Friday, December 31, 2021

Lots of ugly.


 Use the skinny stuff to sling the boulder, and put the anchor way up the tree.

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

The holidays always bring out folks who don't climb much.

This tree wobbles when you grab it.
Plenty of rope to tie off the boulder, no need for the skinny runner and carabiner.
 

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Where does this come from?

 

Looks like two anchors going to a single carabiner.
Ratty good webbing in a single strand, plus 2 wire gate carabiners with the gates on the same side.

Monday, December 6, 2021

Unclear on the concept.

See all that rope. A simple knot would replace weaker cordalette and single carabiner, two unnecessary links in the anchor chain.
 

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Missed it by THAT much>

Got piles of rope but let's use that cordalette and single strand webbing.
Just two more feet, yes that's the climbing rope dragging over the rock.
 

Friday, November 26, 2021

You could do it that way.

 

The webbing is threaded through the figure 8 knot, as well as being clipped together.
You've got a choice, why put the gate down towards the rock where it could be opened.
Another view of the "unique" attachment.

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Bad anchors and bad behavior.

More crap form the Internet, note the eye splice and non-climbing carabiner.



 The other anchor is the dead tree, with a loose loop and knot. While the guy was rigging, his kid was throwing sticks over the cliff. Two missed me, I thought it was the high winds, the third was bigger and closer, then I knew what it was. He told the kid to stop, no apology then, and not when he came down to climb.