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The stump has 1/4" clothes line, this hasn't been seen in decades.</div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h3xSrn85OjqSa4Ip82eXvGNXvTF8voA5CooJm6p5KjfipGBzhpZeaMQVx9XJk9uLMFUa2ffmEX6dew6vQbqb2I2leUQxLyUEjrWE12KVz-bhuo6bYNK9zeZMEUW7aTZ6mTetqOn3GzmCsNwaUNBKgvsmoQccR1LWnPfrRqzVGMrl6YtSke5TwNj_55sS/s4032/IMG_4241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h3xSrn85OjqSa4Ip82eXvGNXvTF8voA5CooJm6p5KjfipGBzhpZeaMQVx9XJk9uLMFUa2ffmEX6dew6vQbqb2I2leUQxLyUEjrWE12KVz-bhuo6bYNK9zeZMEUW7aTZ6mTetqOn3GzmCsNwaUNBKgvsmoQccR1LWnPfrRqzVGMrl6YtSke5TwNj_55sS/w480-h640/IMG_4241.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The skinny tree gets a fat haul strap.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tNVt6kcbAnhvrvxDPV0dMrYO9KdYU-KHtbVNOqZw4kh_jCw6NMzgnd7c-7Xt-JdylC8m0R7Vp16D6WZTy7dfgxvv7ATwPrabTR-n4ake51vmKQ_NYn1ain7TcjlxXYDljy-ZqBtufZlUqb-b9KClqFTHhKMrx58WvHrPBuao5CFg8K7JXBeEf3dS2Ljl/s4032/IMG_4242.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tNVt6kcbAnhvrvxDPV0dMrYO9KdYU-KHtbVNOqZw4kh_jCw6NMzgnd7c-7Xt-JdylC8m0R7Vp16D6WZTy7dfgxvv7ATwPrabTR-n4ake51vmKQ_NYn1ain7TcjlxXYDljy-ZqBtufZlUqb-b9KClqFTHhKMrx58WvHrPBuao5CFg8K7JXBeEf3dS2Ljl/w480-h640/IMG_4242.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The clothes line goes to a single quick link, not a carabiner, there is no gate. I think that is a leaf caught in the rope.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4xNA_MVfzesE40GkS_jK8S1-IrXqnliDYnJdECxU1Jnjep2NSH44ml4NrsTopxHbTAYKD1dSZuIEl7ezmAXIOYh4o5VWQcp0ap4uko9ro0zztASzm8elEvP-hRwq-xh6oXDXUmE9ZS8x83RRQvJsDubW4fH733j8QnQ8w5zqS1Se-LzSDmVc9hRyFnwu/s4032/IMG_4244.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4xNA_MVfzesE40GkS_jK8S1-IrXqnliDYnJdECxU1Jnjep2NSH44ml4NrsTopxHbTAYKD1dSZuIEl7ezmAXIOYh4o5VWQcp0ap4uko9ro0zztASzm8elEvP-hRwq-xh6oXDXUmE9ZS8x83RRQvJsDubW4fH733j8QnQ8w5zqS1Se-LzSDmVc9hRyFnwu/w640-h480/IMG_4244.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here the stump is paired with a tree with mostly exposed roots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbGNAO2NdlsccFz0z4NoaRvcwRlu0RqqwhNCXiN8zdwnVzVrSU0T7YXpRFPqvfn2KvojFbq-UWyk5AnPfQfUkPauwpP3sQy1oNie6CdVNPLgfSTgwIEIbsuZ3DLW-wfWS8R5Lgpa4OHnjxZL5hOnaky_tpgQeKdcHBqHPAV_GU2ccZQ5utum3tHXXqVa_/s4032/IMG_4245.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbGNAO2NdlsccFz0z4NoaRvcwRlu0RqqwhNCXiN8zdwnVzVrSU0T7YXpRFPqvfn2KvojFbq-UWyk5AnPfQfUkPauwpP3sQy1oNie6CdVNPLgfSTgwIEIbsuZ3DLW-wfWS8R5Lgpa4OHnjxZL5hOnaky_tpgQeKdcHBqHPAV_GU2ccZQ5utum3tHXXqVa_/w480-h640/IMG_4245.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The anchors meet at two non-locking ovals that are being side loaded.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58iP6GiWWOc7UQI2AUVD_TqH7knP817y7OZt-D_1LtOozBFbHaEv1ZtauqOyi6sgGINGlGaHPyOpIGl1_Ki0DWChaT0SLoBMZCtD0e088kzAVE3ElNvGh5GfRLELSiZuaEza7U0vCJcBAi57iWN0YJQLmI4Y3gs3DMn-h36X7v7xT05PPM2kwNxA17tMU/s4032/IMG_4247.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58iP6GiWWOc7UQI2AUVD_TqH7knP817y7OZt-D_1LtOozBFbHaEv1ZtauqOyi6sgGINGlGaHPyOpIGl1_Ki0DWChaT0SLoBMZCtD0e088kzAVE3ElNvGh5GfRLELSiZuaEza7U0vCJcBAi57iWN0YJQLmI4Y3gs3DMn-h36X7v7xT05PPM2kwNxA17tMU/w480-h640/IMG_4247.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is what you call suboptimal, the rope can saw away at the webbing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhE81JzM8XHgJST8MrHmDSyb8uFUd-PtD3hs4dqvA0AjrfK0ZI4K3BQz9uIu6zgQI2NLd6b9iqUs6gj1C-PO3af5uWmtpPVbF39X4p63N08jvHViMnJhDqo3MMQeV91-SEIG2UePIkD8dJg8k75s7UrJ4Xf6y1HJ-N48d7J8Ak52OXUuvDsjv-PKa1O26V/s4032/IMG_4249.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhE81JzM8XHgJST8MrHmDSyb8uFUd-PtD3hs4dqvA0AjrfK0ZI4K3BQz9uIu6zgQI2NLd6b9iqUs6gj1C-PO3af5uWmtpPVbF39X4p63N08jvHViMnJhDqo3MMQeV91-SEIG2UePIkD8dJg8k75s7UrJ4Xf6y1HJ-N48d7J8Ak52OXUuvDsjv-PKa1O26V/w640-h480/IMG_4249.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We call this a yard sale, lay out everything you own and clip it together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJknJb-g0UK8iEwPlgXHsbMl3ivEi839I4n_9iUJH-McMG5PGynIdBfmGFa3o1dwFxW0A6dyJKGON_rLUvUVW88IDXsYii3chRh0KJ76bcsfFmDb4iT8Pd8y8nniOkEQg6xaUwuUyS-Dmc0YtBAUBMvd68jGuLOBf0Atav3tMJh6JWL95or6N7H7i6rl2M/s4032/IMG_4250.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJknJb-g0UK8iEwPlgXHsbMl3ivEi839I4n_9iUJH-McMG5PGynIdBfmGFa3o1dwFxW0A6dyJKGON_rLUvUVW88IDXsYii3chRh0KJ76bcsfFmDb4iT8Pd8y8nniOkEQg6xaUwuUyS-Dmc0YtBAUBMvd68jGuLOBf0Atav3tMJh6JWL95or6N7H7i6rl2M/w640-h480/IMG_4250.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Not quite a tensionless anchor, the lines shouldn't cross and three wraps are the minimum.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lXaSr0cDtj4__XUi-hRBg27aPjpZRh7Sr96oJRDP0ItQkD6qji4BUqt0c0ghxb-al2Y-aeyXRe1DU7dRtSCMhQP0J3J0Z8GZxVFphqfhYBPojlm88p_AeomJHlZ_Rmg6MF6gmmCEbMLdiy2wUDbO5yEPRdbzpmB2gUu9WGL1Fb4kIFwKZnQ8PqmIkCZM/s4032/IMG_4251.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lXaSr0cDtj4__XUi-hRBg27aPjpZRh7Sr96oJRDP0ItQkD6qji4BUqt0c0ghxb-al2Y-aeyXRe1DU7dRtSCMhQP0J3J0Z8GZxVFphqfhYBPojlm88p_AeomJHlZ_Rmg6MF6gmmCEbMLdiy2wUDbO5yEPRdbzpmB2gUu9WGL1Fb4kIFwKZnQ8PqmIkCZM/w640-h480/IMG_4251.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Another daisy chain, these things are expensive for anchors.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-30646679046164134592023-10-06T22:45:00.001-04:002023-10-06T22:45:18.478-04:00Tie off a big enough rock.