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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Thursday, January 31, 2013

10 minutes of pickin' on Jankety Ass Anchors: Today is RIPE!!!

All of this in just a 10 minute walk at the Ouray Ice Park. Today was ripe!


The classic non-redundant carabiner, complete with ropes running over the walkway instead of an extended anchor. Otherwise, bomber! Sewn, new 1" webbing, new fat rope, shiny new, ungrooved carabiner.


This chap clearly doesn't know how to tie knots. Or clip carabiners. What's the dealeo with jamming the gate in the chain link? And why not bother to make a non-extending anchor?  


Oh...
Because the rest of it wasn't redundant.

I can't understand why my photo came out this way, but here's a twisted up clove hitch. Laziness!


Redundant, solid, equalized, and non-extending. But not locked because...?




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