
Ps. the reason I did 5 points instead of the normal 3 was that there was plenty of good gear spots and I though extra gear never hurts (especially when doing this for the first time).
Correct. Well, technically it was for Pub Lunch, but roughly the same spot...Trevor wrote:It looks like monties, close or the top of Republic
I agree completelyXharlie wrote:I, too, am fairly new to this trad. game and would like to volunteer my own stance-building technique for critique.
(Read: I'd much rather be educated (lambasted) on the forum than fall off a cliff.)
I'm back there tomorrow - didn't notice a tree last time though. But noted for tomorrowCamp wrote:If that's a belay for Pub Lunch, you missed the most secure piece - the tree!!!. That, and 1 cam supports an elephant.
Where will I find a tree in the BergCamp wrote:If you want to get your mind right for Berg climbing, only use the tree! (I wish there were more trees like that one in the Berg.)
That makes sense, I always enjoy cutting weight on my pack. Not really looking forward to lugging a trad rack, rope etc in for when I climb Xeni Peak or Cathkin Peak some time...Camp wrote:Regarding all that stuff on your belay, get used to using as little ropes and slings as possible. This means that there will be fewer 'links',less clutter and less chance of making a mistake. (Unless you are one of those climbers whose gear loops carry every little gadget ever invented as well as metres and meters of 8mm hanging around ready to trip you up.)
Not sure how you did this? Maybe a picture? You don't have to set it up for real, just do it at home.Ghaznavid wrote:I figure of 8-ed the first sling directly to the rope
Do you mean a double figure of 8 (aka bunny ears knot)?Ghaznavid wrote:used a figure of 8 on a bite for the other 2 placements and adjusted the knots to get equalisation close
Are you sure you know what these are? A munter hitch and a clove hitch use identical amounts of rope since they are formed in the same way, the only difference is in the clove, the loops cross one another and in the munter they sit side-by-side.Ghaznavid wrote:then used a munter hitch to kill the bit of slack on the middle anchor (not enough slack rope for a clove hitch).