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Re: [zibircut] Anchor question - Hitching big rocks:
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carbonrx8
Jul 21, 2008, 4:12 PM
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zibircut wrote: How big a rock would you trust for an anchor on top of a cliff? Was on top of this cliff. Rock is very compact, ... Some about three feet by three feet by three feet. Would you have trusted your anchors to these boulders?
The answer is most certainly "IT DEPENDS", but consider that as sandstone (not as dense as, say granite or other typical rocks) has a typical density of about 150 lbs per cubic foot, your rock likely weighed in at a least a good two tons (4000lbs.)
Now, if said boulder was perched on the edge and wobbled when you sat on it, it might not be a good anchor. But set back from the edge and solid when you hop on it, it was likely bomber.
(This post was edited by carbonrx8 on Jul 21, 2008, 4:15 PM)
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