How Hard Can You Pull? Walking down a canyon, you come to a drop. There is a piece of webbing coming out of the sand…

Anchor Techniques, Hank Moon, Tech Tips, Rigging the RopetjonesOctober 29, 2013deadman, tech tips, anchors, anchoring, pulling, pull

The FiddleStick: An Advanced Anchor Tool for Canyoneering

It is a new approach to retrievable anchoring, opening up a wider range of possible anchors, and making it possible to descend more canyons while leaving nothing behind (aka “ghosting”).

Anchor Techniques, Ghosting, Tom Jones, Tech TipstjonesMarch 12, 2013fiddlestick, fiddle, anchoring, retrievable anchors, anchors, ghosting, tech tips

How to Rig a 2-Ring Retrievable Anchor

"Retrievable Anchors" are those where the webbing used to form an anchor is retrieved, leaving nothing behind. There are several good reasons for doing this including:

Anchor Techniques, Ghosting, Rigging the Rope, Tech TipstjonesDecember 10, 2012anchoring, basic canyoneering knots, basic climbing knots, Canyoneering, canyoneering knots, climbing knots, how-to, Leave no Trace, retrievable anchors, tech tips, anchors

Knots for Webbing and Anchors: The Overhand on a Bight

OVERHAND ON A BIGHT The other "most-useful" knot in webbing is another overhand-type, the Overhand on a Bight. This is tied in webbing just as it is in rope.

Anchor Techniques, Knots, Tech Tips, Rigging the RopetjonesNovember 22, 2012anchoring, basic canyoneering knots, basic climbing knots, bight, Canyoneering, canyoneering knots, climbing knots, Knots for Canyoneering, overhand, tubular webbing, anchors, webbing, tech tips

How to Tie a Water Knot and Build a Webbing Anchor

As a prelude to Water Knot instruction, a bit of mountain wisdom from Edward Whymper is appropriate: "There have been joys too great to be described in words, and there have been griefs upon which I have not dared to dwell…

Anchor Techniques, Knots, Tech TipstjonesNovember 9, 2012anchoring, basic canyoneering knots, basic climbing knots, bight, Canyoneering, canyoneering knots, climbing knots, knots for webbing, rappelling, water knot, tech tips, anchors