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_MLSbjlqC0rYin85qRLMbL76Ppu8556r2S66Nb5SrotF1Urg16dtOGZ0KpDGMhaAMejThbZt7SNJpDLQMp8rcbxro4E3fmKWDd1Tobibiw2cXDqIU7INNcFsgM9tboa047ZJ02LKy-tut3rrJ9J9jcNLgPC8p6dTUKXvIxjDlfZbVDydO8qBkOPBMfUb/s4032/IMG_4224.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_MLSbjlqC0rYin85qRLMbL76Ppu8556r2S66Nb5SrotF1Urg16dtOGZ0KpDGMhaAMejThbZt7SNJpDLQMp8rcbxro4E3fmKWDd1Tobibiw2cXDqIU7INNcFsgM9tboa047ZJ02LKy-tut3rrJ9J9jcNLgPC8p6dTUKXvIxjDlfZbVDydO8qBkOPBMfUb/w640-h480/IMG_4224.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The single rock has been known to move. Sling both rocks, they have never moved.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnSz-_YPWFYLxOA76vsfgD-3cF75gYxtvUUXyMFJK15RReGHfp2yK_yWOK491G1QQFPG6yBnjOITaTp068HXSHe7IZv2NyAyGecCyec43dA-UBEePC43nhMG3Pcrr4J2unmFNLSQOmduZS4ezVr-JqFon3znmzAKPgf-y7ovxruu6MWxYBW7WMAyaC6dn/s4032/IMG_4225.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnSz-_YPWFYLxOA76vsfgD-3cF75gYxtvUUXyMFJK15RReGHfp2yK_yWOK491G1QQFPG6yBnjOITaTp068HXSHe7IZv2NyAyGecCyec43dA-UBEePC43nhMG3Pcrr4J2unmFNLSQOmduZS4ezVr-JqFon3znmzAKPgf-y7ovxruu6MWxYBW7WMAyaC6dn/w480-h640/IMG_4225.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">I wouldn't use that, and I wouldn't tie a bowline without a stopper knot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru482j7R1V_Xtvbn4HEWy0BH-Z3c_-wSOsvMFV0Vozh8GXNqdCaxJZuNJ3DdfEvI5c8arbTKIDslnVTGO_Fb8bq0RQfX6lM0I3W-zkj0wU3QiwW3heY6qivBCSy2eUX4BRyUL1oaImdyuBvrNmHSQZcuFs2ggVYhfeLNWbn2X7GHZmiFGCxlh_bVkrO9E/s4032/IMG_4230.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru482j7R1V_Xtvbn4HEWy0BH-Z3c_-wSOsvMFV0Vozh8GXNqdCaxJZuNJ3DdfEvI5c8arbTKIDslnVTGO_Fb8bq0RQfX6lM0I3W-zkj0wU3QiwW3heY6qivBCSy2eUX4BRyUL1oaImdyuBvrNmHSQZcuFs2ggVYhfeLNWbn2X7GHZmiFGCxlh_bVkrO9E/w480-h640/IMG_4230.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Don't leave your expensive haul bag at the top for somebody to steal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTteT2a8MsF5lnY5dWwZo37jrH6AFCash0JWwaTXp92fI4oSsGW-AI8rcrQq56d8jinmDmfBIE9bIwyebkNcXsEgd4lwG5L4-_NUQgPh3waLPF6bXE7M94Ce2l4fSdmbXyBYIcW2cz06-Hg7CDQ9sKRS82Ol2lzkUWOvC1_vDMEjT40A_sjk8IP9HXra0O/s4032/IMG_4231.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTteT2a8MsF5lnY5dWwZo37jrH6AFCash0JWwaTXp92fI4oSsGW-AI8rcrQq56d8jinmDmfBIE9bIwyebkNcXsEgd4lwG5L4-_NUQgPh3waLPF6bXE7M94Ce2l4fSdmbXyBYIcW2cz06-Hg7CDQ9sKRS82Ol2lzkUWOvC1_vDMEjT40A_sjk8IP9HXra0O/w640-h480/IMG_4231.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe the extra rope piled at the left wasn't enough to get around the boulder. Note the unstable clove hitch backed up with an overhand.</div></span>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-53663561831466820852023-09-28T00:54:00.000-04:002023-09-28T00:54:04.989-04:00Optimism<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPi4H9QOuGlstOJRIDsKvoUDJC4a-f6gn74LOBKFn0FuN_dJ1SFrAgyIUuaSwuqM74RX7-CPP7sA4dT7K6AWgShalL_mgxwh5YiKDP8pAHPhnhGGVsBKtSoIlKGQmrkcHEF6XwLA4I43j6W0e1eCoWvfkuLhTtbv8kgmPcda0ivxMYmba34EzzCX12Qzp/s4032/IMG_4204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPi4H9QOuGlstOJRIDsKvoUDJC4a-f6gn74LOBKFn0FuN_dJ1SFrAgyIUuaSwuqM74RX7-CPP7sA4dT7K6AWgShalL_mgxwh5YiKDP8pAHPhnhGGVsBKtSoIlKGQmrkcHEF6XwLA4I43j6W0e1eCoWvfkuLhTtbv8kgmPcda0ivxMYmba34EzzCX12Qzp/w640-h480/IMG_4204.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">One rope goes to the too small tree, the other off to distant tree. Why not the enormous tree? Longer anchors invite points of failure and stretch more.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMA9qQcJsw3IC1nwuQdUgSgp1lf5-6CynPOtjdwFVocoNQ1_iOtksPqVvaEt7FLaa0CtqmZDfCLoijSpkrDJesGEmZsuTDorsGYH7jWVAvOTtAMdJPdBs4dLL_be209lHEOAlQcs-7bUt3iP6fjJrfA01saAZ_CoBPZiCYFGOiRvQ8yf8R4auPm2ZzyqG/s4032/IMG_4212.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMA9qQcJsw3IC1nwuQdUgSgp1lf5-6CynPOtjdwFVocoNQ1_iOtksPqVvaEt7FLaa0CtqmZDfCLoijSpkrDJesGEmZsuTDorsGYH7jWVAvOTtAMdJPdBs4dLL_be209lHEOAlQcs-7bUt3iP6fjJrfA01saAZ_CoBPZiCYFGOiRvQ8yf8R4auPm2ZzyqG/w640-h480/IMG_4212.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Tiny tree, high anchor, good thing the other anchor is doing all the work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-RW4d5j5ShbhVkvu4M63_8_L1BPAtlKpqybagQW69ktL4hZAW05NT_Jfj_5u4BBoh5aVyrCQ6f1eomXwoSdBWLjz7eKiYOjkr-O1UCWMiLRy-bu1qpieH7lAxJw936miymLUX7IMhyphenhyphenpz0eOm8NGURWA_ZRVIrN6AWrEEHQWFsBMBtAWbquMYoFgEENzv/s4032/IMG_4217.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-RW4d5j5ShbhVkvu4M63_8_L1BPAtlKpqybagQW69ktL4hZAW05NT_Jfj_5u4BBoh5aVyrCQ6f1eomXwoSdBWLjz7eKiYOjkr-O1UCWMiLRy-bu1qpieH7lAxJw936miymLUX7IMhyphenhyphenpz0eOm8NGURWA_ZRVIrN6AWrEEHQWFsBMBtAWbquMYoFgEENzv/w640-h480/IMG_4217.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The ropes are 8MM, easily cut and stretchy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7sYkqFNsl6_lHfxX1S-bZvRrujmMNcByR4UJSIx2lvuykZkU2bFv8PzEajdyI4P9JAWXvYYbgcwf9MlQ75pUqNe4h_losHYp61dpQGhYtSQAcObXxuOy0XGJqnnenrcn87XmezhP9duXJbJdkISWjbVkWgLg352unh9r6AYNeQIlrYvb2KNno_KWGPkk/s4032/IMG_4218.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7sYkqFNsl6_lHfxX1S-bZvRrujmMNcByR4UJSIx2lvuykZkU2bFv8PzEajdyI4P9JAWXvYYbgcwf9MlQ75pUqNe4h_losHYp61dpQGhYtSQAcObXxuOy0XGJqnnenrcn87XmezhP9duXJbJdkISWjbVkWgLg352unh9r6AYNeQIlrYvb2KNno_KWGPkk/w480-h640/IMG_4218.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Webbing is less likely to creep off the horn. An overhand loop knot would be more secure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJbTp8lM927rxwC37MCHMevTSJ6Pxtxa_dNzvwvmdSj5fxhDpUDutGzyCuul7mpVnAPycJTHqViLPt9cSK9QvqUL_BUSzk5Iw1loPOzfEPjTlxrqC7OlPYlvQztrj-7bqWHs4q1pNRF3GpmvvHugZxH0qfOVwqNMtCOQIWLGxlRYLB0A0otveiTe_2982/s4032/IMG_4219.