Monday, February 13, 2023

Clove hitches suck.

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.


Another clove hitch. Not the worst chock placement, those rocks could be big enough to resist being pulled apart.
 

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.