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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Friday, January 20, 2012

2012: Safety 3rd

Let's ring in a new year with the strange and jeingis!!

 I have no idea.  



With a lot of solid links above, why would you clip the glorified key ring? Also, why not go ahead and make the whole rig redundant?  It's a two bolt chain anchor for crying out loud. As simple as it gets. C'mon.


 The Twizzler.
We've all added a wrap or two to a 'biner to shorten one side of a system to make it perfectly equalized without re-tying the masterpoint knot.  But why a climber would add an equal amount of wraps to each side of the anchor is completely beyond me. 


Why this link is even here anymore baffles me. It's loose enough to slide off the link it's resting on.   Homeboy clipped the only non-solid link around.  Go figure.  JANKETY!


More is coming down the pipeline.  Get ready.



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