Sunday, April 12, 2015

His T shirt said he was a fireman.

All of the weight is being held by the blue 8MM prusik

Another view.

Why tie off the bowline?

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Some old, some new, all stupid.

The webbing sling being the little trees is girth hitched into 7MM rope.

The Korean rigs this several times a week. He also left about $500 in gear strewn over the area.

Nobody can resist the perched rock.

New this spring, use a fortune in hardware, not enough rope.

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Who is this guy?

At least one gate is up, not that it matters too much. All the gear is blindingly new, does the Easter Bunny bring this stuff now?

Somebody told him about padding the edges but he missed the part about static rope and actual knots.

Tubes everywhere, almost.

Best use ever of hardware in a Carderock anchor. Only leaving it in the pack would be better.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Wrong so many different ways

They left their wires, complete with Wild Country booklet.

An 8MM rope run around a tree. This is a climbing rig for kids.

Anchor around 90 degrees, includes cam
The blue ropes in the background are one Sterling climbing rope.

Gen 1 Friend, barely getting a grip.

#2 Friend

Leave the booklet littering the ground so someone else can figure out how to put your harness on.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Like hunting easter eggs.

Great, what's the carabiner for?

That's a couple of half hitches.

Nylon rope on 9/16" webbing.

Ancient nylon webbing girth hitched to Spectra.



The carabiner isn't clipped into the left end of the daisy chain, only the spectra runner.

Saturday, April 4, 2015

First crowded day

25 feet up in the air, and yes, its the infamous Korean guide.

Lots of rope, but they didn't get it over the edge.

The 3" tree  is taking all the weight.

The dead tree, of course.

Good thing it isn't holding weight, so the knot won't grind on the rock.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Must be Spring

Almost all the way around

Gate down, gotta love it.

All the bells and whistles, so lets add some points of failure.