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SRENE anchors may go the way of the dinosaur 8-Mar-2006 At 2:07:21 PM NEVERCLIMBED32

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On 7/03/2006 tmarsh wrote:

The sliding X ........................ has the drawback that should one of those groups fail, it will extend itself to the full length of the sling and possibly shockload the remaining piece.

Of course this would never happen because you would have tied off your sling above the X. While this has the effect of minimising your mobility while attached to the anchor the point of the exercise is after all,...........equalising the anchor. Tieing off you sling in this way means minimal extension and shock loading of the anchor. You may tie off one or both sides depending on how marginal they are. Personally I choose the sliding X over the cordolette as I find it easier to equalise.