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJbTp8lM927rxwC37MCHMevTSJ6Pxtxa_dNzvwvmdSj5fxhDpUDutGzyCuul7mpVnAPycJTHqViLPt9cSK9QvqUL_BUSzk5Iw1loPOzfEPjTlxrqC7OlPYlvQztrj-7bqWHs4q1pNRF3GpmvvHugZxH0qfOVwqNMtCOQIWLGxlRYLB0A0otveiTe_2982/w480-h640/IMG_4219.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">When you lay out everything you own and clip it together it's called a yard sale.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-71403146846547113762023-09-05T13:53:00.000-04:002023-09-05T13:53:18.155-04:00They can't resist the dead tree.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJ2YpACPfq6yvL0O-aZZ9maUussgPNao7XG6PyPYHpbVwiqbhssTwO8PH9ZjnTRkTgJ-RRKLRIl5fD_6t70CEt0XegoPFx3XzqXhvvBRUHtjL1u5wPe-ZnnX0GCATNc0LLJeSQHqbMzHLMOJG8LLqNj0U0FtWQg9VupvsTWxG2wpIHu7V7pegTEGy3peP/s4032/IMG_4154.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJ2YpACPfq6yvL0O-aZZ9maUussgPNao7XG6PyPYHpbVwiqbhssTwO8PH9ZjnTRkTgJ-RRKLRIl5fD_6t70CEt0XegoPFx3XzqXhvvBRUHtjL1u5wPe-ZnnX0GCATNc0LLJeSQHqbMzHLMOJG8LLqNj0U0FtWQg9VupvsTWxG2wpIHu7V7pegTEGy3peP/w480-h640/IMG_4154.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">"My knot looks just like the guy's in the video but let's add a carabiner just in case.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYX0GMyOtGg0Qk7bHtrISrIGmTxQibWuHMhjFJIp0H1T3YQXIEhqpdi6f8UV-Wkt6fI0quYVREo7oanhDgOn7ZqDFqW6h2PKBimcwHbintDd3ckz7A9DRXMkQXnT-odSW5tqp2HzfBbiakT1gJ1sKaUHOfEEQG1UDQAfW-y-SKENFEtlBEQd0qrcUhtwgT/s4032/IMG_4196.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYX0GMyOtGg0Qk7bHtrISrIGmTxQibWuHMhjFJIp0H1T3YQXIEhqpdi6f8UV-Wkt6fI0quYVREo7oanhDgOn7ZqDFqW6h2PKBimcwHbintDd3ckz7A9DRXMkQXnT-odSW5tqp2HzfBbiakT1gJ1sKaUHOfEEQG1UDQAfW-y-SKENFEtlBEQd0qrcUhtwgT/w480-h640/IMG_4196.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The dead tree and it's too skinny companion remain popular.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e6LXboHPncrrF8y33quepvFQPi_bHyCnJa5Qkcc4ib_6a1CEYkXLMH8dM88gzlVhDz8HxWGVhUi1DS4TjNtqaMFo-sHcYAhIrq1yeQWkiMIjrfMbQpm9Ks4ueIKmzZX6-w-QI5q5YBrjM0tH-97Skw0BjbqBIkQIOURM5T049xwzMqGDGfN4xXhZe5rE/s4032/IMG_4197.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e6LXboHPncrrF8y33quepvFQPi_bHyCnJa5Qkcc4ib_6a1CEYkXLMH8dM88gzlVhDz8HxWGVhUi1DS4TjNtqaMFo-sHcYAhIrq1yeQWkiMIjrfMbQpm9Ks4ueIKmzZX6-w-QI5q5YBrjM0tH-97Skw0BjbqBIkQIOURM5T049xwzMqGDGfN4xXhZe5rE/w480-h640/IMG_4197.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">That pile of sawdust means that lots of little creatures are cutting the tree down FROM THE INSIDE. Newly observed in this tree.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-3ELp7KsqDymlCHemRFJnIDbSchQcnfSk0CWUd9aSHfMB4X_bsWpFD-9gARYghs3xV0qPGqE3BSpNzGKKLSffrEHl8Oi8TM24sQ6hXZph50_4oo6Z6Odb-p_uhUSVbJHIBOMIY9IJrTe9s3O_XrQ6EHlaPzDeDHTihbDXXOAR6r8WJiuGD0LkvkA_fL6/s4032/IMG_4198.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-3ELp7KsqDymlCHemRFJnIDbSchQcnfSk0CWUd9aSHfMB4X_bsWpFD-9gARYghs3xV0qPGqE3BSpNzGKKLSffrEHl8Oi8TM24sQ6hXZph50_4oo6Z6Odb-p_uhUSVbJHIBOMIY9IJrTe9s3O_XrQ6EHlaPzDeDHTihbDXXOAR6r8WJiuGD0LkvkA_fL6/w300-h400/IMG_4198.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">A perennial favorite anchor despite the rotten hollow, this tree show new work by the insects.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-1841112394937408072023-08-28T17:36:00.001-04:002023-08-28T17:36:53.999-04:00Maybe they think they can have better children.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2xw9oS6FQATmFhwyi5nZ18DHlpShS6mIdKPHrmkHRsdg5Y7BR2Sb1GA8t6PlPqQjHIKMm0XUIYkCPDDTuKqQoM7etztNZpxvUP7giSmaeq1OvDIx2HDGz6SOr_9-wLTe-237yoo3WsacflgP5strfbUpcCGp_aYtcH8NhEmARiIfCd40bqKiuTU49r2R/s4032/IMG_4190.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2xw9oS6FQATmFhwyi5nZ18DHlpShS6mIdKPHrmkHRsdg5Y7BR2Sb1GA8t6PlPqQjHIKMm0XUIYkCPDDTuKqQoM7etztNZpxvUP7giSmaeq1OvDIx2HDGz6SOr_9-wLTe-237yoo3WsacflgP5strfbUpcCGp_aYtcH8NhEmARiIfCd40bqKiuTU49r2R/w480-h640/IMG_4190.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The tree would creak every time it held weight. Note the "creative" knot. They had their kids hanging off this mess. The view below is much of their yard sale, you lay out everything you own and clip it together. They re sing webbing single strand, not the rated strength and prone to cutting. The placements are miraculous because they haven't failed, yet.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKauVfYE8rz6M3UyHoCHjvez4WQmIkQ4GE4wPrX9Y1PRbRsUuBU6bU2OuNt-67jul-hs28x2TyLEAAbkL9K1JVcK5-i_Hfqi-KH7L6q5KzOg3wdK_EZwqMohwoqKbtEWqSxI7seW0iB2MvT67mKDbmqB_HhcGa4I0cVT5U9wfVern3B97GhoLlj3ktEpv8/s4032/IMG_4191.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKauVfYE8rz6M3UyHoCHjvez4WQmIkQ4GE4wPrX9Y1PRbRsUuBU6bU2OuNt-67jul-hs28x2TyLEAAbkL9K1JVcK5-i_Hfqi-KH7L6q5KzOg3wdK_EZwqMohwoqKbtEWqSxI7seW0iB2MvT67mKDbmqB_HhcGa4I0cVT5U9wfVern3B97GhoLlj3ktEpv8/w640-h480/IMG_4191.jpeg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfSjg78tUCOizOYOKNMvGD07H8dyVWihHD6BOa1FWr_LRk4sFeBtpkmcYpTI1C9h3mtJOXBUXtCBVXqNeD5PF_4Omb9JXM1iDtQoNMEICry1vhG2uAF-PNjf4NlsU4vZJlyRYqYusTSdQVceMVTpil2RWx5JbvzHBd4XWA41p3xEhr6nsDjzgMREQobh0/s4032/IMG_4192.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfSjg78tUCOizOYOKNMvGD07H8dyVWihHD6BOa1FWr_LRk4sFeBtpkmcYpTI1C9h3mtJOXBUXtCBVXqNeD5PF_4Omb9JXM1iDtQoNMEICry1vhG2uAF-PNjf4NlsU4vZJlyRYqYusTSdQVceMVTpil2RWx5JbvzHBd4XWA41p3xEhr6nsDjzgMREQobh0/w640-h558/IMG_4192.