Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Great Falls, Carderock doesn't have a monopoly on stupid.

A shot of the whole anchor at the Dihedrals, gates of single carabiners are pointing towards the rock.

Anchor points are past 90 degrees.

Single strand of webbing has a scary cut.

If one climb is anchored to a 3" tree, two is better, right?

Yard sale, if you use it, they will come.

He had just pulled the rope from the one lonely biner.

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.