People are bad at lots of things. Safety included. Priorities get crooked, and mostly folks just plain aren't educated in how to stay alive. Climbing is a shining example of the "safety third" mentality. The moral of the story is to get out there and find someone who can tell you how to do it all without getting hurt hurt or dying. Also, even if you've done it a thousand times, be careful. A fraction of a second of distraction is all too often fatal. Look at the big picture, and listen to your gut. If it looks icky, it's wrong.

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Monday, February 8, 2010

I'm into alternative anchors



What part about this is difficult when there are bolts only 3 feet away?  While they used the bolts, the weight of their system was on this hand-rail, because the two anchor points were not equalized, the bolt anchor system was 2.5 feet to the left of the hand-rail anchor, and the forces were at 180 degrees.  A poor choice.  Not only could this anchor point easily fail, but it could also pull the hand-rail down onto climbers below.


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