Saturday, January 28, 2023

Why?

Because he bought a pulley, that's why.



 Two inch tails, barely enough.

Sunday, January 1, 2023

Don't leave your stuff at there top part II.

 

Nice fresh bag of rope, nobody around.

It's usually an Ikea bag with gym climbers, but a plastic storage bin will do.

Monday, December 19, 2022

Don't leave your stuff at the top.


 It was pretty cold yesterday, so these guys figured they could live their stuff at the anchor. As I was leaving a big pad posse arrived. Maybe they would like hundreds of dollars worth of cams, other hardware, and pricey packs. The Tupperware seemed to have boring healthy stuff, no dope.

Friday, December 2, 2022

Some classics.

 


Too small a tree, and that isn't what they mean by redundant


Too high.


Too small.

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Busy weekend, minimal outrage.

 

Flying single strand webbing anchors.

He knew he was being jerk, and did it anyway. That's more of a thing now, thanks gyms.

Saturday, November 5, 2022

Yard sale.

A yard sale is when you dump everything out of your pack, clip it together. and call it an anchor. This one includes thin cord and webbing that can be cut on the rock. 

Is that rock big enough?

A dead stump and a tree with most of the roots exposed.

If you're smart, you don't touch the "refrigerator" because it is way undercut, barely balancing. The wrap around the rock seems to have no knot.

Look up "overhand loop knot", practice it and use it.
 

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Mystery knots.

 

This appears to be a tautline hitch, which you might use to tie down a tent, not a mission critical climbing anchor.

I have no clue what this is, with the tension wraps it probably won't fail. The knot is grinding up against the rock and the tree is a joke.