Canopy Anchor Hardware and Tecniques

[Worthaug]

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I use a delta link for complete midline attach/detach. View attachment 36090 the pinto takes over the friction point on retrieval with natural redirects

Nice bannister!

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A

 

[JeffGu]

Pretty rope!

 

[Dave Rohach]

Hey Jeff, that's the Yale Prism. Absolutely love this rope! It's an 11.7mm double braid. I had heard back @ ArbTrek that it was going to be discontinued. I wound up with (2) 600' spools of it when I heard that. Works Great with all Mechanicals!


Dave6390 in WI

 

[JeffGu]

Yup, I love the Yale 11.7mm ropes! Think I'll try a hank of the Scion, next, just to see what it's like.

 

[NE Tree]

Yup, I love the Yale 11.7mm ropes! Think I'll try a hank of the Scion, next, just to see what it's like.

Amy idea what the scion core is made of? Poly or nylon?

 

[Worthaug]

Amy idea what the scion core is made of? Poly or nylon?

Poly. Only blue tongue has a nylon core in the Yale 11.7 family.

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A

 

[NE Tree]

Sorry Reed, I edited it.

 

[Worthaug]

Sorry Reed, I edited it.

Well, I did ask Treestuff.com that exact question last week and haven't got an answer yet. My guess is poly as it does not have a CE cert.

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A

 

[TimBr]

An outline--

Materials
I. Non-hardware

A. Rope

1. Running bowline
2. Alpine butterfly
3. Other knots (Figure 8, etc)​

B. Other?​

II. Hardware

A. Screwlinks

1. Oval
2. Delta
3. Pear
4. Shackles​

B. Carabiners

1. Steel
2. Aluminum
3. Special (Revolver, etc)​

C. Rings

1. Petzl Ring Open
2. Other​

D. Pulleys

1. Pinto
2. Omni-block
3. Hitch Climber
4. Other​

E. Friction savers

1. Ring & ring
2. Other​

Methods
I. Setting

A. Cinching knots
B. Stopper knots
C. Connecting hardware
​

II. Retrieving

A. Friction reducers
B. Retrieval line
​

III. Misc

Discuss: pros/cons, loading, rescue, rope length, midline constuctible, remote setting, retrievability, friction, cost, weight, simplicity, adjustability, safety, etc.

Great post!

Tim

 

[Dave Rohach]

Yup, I love the Yale 11.7mm ropes! Think I'll try a hank of the Scion, next, just to see what it's like.

I thought the same thing, just can't justify another climbing rope. Give some reviews when and if you get some Scion, would ya? Thanks Jeff.


Dave6390 in WI

 

[JeffGu]

Will do!

 

[Steve Connally]

Quickie, Texas tug, retrieval cordage, weighted line.

 

[papadirk]

Well, I did ask Treestuff.com that exact question last week and haven't got an answer yet. My guess is poly as it does not have a CE cert.

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A

The response I got from TS is that Scion does have a nylon core


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[JeffGu]

I suspected it might... they've been playing up its energy absorption. My KM Max has a nylon core, and the bounce doesn't bother me. I'm too much of a klutz to want something that's too static. And, I use shorter rope lengths with canopy anchors... not as much rope in the system as long ropes and a basal anchor. Always a trade off here and there, I guess.

 

[Dave Rohach]

Don't like the nylon idea on longer ascents or the occasional DDRT, but doesn't Kernmaster have a nylon core as well? More research! I do have a question, that has me miffed! Where can you purchase these slic pin shackles (Quickies)? If that's what they're referred to?


Dave6390 in WI

 

[Steve Connally]

Trrestuff

 

[Dave Rohach]

Thanks Steve, $60 for 1 that's just obscene!


Dave6390 in WI

 

[Worthaug]

Don't like the nylon idea on longer ascents or the occasional DDRT, but doesn't Kernmaster have a nylon core as well? More research! I do have a question, that has me miffed! Where can you purchase these slic pin shackles (Quickies)? If that's what they're referred to?


Dave6390 in WI

Kern is nylon, yes.

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A

 

[NE Tree]

Thanks Steve, $60 for 1 that's just obscene!


Dave6390 in WI

That's what I thought. You can buy 3 biners for that!

 

[Worthaug]

That's what I thought. You can buy 3 biners for that!

Good point, two non-locking biners opposing each other would be a sufficient, suitable, strong and safe canopy anchor...

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A