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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

A back-tie anchor is used to focus a marginal anchor to a bombproof anchor. It is built with low-stretch rope and a system prusik.

CONT

Back-tie anchors. Many times a questionable anchor can be reinforced into what would be considered a bombproof anchor ... one way this can be done is through a back-tie. [It is] typically done by using a wrap 3 pull 2 technique on both the primary and secondary anchors and [by connecting] them by using a 3:1 MA [mechanical advantage] (non working and very inefficient MA using carabiners).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Ancrage construit pour renforcer un ancrage existant mais de résistance limitée.

Spanish

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