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If the red cam even shifts a bit, the gold cam fails. You can see how slick the rock is, and it is known for shearing under impact. I nearly decked climbing on an anchor rigged in this crack when I weighted the rope to lower off. I hadn't seen the three pieces that pulled and was saved by an old climbing rope tied to a tree.</span></div><br /><br /><p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-20541675982810875002023-07-03T21:16:00.002-04:002023-07-03T21:16:33.460-04:00Dog days follies.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_eJseA7tAKfs7_v5zgs-3di-Wu5_vyYmcb20qdrf6gMfowXwNEckwaRJAhq6Y6na6oivyhpMkWVZm3dSucYLxqSjSI8ZL-nsGTNPBVEvfuW_UlM2agIWzZbqgV-qY8_NuE8PiUi0uuR3vDS-jb95F29F7zR6mzrI9qmdxrBsVcJqBoHr1tLRQXDw9iP6/s4032/IMG_4131.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_eJseA7tAKfs7_v5zgs-3di-Wu5_vyYmcb20qdrf6gMfowXwNEckwaRJAhq6Y6na6oivyhpMkWVZm3dSucYLxqSjSI8ZL-nsGTNPBVEvfuW_UlM2agIWzZbqgV-qY8_NuE8PiUi0uuR3vDS-jb95F29F7zR6mzrI9qmdxrBsVcJqBoHr1tLRQXDw9iP6/w640-h480/IMG_4131.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Long enough is good.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3dSCAngji92ghbm-lBBlsqO8r83vBiNkcCdDCnWaZOVzVZGPvBFOH2rQscJ9RajN3EhuXxVXlDTaJmx5TfzevqC2F_D0D9FVP4TB70uec5NaDmsQP3Ac_A9Pt1Q37G9HPnfwPHh8vc-8gnT9k2GKfCRvgVq7OdEd0QT2FpPZKYexIkOA-VtJMB2PH95z/s4032/IMG_4132.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3dSCAngji92ghbm-lBBlsqO8r83vBiNkcCdDCnWaZOVzVZGPvBFOH2rQscJ9RajN3EhuXxVXlDTaJmx5TfzevqC2F_D0D9FVP4TB70uec5NaDmsQP3Ac_A9Pt1Q37G9HPnfwPHh8vc-8gnT9k2GKfCRvgVq7OdEd0QT2FpPZKYexIkOA-VtJMB2PH95z/w640-h480/IMG_4132.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">It's not a great idea to use a pulley. This is a rescue pulley, designed to accommodate two carabiners. The rope is dragging over rock edges.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr6B9b8qjz94zwDycvXNU8IYjw8ztSIstZDc6Op9xwkCAtKjNCVSStV4zJFc3VQHd9YURW2hwDRevCLLs5bFF4-jKYav_YBNoLpKT7ekpS6F0fvHwRpX7UXj6xm9r-m3QuOKxtF_QvvqoQAqL6bIVG0HlBixftDUvIx_En8KcRhRc0f1Wf-tBuXX_icUZ/s4032/IMG_4134.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr6B9b8qjz94zwDycvXNU8IYjw8ztSIstZDc6Op9xwkCAtKjNCVSStV4zJFc3VQHd9YURW2hwDRevCLLs5bFF4-jKYav_YBNoLpKT7ekpS6F0fvHwRpX7UXj6xm9r-m3QuOKxtF_QvvqoQAqL6bIVG0HlBixftDUvIx_En8KcRhRc0f1Wf-tBuXX_icUZ/w480-h640/IMG_4134.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The anchor is an enormous tree, but let's add the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">tiniest nut and cams.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsqkBerlgVQ1jUy0JPhBOL_OI02Vny9TiEdinOUjTO-9xFJihe6PrLxyq_20dMkXWyLWb2k4UFh56sUQRW7Ct7SaFcwGWEiT7HG7Jsa9CoZ4HtS0rIwOofEQI_qj-MY-3HxS0ukQQprVw3Ibh7LG_NfRGx4bxyCSokPOxnJszDRKbvQX-sncPEtDY6a8E/s4032/IMG_4135.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsqkBerlgVQ1jUy0JPhBOL_OI02Vny9TiEdinOUjTO-9xFJihe6PrLxyq_20dMkXWyLWb2k4UFh56sUQRW7Ct7SaFcwGWEiT7HG7Jsa9CoZ4HtS0rIwOofEQI_qj-MY-3HxS0ukQQprVw3Ibh7LG_NfRGx4bxyCSokPOxnJszDRKbvQX-sncPEtDY6a8E/w640-h480/IMG_4135.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Just in case lets put a tiny wire behind a flake.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-54142464296495259372023-06-17T11:11:00.001-04:002023-06-17T11:11:19.650-04:00Too much like work.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPX5yW_-Nhf5Zbfv7FmMsmzhYQRUnua9j-MIi4TXEnijgCNEse7UmKjYhjLO9DUe5gshHHtFSHEVMEtGrfarkqq8czy_kzaPXxzrOzuNcRxW3-T9ZA1GtnPoWNO3iWnm40hMT3bJMzoaOt72-DlmhfEO4W6JJN70id19G9oM3YkKnFfjgIvVv9zuBmiA/s4032/IMG_4104.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPX5yW_-Nhf5Zbfv7FmMsmzhYQRUnua9j-MIi4TXEnijgCNEse7UmKjYhjLO9DUe5gshHHtFSHEVMEtGrfarkqq8czy_kzaPXxzrOzuNcRxW3-T9ZA1GtnPoWNO3iWnm40hMT3bJMzoaOt72-DlmhfEO4W6JJN70id19G9oM3YkKnFfjgIvVv9zuBmiA/w640-h480/IMG_4104.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Not the white board! Next it will be brainstorming and everyone having to be "heard."</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-89815879883685872592023-06-05T22:39:00.001-04:002023-06-05T22:39:41.338-04:00Air show.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzWhB2G0gA4S_SYWqOQTPxWImb-LbndQf-VM1pJU6FmhGV2KNUfZXpVJdXMseXW-O2sLYCW_OUSBNi4L3RT0qxbHelYwFaW2HUi90_3FWWExMPqJczz5YSUMDuaYX3IKbV3BYtsMpFPgGc9kBoSqgUOJXeCa3F2ra6UeO6-nD_a9jDvMhWeaDIJX5BQ/s4032/IMG_4088.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzWhB2G0gA4S_SYWqOQTPxWImb-LbndQf-VM1pJU6FmhGV2KNUfZXpVJdXMseXW-O2sLYCW_OUSBNi4L3RT0qxbHelYwFaW2HUi90_3FWWExMPqJczz5YSUMDuaYX3IKbV3BYtsMpFPgGc9kBoSqgUOJXeCa3F2ra6UeO6-nD_a9jDvMhWeaDIJX5BQ/w640-h480/IMG_4088.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">OK, putting two ropes on one anchor isn't redundant. A clove hitch isn't stable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGq28moFEBVlPK1aFT3pqXPkTy6Qf1ucoS4cFqOncSQdQ9wpEsm6WBjcQvdMT5SVronNEPCGO5R_yUna-foLPQaS_P6BMOX-_MV-jXKFDz2Hj2-6q5F_nH2wQAe6apkIhGyia6pkYDRb7Nv7bAuxqw9sLVw_po5aHc-mBIWN0U45Fhejk_5n6UIhndw/s4032/IMG_4089.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGq28moFEBVlPK1aFT3pqXPkTy6Qf1ucoS4cFqOncSQdQ9wpEsm6WBjcQvdMT5SVronNEPCGO5R_yUna-foLPQaS_P6BMOX-_MV-jXKFDz2Hj2-6q5F_nH2wQAe6apkIhGyia6pkYDRb7Nv7bAuxqw9sLVw_po5aHc-mBIWN0U45Fhejk_5n6UIhndw/w640-h480/IMG_4089.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The carabiner gate is facing down, good thing it isn't near the rock to be forced open.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJGmpt4pcFaLcnb2VUiOvz3A5ppce0eIDgc7yckQzFbxBUFViuAB2xdk9eIICnahcm4Ha0aYVPe0-qMK0bbiwk9dU3EPFBe4Pi2QpXlewUd_umnpRP5jyOif0uPggQkzGeG0CptEj-edUmortN3HFc4P-HGi1rS5YyoyVAnOXzXxvyB588lzYAtOlTg/s4032/IMG_4090.