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epoch
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Oct 1, 2014, 4:42 PM
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monardo wrote: Hello I am a new "climber" (if I can call myself that). For a couple of times I set-up anchor and practiced jumaring and rapping off the cliff. Here is how I set-up my line, with a minimum (none) equipment.  The two anchor points are two strong trees (even one would be enough). The angle between anchors is about 30-50 deg. and line between two trees is freely slacking. Is the setup/knots/etc. correct?
It's a sound and solid set up. But as others have replied, it seems overly complicated for the application. Are you using a BFT (Big F%#ing Tree)? If it is thigh sized or bigger you really are okay just using only one tree. If anything, you can get away with a tension-less knot and a bowline or fig eight to secure the end. Much easier to untie than a weighted fig eight. A bowline with several wraps around a tree would work too. I'd be curious to see an actual picture of the set up you have so eloquently provided in use. I hope you have chafing gear/padding around the trees you use, so you don't end up contributing to the death of the trees.
FWIW, you and majid should hook up for future posts, he has some really awesome boulder/climber/tree graphics too.
(This post was edited by epoch on Oct 1, 2014, 4:43 PM)
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Post edited by epoch
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