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Using the Climbing Rope to Construct a "Webolette" Belay Anchor
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Tip/Trick/Gimmick: Using the climbing rope to construct a "Webolette" type belay anchor Source: Not sure Contributed by: Marty Comiskey ( martycomiskey@yahoo.com) Best useful for: Top rope Trad x Mountaineering x Sport Ice x Other (list) Description: At the recent "Leader's Skill Day" at Carderock on 4/10/10 while taking a lunch break, we spent some time (at a participant's request) constructing different belay anchors using various schemes. One system that I demonstrated used the climbing rope to construct a "webolette" type anchor. It's advantages include: Disadvantages include: This is just one of many different ways to construct a belay anchor. If you find this of value/interest, file it away in your "tool box." A very crude diagram is attached showing rigging of this anchor scheme.
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