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJGmpt4pcFaLcnb2VUiOvz3A5ppce0eIDgc7yckQzFbxBUFViuAB2xdk9eIICnahcm4Ha0aYVPe0-qMK0bbiwk9dU3EPFBe4Pi2QpXlewUd_umnpRP5jyOif0uPggQkzGeG0CptEj-edUmortN3HFc4P-HGi1rS5YyoyVAnOXzXxvyB588lzYAtOlTg/w640-h480/IMG_4090.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">One inch webbing sleeves should protect the rope from abrasion on the rock, not the air.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGz87XEwaNWsAI5meE6QYmtDz9exx6fXfQBaD58gbbkoJdbsVozIEjfjk3mlf6qD9UyvehkOfdCPmjpMiHOrzYrTGA7MrF-TrXUScwPSEkEE3wczho6SI3fMJaSgE_W6nMVwyXGrlhGaB2YpYCTewK4e6RppF5CRBh8oxKvGpc6pYecnEaxCgsCNEyow/s4032/IMG_4091.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGz87XEwaNWsAI5meE6QYmtDz9exx6fXfQBaD58gbbkoJdbsVozIEjfjk3mlf6qD9UyvehkOfdCPmjpMiHOrzYrTGA7MrF-TrXUScwPSEkEE3wczho6SI3fMJaSgE_W6nMVwyXGrlhGaB2YpYCTewK4e6RppF5CRBh8oxKvGpc6pYecnEaxCgsCNEyow/w640-h480/IMG_4091.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">They managed to tie one bowline, clearly they know how.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TfOyqPeaYcDGHe7cXOnRwC1Vr1JfF8cD73LHJbCw9l2XkcehwTERT7hMYHWLFtlGpukA6AgBm9S8yYcLvub9vqoBvLJ7ODmgHw9ohb72EsDu-ZVS8vjDjNtr5tMAFQKDofH-SU91XNU9YdWWdJlq8mXBhb9AoW7v1lyh8pDNb9sTJKhbDc2jsCw8-Q/s4032/IMG_4092.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TfOyqPeaYcDGHe7cXOnRwC1Vr1JfF8cD73LHJbCw9l2XkcehwTERT7hMYHWLFtlGpukA6AgBm9S8yYcLvub9vqoBvLJ7ODmgHw9ohb72EsDu-ZVS8vjDjNtr5tMAFQKDofH-SU91XNU9YdWWdJlq8mXBhb9AoW7v1lyh8pDNb9sTJKhbDc2jsCw8-Q/w480-h640/IMG_4092.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Tree abuse. Learn the laws of physics, they are the LAWS not SUGGESTIONS.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-45399087945575008202023-05-02T22:37:00.001-04:002023-05-02T22:37:25.837-04:00Nobody died.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWt7loWrGtxLpvu4uRmPRU-ij6bxqcA2iOFMvBlVV1bmTB5Rscz5i4VTdDlxS-jjzNg3pqL7VFEnbzFGmkhOvmBPWHK7WUBqEDsbUhumjfIpkV33EsaEBunq0-m6YhEjbZmI6aUafRi-Vqe184fIeB7mEo8S3jAdTvE281G-t7TG9m-OJ36z3N0zBPEg/s4032/IMG_4064.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWt7loWrGtxLpvu4uRmPRU-ij6bxqcA2iOFMvBlVV1bmTB5Rscz5i4VTdDlxS-jjzNg3pqL7VFEnbzFGmkhOvmBPWHK7WUBqEDsbUhumjfIpkV33EsaEBunq0-m6YhEjbZmI6aUafRi-Vqe184fIeB7mEo8S3jAdTvE281G-t7TG9m-OJ36z3N0zBPEg/w480-h640/IMG_4064.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">We have three small rocks slung with brand new webbing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI0KskqAomawTjTdkOlcMuXJA98T5LkThHZ2ydHXaJap8kQoc2C-fEu3rWi6lR56OCvXiGZgsnPdhmW8p-ehqY5CJwpAbW5-WywotNDX3xAKRXZDQqffLSwj2HMtHhMHF_Y_aHdstheGnq9AqCFEl849ZgAd54OJHQRoRRSCjkScvGO1FdeILIemvMg/s4032/IMG_4065.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI0KskqAomawTjTdkOlcMuXJA98T5LkThHZ2ydHXaJap8kQoc2C-fEu3rWi6lR56OCvXiGZgsnPdhmW8p-ehqY5CJwpAbW5-WywotNDX3xAKRXZDQqffLSwj2HMtHhMHF_Y_aHdstheGnq9AqCFEl849ZgAd54OJHQRoRRSCjkScvGO1FdeILIemvMg/w640-h480/IMG_4065.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Note the spectra webbing girth hitched to nylon. Look closely, the spectra is wrapped around the gate of a carabiner.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-61339094064664654732023-04-29T22:49:00.001-04:002023-04-29T22:49:32.384-04:00"Pretty flowers, let's kill then."<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdKR4OdCM5MELd0kY1m6kfUFgIFYyCQoEhtkBGKP6L-ouYnL1FmdfnWg2rbWMUCy1zNnaDSCE2vEJ30z_hckX-uxYqHbwkphmqb4T3MrZgTKTgCarkkRYQaFLsWDv2ZKLADwVPAOkoiRecUePT3dy6EHq-uXLsA_t4rsmYH9Z2FOPz4UwYaLX-cPn-Q/s4032/IMG_4054.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdKR4OdCM5MELd0kY1m6kfUFgIFYyCQoEhtkBGKP6L-ouYnL1FmdfnWg2rbWMUCy1zNnaDSCE2vEJ30z_hckX-uxYqHbwkphmqb4T3MrZgTKTgCarkkRYQaFLsWDv2ZKLADwVPAOkoiRecUePT3dy6EHq-uXLsA_t4rsmYH9Z2FOPz4UwYaLX-cPn-Q/w480-h640/IMG_4054.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The tiny tree has a nice knot but an inexplicable flying knot with carabiner and clove hitch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2vclZqFN6a4B-3EQFNdCcOkoLUUgtsoqoaPd9aYk9g4foVmHXTioCwc_VAgwe-Kxz6O7e8xlrAfYfZF0zpIxjDHxjoSj5pWMJKNM2KnaXMviY_ssOhWhFF_SqIKZv5l9n8h83jHbQ62fLS76Zkq1j9ZGUENFMMX8kkgzbDif7Nu0gi86nSb1kBZSnw/s4032/IMG_4055.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2vclZqFN6a4B-3EQFNdCcOkoLUUgtsoqoaPd9aYk9g4foVmHXTioCwc_VAgwe-Kxz6O7e8xlrAfYfZF0zpIxjDHxjoSj5pWMJKNM2KnaXMviY_ssOhWhFF_SqIKZv5l9n8h83jHbQ62fLS76Zkq1j9ZGUENFMMX8kkgzbDif7Nu0gi86nSb1kBZSnw/w480-h640/IMG_4055.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Freshly picked and discarded.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-1463009895478995292023-04-29T22:38:00.000-04:002023-04-29T22:38:11.780-04:00Beware the "INSTRUCTOR."<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiwr26O5vW78fSzXFsR2XE1DP1GmwI8ntSb39n8x1w1tzoxShP4-MD8CWf_zi-coIiRcqUQzbtVnBPjr3rqbeiPrsGQNYrUjTguC9XoHblqy7y5jVCAcr-rtXPTm2JWbYzuaZPnpQ7TAuHOn1BCJM7rlrC9sy244xww-00Z4mnHtlijeR5ISXfqp3dA/s4032/IMG_4058.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiwr26O5vW78fSzXFsR2XE1DP1GmwI8ntSb39n8x1w1tzoxShP4-MD8CWf_zi-coIiRcqUQzbtVnBPjr3rqbeiPrsGQNYrUjTguC9XoHblqy7y5jVCAcr-rtXPTm2JWbYzuaZPnpQ7TAuHOn1BCJM7rlrC9sy244xww-00Z4mnHtlijeR5ISXfqp3dA/w640-h480/IMG_4058.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Thin cord with a critical single carabiner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph2tQW5FmYOPzt9nqB_zjrMKq-JDu1Kw6qwWD3UjJXz7-Az3w5lFrgFkUYNZrpyR0mPGyMEtkVFtAkyjc38cwut7CmigzaNrtS38vkV_JNRidWb0MTX5lrU1vci1JaCzsj1Wr7WuocM8SXI1qRBVoCxFqfSr0LK3fb917y6QVR0Kghi8dM4wUuyiX_g/s4032/IMG_4059.