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Re: [michael1245] Top Rope Fundamentals:
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chadnsc
Nov 23, 2010, 7:48 PM
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michael1245 wrote: chadnsc wrote: Am I to assume from your description and photo that you are doing a top rope, top belay? yes, top-rope top belay. how's the set up? am I using the right knots?
I think you're using way too many knots when only a couple are needed, at least in my opinion.
Assuming that the climb under 30 meters and each anchor point is a tree then I would do the following using webbing:
Anchor points:
Water Knots
(You could also girth hitch each tree with a sling then clip your anchor line into each sling using a biner and a figure eight on a bight)
Mater point:
Doubled figure eight
I'd then find the middle of my rope, tie a figure eight on a bight in and clip it into my mater point with a locking biner. I'd then throw this end over the cliff edge and use this half of the rope as the rappel line.
The other half of my rope is the belay line and I would thread that through my belay device (for me it's a gri gri) and then climb than too into the master point.
As for the belayers anchor point I'd just clip into one of the anchor strands with some 7mm cord.
(This post was edited by chadnsc on Nov 23, 2010, 7:53 PM)
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Post edited by chadnsc
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