Minimalist SRT anchor

[tree_maestro]

I was thinking on ranger danger's recent SRT anchor thread about an effective anchor with minimal gear and this was what I came to. It seems to cover all the bases for me and adds only a $20 krab to your climbing bag.
The spliced end goes through a butterfly to become a girthed sling. The anchor end of the line is muntered...locked with two half hitches of the bight and a krab for another back up.
NOTE: The photo only shows about 3 foot of slack which wouldn't be too helpful in lowering a climber.

 

[southsoundtree]

with a munter hitch, you can also use a mule knot with an overhand knot tie-off. I know from experience that this is easy to unload under tension, whereas for the double halfhitch, I can't say. Maybe better, worse, equal.

 

[xman]

you can also tie a butterfly at any given point in your srt line. I prefer to always leave a little extra tail for spiderwebbing and back up the steel carabiner or locking clevis with another butterfly clipped into the primary biner/clevis!

Stay tied in,

X-man

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

Interesting anchor O. I like it.

 

[xman]

where can I get a couple of those shirts? Normally when anchoring off my srt, I will use the dead end of my line and half hitch it with a running bowline down below. However, when using a large line, it is easier to do the alpine butterfly backed up..

Stay tied in,

X-man

 

[xman]

Just another note,

I only climb trees single line technique at this time with a gri-gri or cinch. In large trees I will set two lines, one on each side and spiderweb both accordingly to redirect through natural crotches or use endless loop straps with revolvers that I plan my route to retreive... I will never DRT again...


Stay Tied In,
X-man

 

[RobJMurf]

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Interesting anchor O. I like it.

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Me too!! Seems a simple set up. Might try it monday as intend to srt some big stringy barks( 30+ meters) that have been storm damaged.Normally i just tie off the base when i srt as i dont trust some one else to lower me.