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph2tQW5FmYOPzt9nqB_zjrMKq-JDu1Kw6qwWD3UjJXz7-Az3w5lFrgFkUYNZrpyR0mPGyMEtkVFtAkyjc38cwut7CmigzaNrtS38vkV_JNRidWb0MTX5lrU1vci1JaCzsj1Wr7WuocM8SXI1qRBVoCxFqfSr0LK3fb917y6QVR0Kghi8dM4wUuyiX_g/w480-h640/IMG_4059.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">More cord, anchors over 90 degrees apart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8UEmQls3BasJieodMH8Ae-vNhPf_YGeP2m6_rXM18gVpm0_PGA4TatXnaSSdmojK_ZyZlod8P5ofZN4ZN8QcLuD39y7GOxMw66uyp-rNPiWzz-TcpvUPyElfzHU95w6NVMAsSD5lhXgMlTJeV3_o8FUsVMMJ3v8IN2sShgCeK5QpV1kjcobVXR8rLA/s4032/IMG_4060.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8UEmQls3BasJieodMH8Ae-vNhPf_YGeP2m6_rXM18gVpm0_PGA4TatXnaSSdmojK_ZyZlod8P5ofZN4ZN8QcLuD39y7GOxMw66uyp-rNPiWzz-TcpvUPyElfzHU95w6NVMAsSD5lhXgMlTJeV3_o8FUsVMMJ3v8IN2sShgCeK5QpV1kjcobVXR8rLA/w640-h480/IMG_4060.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is a solo climber's anchor. It will get weighted, the materials have minimal safety margin. Note the hollow tree at right.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycSj5mc9ZkpkvZL_ZZ-lKK6bEWB6IWbB-pS0REdOZUGGKkdZ_AGcA1A6AF3oH_UjI-gVzvY3RIxkiUiJ5tCH6UAkDo1LSHRQDTasmd-4M0GGgyK0Y8ppIV-nTgD3HwC9keHXTDbfPromtpFS4snB-fsEr-n53Mpguf55owTzuRqMJ5BDBiLpJndrDCA/s4032/IMG_4063.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycSj5mc9ZkpkvZL_ZZ-lKK6bEWB6IWbB-pS0REdOZUGGKkdZ_AGcA1A6AF3oH_UjI-gVzvY3RIxkiUiJ5tCH6UAkDo1LSHRQDTasmd-4M0GGgyK0Y8ppIV-nTgD3HwC9keHXTDbfPromtpFS4snB-fsEr-n53Mpguf55owTzuRqMJ5BDBiLpJndrDCA/w640-h480/IMG_4063.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The tiny tree at right is the primary anchor, it is wrapped up like a mummy, but it isn't a tensionless anchor. The guy's red shirt reads "INSTRUCTOR".</div></span>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-30495476393995162192023-04-09T23:16:00.002-04:002023-04-09T23:16:13.276-04:00Nobody had to be raised from the dead.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfJw-c9UletEY2zIA1DBaTQ5OubV-YSmDfBY9-sXSn5tPTuuJov_fGNPuryHL4DzWPmsGddgLK1VY90bz-xpTBxmoou8qXO3f23aXsdv1bVsEszbZn7DBCVgYw6kPx6UgRyGhsxjfLEkabyj18Q115fRzGKUitvypMRuQ-kYInZhq8RWlXyz70PH-SQ/s4032/5B0F3272-679C-4844-87DC-6C6F778797A5.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfJw-c9UletEY2zIA1DBaTQ5OubV-YSmDfBY9-sXSn5tPTuuJov_fGNPuryHL4DzWPmsGddgLK1VY90bz-xpTBxmoou8qXO3f23aXsdv1bVsEszbZn7DBCVgYw6kPx6UgRyGhsxjfLEkabyj18Q115fRzGKUitvypMRuQ-kYInZhq8RWlXyz70PH-SQ/w480-h640/5B0F3272-679C-4844-87DC-6C6F778797A5.heic" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Thjere's a knot here, though its purpose is unclear.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10ezR_dMwZ6z9ncMht6plag1kT_XmNSwDvTBw-EARLOQrGS9ij-ohTp0Shw6rGbQx9Z3xIREWfvE5fHOEAXp1WeALGFd2ot6I8_pn0XRhPYhoph43NyJMxY3YaE1SPc0bE1qQb5B8B6F17e1G1KgOTuOF6gL1XsMwutlA-H9u_dAekq8WrRHveQB6Fg/s4032/993EACF2-C61F-44C4-A486-28D42F557B99.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10ezR_dMwZ6z9ncMht6plag1kT_XmNSwDvTBw-EARLOQrGS9ij-ohTp0Shw6rGbQx9Z3xIREWfvE5fHOEAXp1WeALGFd2ot6I8_pn0XRhPYhoph43NyJMxY3YaE1SPc0bE1qQb5B8B6F17e1G1KgOTuOF6gL1XsMwutlA-H9u_dAekq8WrRHveQB6Fg/w480-h640/993EACF2-C61F-44C4-A486-28D42F557B99.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">You need the flying rock anchor because...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTTRq4u552E5-plwuzJmlrekQHgEbugl6qVVhMnoy0EtJlv4uWx_DAUo1oPQHL9qG7Lxx6X4foHoDEJq6vAELTwKj_Tyy7E3IxvUz_snsl52Rs43fB50EnYM70jA8dl7zQH1UbtjNvETv5nU3yR7ClZHwDu8wTKWJaXRYSp2JmWwLATWhIAdMpPuLBg/s4032/C6118B71-342B-4571-81CF-3A11275A04A3.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTTRq4u552E5-plwuzJmlrekQHgEbugl6qVVhMnoy0EtJlv4uWx_DAUo1oPQHL9qG7Lxx6X4foHoDEJq6vAELTwKj_Tyy7E3IxvUz_snsl52Rs43fB50EnYM70jA8dl7zQH1UbtjNvETv5nU3yR7ClZHwDu8wTKWJaXRYSp2JmWwLATWhIAdMpPuLBg/w480-h640/C6118B71-342B-4571-81CF-3A11275A04A3.heic" width="480" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;">This fell out of the sky without warning. When you say</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> "rope" to yourself it doesn't count.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-67393583289780623652023-04-02T21:37:00.002-04:002023-04-02T21:37:53.956-04:00Never use a clove hitch, here's why.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7xGp1_w0vgKFEbNsRcZ5tIjV7YNbVXkE19MIq3_tBTPTOB5bqZUMBsLMZgJeA7taFyxp3-HDD14YmmdjQMyes8XGUlHR32WIGi4GtWlhQ-6TBD9fJ66HFFD0jNX1N1Vt94_4d2J1YOgQEEePHEKsoKxDLUO1NJkqoD7MnzRFwllPiMkD7QXnWW0aqQ/s4032/7C4EDC74-B0DC-4DEC-ABD3-2B1B37D4346E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7xGp1_w0vgKFEbNsRcZ5tIjV7YNbVXkE19MIq3_tBTPTOB5bqZUMBsLMZgJeA7taFyxp3-HDD14YmmdjQMyes8XGUlHR32WIGi4GtWlhQ-6TBD9fJ66HFFD0jNX1N1Vt94_4d2J1YOgQEEePHEKsoKxDLUO1NJkqoD7MnzRFwllPiMkD7QXnWW0aqQ/w640-h480/7C4EDC74-B0DC-4DEC-ABD3-2B1B37D4346E.heic" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Looks like a bowline, a figure 8, carabiner and clove hitch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRypJInA2-HBIHBGdFocXFAPyTCEx-W1U0SOaMfb05_--CgAUAa74She4mmjNyufKzqOM37mytRTSgmlsLB56I8BOjIxeUVu5-9qiUEbupLZaS_uNZMnGCyD-2xuMoKl2cDazlon2R7Jinr-9bdrpyoG0OOxMvnkb45-pu6n3J4ylNxu2NG0G3SlKqQ/s4032/64CA7527-6CBB-4795-BDFE-FE5D325BB899.