"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

How To Lock Off a Figure Eight Rappelling Device

One advantage of a Figure of Eight rappel device is that it can be locked off on the rope, a useful trick for some circumstances.

Rappel Devices, Tech TipstjonesNovember 27, 2012Canyoneering, Gear for Canyoneering, how-to, Rappel Devices, Rope Descenders, figure eight knots, figure eight, tech tips

The Swiss Seat - A Simple and Safe Webbing Harness for Canyoneering

Sometimes it is a good idea to tie a harness from a length of webbing. Canyons in North Wash often only have one or two rappels, so a temporary webbing harness works well there. Sometimes your partner will goof up and forget his harness…