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worst anchors ever....

Nick Goldsmith · · NEK · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 470

I Never  rap off the  handle of a cast iron  skillet.  That shit breaks really easy. 

Tanner James · · Sierras · Joined Dec 2019 · Points: 1,428

The rap anchor we used a few weeks prior in Ophir (cracked canyon). Slings and rap rings still look great! Just 100ft lower than they were the day before

eli poss · · Durango, CO · Joined May 2014 · Points: 525
Tanner Jameswrote:

The rap anchor we used a few weeks prior in Ophir (cracked canyon). Slings and rap rings still look great! Just 100ft lower than they were the day before

Nice! bury it in sand or wedge it in a crack and it'll be bomber for canyoneering. Just make sure you ooze over the edge

Nick Goldsmith · · NEK · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 470

matt. buy some stubbys or YGD. better yet, don't pitch out thin easy ice....  No effin way that anchor holds if the leader falls on it before getting in a real screw and both of you die or get mangled. heck its only 50/50 it holds if the 2nd falls and pulls the belayer off their stance on to the anchor...  hitting those rocks at the bottom of the fan is no joke. there are lots of great stubby and  super stubby screws on the market now.   My worst anchor like that was after running out of rope on P1 of Chapple pond slab BINTD. had to have my even noobier 2nd simo for a bit with nothing in on the whole pitch untill I could get to a slight shelf with some snow on it.stance belay with no anchor.... 

Gerald Adams · · Sacramento · Joined May 2019 · Points: 0

The Canmore Junk Yards .

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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