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRypJInA2-HBIHBGdFocXFAPyTCEx-W1U0SOaMfb05_--CgAUAa74She4mmjNyufKzqOM37mytRTSgmlsLB56I8BOjIxeUVu5-9qiUEbupLZaS_uNZMnGCyD-2xuMoKl2cDazlon2R7Jinr-9bdrpyoG0OOxMvnkb45-pu6n3J4ylNxu2NG0G3SlKqQ/w640-h480/64CA7527-6CBB-4795-BDFE-FE5D325BB899.heic" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">It started as a clove hitch, that's what happens when it is loaded and unloaded, jut like any top rope anchor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-JCHStX2Fpl2AH2Cyho3OEtwmxvI5dyNoKLipUQoRRD8uYkHe7Tlcg1ZTsV89cXrtV0v-_S31tN06-JgOZbiJZUhnpDkgWmJ0fwus-FpSDqiFoB0K2E9pPUkyXUlXPsq1C12tGEuFQhKs35R1KbYlQK44g1Qtl348WRaZ870XRC4bgdlYuiOVhH19g/s4032/83EEBF09-7D39-42A4-9AAF-966997150D3D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-JCHStX2Fpl2AH2Cyho3OEtwmxvI5dyNoKLipUQoRRD8uYkHe7Tlcg1ZTsV89cXrtV0v-_S31tN06-JgOZbiJZUhnpDkgWmJ0fwus-FpSDqiFoB0K2E9pPUkyXUlXPsq1C12tGEuFQhKs35R1KbYlQK44g1Qtl348WRaZ870XRC4bgdlYuiOVhH19g/w480-h640/83EEBF09-7D39-42A4-9AAF-966997150D3D.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Worse when attached to a shoelace.</div></span>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-24491143406361502082023-03-30T10:19:00.002-04:002023-03-30T10:19:25.086-04:00Spring arrives.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGUxkMbNTN-6YfXXTOipbyz8v4V-HjfgfFKeuNIogE7782ahWyUanjacqTxNsgSdS6z1IdcngrbI1G8uyThW1-68vvv7jcsB4WKYyLn4GvbD8LVeq6pJhz0b91Ph8LwgM5birLNu9XTYMiQGvjXQowqtF9X7PD85K_DQEK494OhfrhOzoYZS5fsyanw/s4032/2BF67F40-C1CA-49CB-8672-FFB3BC925010.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGUxkMbNTN-6YfXXTOipbyz8v4V-HjfgfFKeuNIogE7782ahWyUanjacqTxNsgSdS6z1IdcngrbI1G8uyThW1-68vvv7jcsB4WKYyLn4GvbD8LVeq6pJhz0b91Ph8LwgM5birLNu9XTYMiQGvjXQowqtF9X7PD85K_DQEK494OhfrhOzoYZS5fsyanw/w480-h640/2BF67F40-C1CA-49CB-8672-FFB3BC925010.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Don't buy crap from Amazon. This rope isn't certified for climbing, you can't tie a knot worth a damn with an eyelet in the end</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvAazCKQDCdRYax9HP6VxhQrCa1AMOiGmfa7kD7Ae_54efSqmuw7tRJf4XRH7Tri6YqaN7-DqP_KmNh3QZfHlcg1UZ1knbvhd7iSeMA1IQeMGXZdkFqGNeanvi5d0ua162txvFmxF1biHbJ4djR95S_KfsGhLViQ2UskkyOOjVv4d7kOhAsVpa3ImJg/s4032/8493D60B-F71F-46D4-A918-98093D279520.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvAazCKQDCdRYax9HP6VxhQrCa1AMOiGmfa7kD7Ae_54efSqmuw7tRJf4XRH7Tri6YqaN7-DqP_KmNh3QZfHlcg1UZ1knbvhd7iSeMA1IQeMGXZdkFqGNeanvi5d0ua162txvFmxF1biHbJ4djR95S_KfsGhLViQ2UskkyOOjVv4d7kOhAsVpa3ImJg/w640-h480/8493D60B-F71F-46D4-A918-98093D279520.heic" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Using thin gear for a top rope anchor gets expensive, abrasion will wear it out quickly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuF6K32FCtr9YfN-JbiKDrkL2mP6_yWeywsUe6roH0qorQzUL6oXbHRHpnGnnEtcSFI0lrtaGY-fWJkesnuN05I91rPSyYucjhc5OeW3YToW1tuMwmTYZSy4z6nHIJsCG7-TiogAe2fRNS1NBAxI5a-ujwtt33DC-Ve448aVQ_6ZjskMHOXBvb-ZZ6Q/s4032/BB99E433-5CAA-4852-8291-635738E2CE25.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuF6K32FCtr9YfN-JbiKDrkL2mP6_yWeywsUe6roH0qorQzUL6oXbHRHpnGnnEtcSFI0lrtaGY-fWJkesnuN05I91rPSyYucjhc5OeW3YToW1tuMwmTYZSy4z6nHIJsCG7-TiogAe2fRNS1NBAxI5a-ujwtt33DC-Ve448aVQ_6ZjskMHOXBvb-ZZ6Q/w640-h480/BB99E433-5CAA-4852-8291-635738E2CE25.heic" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Amazingly, that tiny horn has survived years of use. I won't push my luck using it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIGmvn48euLm829p2JAVyfisXgXR6f3NgKVhq4-15WDnZ2r_7C8CC740R2eKgcOrubjgirrhhJjDlz3i-Eb1t09aRMe0T5t3LREuJgKECHfe-q87xILFBDKKHIw7Qb-5BwafakOamCnTxbnxA9BAkXfY3m5pvpfENHtjr77w0yN-r-MgsSa5IFENdmQ/s4032/C0D506E3-8643-4D31-A134-8F14B44D0100.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIGmvn48euLm829p2JAVyfisXgXR6f3NgKVhq4-15WDnZ2r_7C8CC740R2eKgcOrubjgirrhhJjDlz3i-Eb1t09aRMe0T5t3LREuJgKECHfe-q87xILFBDKKHIw7Qb-5BwafakOamCnTxbnxA9BAkXfY3m5pvpfENHtjr77w0yN-r-MgsSa5IFENdmQ/w640-h480/C0D506E3-8643-4D31-A134-8F14B44D0100.heic" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">More shoelace on tree roots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ftVM-3jSjJfvOSenZqE6RCVEhjZR9z7uItogemARfkA_BSZR3zq24HjsaPQkIOfRLwNO3DzlZjgjhLF0ktZrvxtP5zg9b0YKprG3uXsdO-LtD84NaPNN2sDAlrFC4UhrlvrATbdCmPDtiUE1GjD7x-4JOFnmDXR3kb-KsTH0EOI5bVo3hYh7Jyq-rA/s4032/CFDF3900-E840-4AC7-8B07-B4C912B19BA5.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ftVM-3jSjJfvOSenZqE6RCVEhjZR9z7uItogemARfkA_BSZR3zq24HjsaPQkIOfRLwNO3DzlZjgjhLF0ktZrvxtP5zg9b0YKprG3uXsdO-LtD84NaPNN2sDAlrFC4UhrlvrATbdCmPDtiUE1GjD7x-4JOFnmDXR3kb-KsTH0EOI5bVo3hYh7Jyq-rA/w480-h640/CFDF3900-E840-4AC7-8B07-B4C912B19BA5.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Buy a real anchor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzCWAZWjJOiN3j78bI3dKwgvAuzINHh8m-MqVQiakRR8VreDLeVg9-feqR-MuL3XDdm13ixw9LI2xcspn48WpcH5RZ-pVZ3gLIjkc5w5jym0updJ9zgFkTLs21iT04wTLNi83CHCzkMcDG1D4SyytCWVLpZ_DGls1U11MFXpPYF9AUu8iSbHu638r3w/s4032/D5CB5C67-F45D-4BB8-BB7F-4C6DB9D62C3C.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzCWAZWjJOiN3j78bI3dKwgvAuzINHh8m-MqVQiakRR8VreDLeVg9-feqR-MuL3XDdm13ixw9LI2xcspn48WpcH5RZ-pVZ3gLIjkc5w5jym0updJ9zgFkTLs21iT04wTLNi83CHCzkMcDG1D4SyytCWVLpZ_DGls1U11MFXpPYF9AUu8iSbHu638r3w/w480-h640/D5CB5C67-F45D-4BB8-BB7F-4C6DB9D62C3C.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Don't lead at Carderock, the rock breaks. He's undoubtedly putting in a piece, because nothing will stop him from hitting the ground. Look at the flaring top of the crack. Nothing will go in there, right when you need it. This is called Tibia Fibula Crack, that's what you will break when you fall.</div></span>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-25785779909145216792023-03-11T21:43:00.000-05:002023-03-11T21:43:59.405-05:00Leave your hammock home.