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Jester Rigging on an ATC Guide: Backyard Testing Proof Of Concept
Contingency Rigging Contingency rigging is generally used to refer to rigging easily convertible to lower. In some situations pre rigging for a possible haul, or possible haul or lower, is prudent. These situations are rare. Figure 8 blocks, a Munter Mule Overhand(MMO), or Munter Half Hitch Overhand, are common forms of contingency rigging. If the…
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Atypical Anchors #1
This is what I left at the first rappel in Zion’s Pine Creek. I wish I had taken a before photo, now I can’t remember why I decided to change it. I think it was a loop of webbing off a single bolt. Instead of replacing the small scrap of webbing and installing a more…
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Welcome to The Swamp
Coming “soon”: Resume and CV, documentation of questionable backyard testing of rope systems, and probably not being updated as often as we want.