whiskeybullets wrote:
" an anchor does indeed see an approximately 2x increase in force under a slingshot belay, this is due to the weight of the climber and the belayer combined,"
Then climb eng wrote
"You are incorrect, ... " The [anchor] pully sees exactly double this force since the rope tension acts on it twice, once to the belayer and once to the climber. ".
Just one example.
(This post was edited by pastprime on Jun 5, 2007, 10:24 PM)