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1t32osJWRQYKBiCsKrj32NIoG1BfGEw0124Zoh_vy6kSrKJAebcXldyRTOWEvc8en-HZWRQUYp-FBiUQGQAB_66wQ0I5DHajjuAwxeXdKFRfQCCHS07KxCPA75eE8ae8N15AxL8JK76x8PYcfHx-Pdb63Hv9tILvdMXi5YPR19ESp7ScN-II6tMC5Q/s4032/5E24C659-CC26-4DDF-A870-D321A110EF79.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1t32osJWRQYKBiCsKrj32NIoG1BfGEw0124Zoh_vy6kSrKJAebcXldyRTOWEvc8en-HZWRQUYp-FBiUQGQAB_66wQ0I5DHajjuAwxeXdKFRfQCCHS07KxCPA75eE8ae8N15AxL8JK76x8PYcfHx-Pdb63Hv9tILvdMXi5YPR19ESp7ScN-II6tMC5Q/w480-h640/5E24C659-CC26-4DDF-A870-D321A110EF79.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">They picked all the limbs off a slash pile so they could hang their hammock. It's not about your hammock, Carderock is too crowded.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-PXoJ3ytnsKjsWpN4rU4P8XQikogB01ANNEs1VkHmO3_q4DOdJ91FEAjxXEJfab00w1d1EeXkeR0yI7SZzN1RLOXmcjaZcLFfpX2sDOXVZEKsUQXyLM5ScvQ7hmM9E11hmFe2QMFqXA9oKBjWERw4cdDbntILqbr1VMBv9fO4yofz64KRd_h876TTg/s4032/06705FA7-DB6A-40EE-9C1D-0EA8C4E00183.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-PXoJ3ytnsKjsWpN4rU4P8XQikogB01ANNEs1VkHmO3_q4DOdJ91FEAjxXEJfab00w1d1EeXkeR0yI7SZzN1RLOXmcjaZcLFfpX2sDOXVZEKsUQXyLM5ScvQ7hmM9E11hmFe2QMFqXA9oKBjWERw4cdDbntILqbr1VMBv9fO4yofz64KRd_h876TTg/w480-h640/06705FA7-DB6A-40EE-9C1D-0EA8C4E00183.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Way up the tree and two unnecessary links in the belay chain.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdKU_f0GpViAFw9gHmEpfQiGlHOIVHzxzLI6Mo5y--PwdAGg_BjUORp83jDR-rj-EY56kqVkYyZgvf7DeA9p9ca0EnZgLLQLKX34gc-nbCpYPRlypvHQh9lgEQRrDakSUtMM7AWPsexu97Xmlotary5NZY9L7ovlFUWLRZWbjxOT7HSlFcdNePhtaug/s4032/E36D23C4-179F-4D28-8431-6CB967993783.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdKU_f0GpViAFw9gHmEpfQiGlHOIVHzxzLI6Mo5y--PwdAGg_BjUORp83jDR-rj-EY56kqVkYyZgvf7DeA9p9ca0EnZgLLQLKX34gc-nbCpYPRlypvHQh9lgEQRrDakSUtMM7AWPsexu97Xmlotary5NZY9L7ovlFUWLRZWbjxOT7HSlFcdNePhtaug/w480-h640/E36D23C4-179F-4D28-8431-6CB967993783.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Shoelaces don't make good anchors. It isn't just about strength, think about abrasion .</span>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-51708124804658005952023-02-13T19:22:00.002-05:002023-02-13T19:22:16.194-05:00Clove hitches suck.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIN_3I-VEVW3bHtw1TELbTuP3svgLJYH-JhIjuHukcoFSGue-zLP1BKz95sO7ZowGv-K9jn545sOKqfkiARF9UEcJ-fQrht-GqM7sT0t2umGDSg7ePptlfL1y9Ycm8lCrb1DD8yplPAhyENNEApFYU_6Dm24NljoI7E20yjkrSQhJeBmJXTOKKkT-0pw/s4032/5EA8FF27-AD2C-4F81-913B-F9C6134DCF04.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIN_3I-VEVW3bHtw1TELbTuP3svgLJYH-JhIjuHukcoFSGue-zLP1BKz95sO7ZowGv-K9jn545sOKqfkiARF9UEcJ-fQrht-GqM7sT0t2umGDSg7ePptlfL1y9Ycm8lCrb1DD8yplPAhyENNEApFYU_6Dm24NljoI7E20yjkrSQhJeBmJXTOKKkT-0pw/w640-h480/5EA8FF27-AD2C-4F81-913B-F9C6134DCF04.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The runner and single carabiner aren't necessary and addd points of failure. Clove hitches are OK if they are right in front of you, not far away where you can't examine tightness. The loose when weighted and unweighted, just like a top rope anchor.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xCPgl6sc13ccyHoLq5X3Nl4tsB4I3i7iLzB6dSmeK6HbMiBdk55ueIhXjaQ7M9uAsebJb0mB_A_mNXyKrUm3AXhWtVPP1504i6vED7_q6zX_Wp-4pwuHKFELuICPK80XNO7TEjwE0MeDl55XnTS2d3puPGEFLBJ8eDJTNrGJMZi7z-0-7Q5fE-lbDw/s4032/6766B297-B6D6-41F4-A480-6B3F427C205D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xCPgl6sc13ccyHoLq5X3Nl4tsB4I3i7iLzB6dSmeK6HbMiBdk55ueIhXjaQ7M9uAsebJb0mB_A_mNXyKrUm3AXhWtVPP1504i6vED7_q6zX_Wp-4pwuHKFELuICPK80XNO7TEjwE0MeDl55XnTS2d3puPGEFLBJ8eDJTNrGJMZi7z-0-7Q5fE-lbDw/w640-h480/6766B297-B6D6-41F4-A480-6B3F427C205D.heic" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Another clove hitch. Not the worst chock placement, those rocks could be big enough to resist being pulled apart.</div></span> <p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464581745890254590.post-74011989164693856862023-01-28T22:28:00.000-05:002023-01-28T22:28:21.586-05:00Why?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1WYDBHxs3AIVVdFsDv_pxCQs5NZQWwROnp170Af8F-iW4l3rA6JZXBBaqRc6IFWtyNoNxjTOw5YTu86V8C5SUeZHjFQpnddSNtrbF-UEvCSccwHrM9RsCSYzy9705uqZMDisWYgMpMwC10v-Mf7NC4vd23-Up-D-uU8PxFNkA_nyLvFiyAjMNtOV0g/s4032/88C6979A-DDB6-48BB-8494-9061E334253C.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1WYDBHxs3AIVVdFsDv_pxCQs5NZQWwROnp170Af8F-iW4l3rA6JZXBBaqRc6IFWtyNoNxjTOw5YTu86V8C5SUeZHjFQpnddSNtrbF-UEvCSccwHrM9RsCSYzy9705uqZMDisWYgMpMwC10v-Mf7NC4vd23-Up-D-uU8PxFNkA_nyLvFiyAjMNtOV0g/w480-h640/88C6979A-DDB6-48BB-8494-9061E334253C.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Because he bought a pulley, that's why.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-Zc4Jd9u_4zw5Ebe8Gcu1aM-VuZZLcvG31maV7F_cLrb0s8KqLgZr0F15B264dShmtDqCDR0239CUN-OsvH8cTQkcQzVS8IJhD5_ridyAddd8wrZr11tuw3hliZY9JErq8iSe3juLzS8edWB940n6-Nr4fuxr6R04G8eZ6e6z-ud3bB_6Tjn7MsdQQ/s4032/DE3853F0-6DAA-4CA0-BE16-F286A06601B1.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-Zc4Jd9u_4zw5Ebe8Gcu1aM-VuZZLcvG31maV7F_cLrb0s8KqLgZr0F15B264dShmtDqCDR0239CUN-OsvH8cTQkcQzVS8IJhD5_ridyAddd8wrZr11tuw3hliZY9JErq8iSe3juLzS8edWB940n6-Nr4fuxr6R04G8eZ6e6z-ud3bB_6Tjn7MsdQQ/w480-h640/DE3853F0-6DAA-4CA0-BE16-F286A06601B1.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Two inch tails, barely enough.</span></div><p></p>John Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12310331964766461740noreply@blogger.com1