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Rope setup at the top

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Barney White · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2023 · Points: 0

Hey everyone.  I am pretty new and I wanted to know if this setup seams reasonable for the rope to be set up at the top when you want to do a lap.  Thanks!

Jackson Chambers · · Springville, UT · Joined Apr 2017 · Points: 52

Looks too complicated. If I'm seeing things correctly you have 2 extendable quickdraws still short and then 2 more which are extended. The 2 that are extended don't look like they're doing anything and are not necessary. 

2 quickdraws opposite and opposed are good enough. If you're really worried you can make one/both locker draws.

amarius · · Nowhere, OK · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 20

Looks somewhat messy, I have difficult time figuring out what is going on 

Here is what a typical TR sport anchor would look like - the top two setups

https://www.karstendelap.com/blog/sport-climbing-anchors-which-set-up-is-best 

One "modification" that I would suggest - use steel lockers/carabiners for TR anchor, there will be less wear on them, the rope will be cleaner. If full steel is too heavy, Edelrid has 'bulletproof' series of carabiners with steel inserts

Adam Reinhold · · NJ · Joined Apr 2022 · Points: 5

It looks like the carabiners of the lower alpines are clipped to each other and the rope? They also don't appear to be opposite and opposed.

Fix these two issues and remove the extended alpines and you're good

Edit: on a second look it seems as though the carabiners are not clipped to each other, just crossed weird

Tradiban · · 951-527-7959 · Joined Jul 2020 · Points: 212
Barney Whitewrote:

Hey everyone.  I am pretty new and I wanted to know if this setup seams reasonable for the rope to be set up at the top when you want to do a lap.  Thanks!

Just the two draws would be fine.

Greg R · · Durango CO · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 10

As others said the long draws aren’t necessary but if you are going to use them, shorten them up by taking a few wraps around the biner. You want to avoid the way that lower biner is going to be cross loaded. Make sure the biners at the rope end have gates opposed. 

FrankPS · · Atascadero, CA · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 276
demein priest wrote:

I have looked at both sources, and a bunch more. But always nice to get some confimation that the setup makes sense, and was hoping some input on second device, but will check out the mountainproject as gunkiemike adviced.

Three bots in one thread! Impressive.  The above was quoted as the most egregious.

phylp phylp · · Upland · Joined May 2015 · Points: 1,142
FrankPSwrote:

Three bots in one thread! Impressive.  The above was quoted as the most egregious.

I don’t know, the “mamir ripley” one actually sounds like a bot is trolling, so that may qualify as even more egregious. 

FrankPS · · Atascadero, CA · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 276
phylp phylpwrote:

I don’t know, the “mamir ripley” one actually sounds like a bot is trolling, so that may qualify as even more egregious. 

A trolling bot? Clever.

I'd like to see one bot calling out another. "You phony!" That would be ironic. :)

Gunkiemike · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 3,737
FrankPSwrote:

Three bots in one thread! Impressive.  The above was quoted as the most egregious.

Ah, that explains it. I scrolled up and down the thread to see what specifically I had "adviced" (sic).

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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