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Slack line anchors !?! |
11-May-2012 At 12:13:09 PM |
Olbert
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On 11/05/2012 STEALTH wrote:
>Using fixed anchors, either for slacklines or climbing, requires a bit
>of common sense and experience.
>The other day I witnessed four people rely 100% on 2 fixed bolts.
>One was abseiling, so bolts were weighted;
>one was seconding, so if he fell the bolts would be further loaded;
>the belayer and one other were tied into the same anchors.
>The amount of 'biners clipped into the same point and all running at different
>angles provided the potential for a cross loaded biner under stress.
>The two at top had gear on their harnesses but no back ups.
>When I suggested not relying on bolts alone for a big group, they reckon
>it was completely safe.
>Good thing it was stellar Arapiles rock and not some manky choss.
Did you know, the other day I saw a dude climbing and only clipped a single draw into the first bolt! I couldn't believe it! That's an accident waiting to happen! What if he fell and the quickdraw snapped! He should have at least had a steel locking biner clipped into it with a sling girth hitched to the bolt to back it up and then placed a few bits of trad gear!
Climbers these days just don't understand the dangers! |
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