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rockie
Nov 29, 2008, 7:04 AM
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notapplicable wrote: rockie wrote: 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, namely a tree, is a pretty stupid thing to do. What about this guy, would you belay off that? 
Well it doesn't look like it is dying, or rotten. But I'd have to see it for real to know for sure 
It looks solid from where I am sitting, so that's a good sign.
It isn't too thin either, and it doesn't look loose at the roots, but again, I'd have to see it for real to be sure.
Still, I'd like to use 1-2 other anchor points besides this one, but if that was all I had.. and as long as it is assessed perfectly bomber, by me of course, then just maybe I would.
There is a tree at Squamish someone anchored us to, I got up to it and it was loose, seriously that one is going to come out at some point, and if people are not aware of it or aware to use other anchor points and just want to rely on that one, zeke! then they are going to likely die.
(This post was edited by rockie on Nov 30, 2008, 11:21 PM)
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