rockie
Nov 29, 2008, 6:46 AM
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zeke_sf wrote: rockie wrote: zeke_sf wrote: rockie wrote: climbed outdoors on trad with someone who hadn't done a lead course, who anchored to a tree, and nothing else. 1 x anchor. Not very clever. Trees are some of the best anchors out there if they are solid. They're considered to be as solid as, well, a friggin' tree! Just one anchor point is a very stupid mistake, especially when it's a tree (edited to add that last point). Well, that means you can't ever use a tree as an anchor - or even part of your anchor. If you don't trust them at all, then you certainly shouldn't anchor to a piece that, if it failed, would pull you and your other piece(s) right off the mountain.
Where in there does it state I never use a tree as an anchor point?
Kindly don't put words in my mouth just because you assume things. Let me spell it out one more time for you as you didn't understand the first time obviously:
One anchor point, thin non-solid tree, is a pretty stupid thing to do.
(This post was edited by rockie on Nov 30, 2008, 11:28 PM)
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