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Access Fund Adopt-a-Crag 2007<br>
Crag Clean-Up at Lizards Mouth

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This is likely the worst anchor I've ever seen. The yellow "webbing" in the photo is actually a strap from the climber's SUV roof-rack. It's hard to see in this photo, but 2 rubber-ized hooks on the two ends of the strap are hooked through the left-hand carabiner.<br>
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The anchor is completely non-redundant and relies on the stitching that attaches the rubber-ized hooks to the ends of the strap. And that quick-draw?<br>
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At least they padded the edge to protect the strap from abrasion.

The family spent an amazing January day climbing at the base of the Captain. Bryson (age 8) and Wesley (age 5) got their first taste of Yosemite crack climbing.<br>
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A cool footnote: 1,500 feet above us and around the corner to the right, Tommy and Kevin are working the crux pitch 15 on the Dawn Wall.

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May 2, 2007

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Crag Clean-Up at Lizards Mouth”

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This is likely the worst anchor I've ever seen. The yellow "webbing" in the photo is actually a strap from the climber's SUV roof-rack. It's hard to see in this photo, but 2 rubber-ized hooks on the two ends of the strap are hooked through the left-hand carabiner.<br>
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At least they padded the edge to protect the strap from abrasion.

Access Fund Adopt-a-Crag 2007<br>
Crag Clean-Up at Lizards Mouth

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A cool footnote: 1,500 feet above us and around the corner to the right, Tommy and Kevin are working the crux pitch 15 on the Dawn Wall.

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