In reply to UKC Articles: Regarding the picture "Backing Up A Stake Anchor"...is that really a good example of an abseil set up?
I would have thought that the stake and nut should be equalized with an alpine butterfly, and the black sling and one screwgate would then become unnecessary and reduce prospective failure points. As it is, that nut would get shock loaded if the stake failed :-o
I know everyone does these things differently. Any other views?
> As it is, that nut would get shock loaded if the stake failed
And God forbid a nut should ever be shock loaded.
How irresponsible - UKC ought to be ashamed of itself for printing such terrible advice (and from a Mountain Guide as well!). Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children? etc etc
In reply to UKC Articles: A good article, but I think that it is worth mentioning that you should rinse your gear with fresh water after climbing on sea cliffs. Salt water can do some serious damage to climbing gear. I've learnt this the hard way, after getting hit by a large wave at Sennen in Cornwall and not rinsing my gear for a couple of days - two of my HB cams never recovered.
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