SRT anchors

[DrewB]

heres a few anchors-undoubtabely there are a million different versions but here goes.

1-cambium saver is set up as normal and rope thread through the rings. alpine butterfly is tied on the down side leg of the small ring and hitch system is plaec ed on opposing side. to retrieve just remove hitch system and pull down on alp bfly side, cs will retrieve as normal.works better with a suitable crotch

2-Simple bowline cinched around the stem. can work without a crotch. non retrievable as set up this way

3-throwline is attached to bowline to aid retrieval, can be a pain having a throwline dangling and also bowline can get damaged during retrieval unlessa ring is used

4-midline bowline. remotely retrievable, again requires a ring to prevent damage. carabiner prevents the knot from ever opening

5-both legs of rope inserted through the ring and alpine tied below. ring enables smooth retrieval. can switch between srt and dbrt simply by removing the alp bfly.dont have to remove hitch system to retrieve..

6-base anchored showing how easy it is for the rope to load a branch rather than the stem it is tied around

7-base anchored showing how easy it is to climb above your suspension point and not be tied in at all

8-A trick by kev b to keep the legs togther and prevent the see saw action that base anchors can do

9-a pic showing how a natural red is loaded correctly in one direction

10- but the other direction loads the small sub branch and also lets the rope migrate away from the crotch

[breffni]

Which one do you use most often? Which do you think is best?

[Tully]

Nice one Drew.

[Jake Andrews]

Fair play drew. Thats alot of effort put in for the good of arbtalk. 5 stars:thumbup:

[MarkH]

Thanks Drew, a good step towards everyone being on the same page when it comes to anchor systems.

[DrewB]

I mainly use the cambium saver lock off but recently got shown no5 by my good friend Rossi, I think it may be the best one due to being able to leave the hitch on for retrieval

[breffni]

It does seem good in that u can switch over quickly. What length of rope do you use for SRT?

[Paul Smith]

I mainly use the cambium saver lock off but recently got shown no5 by my good friend Rossi, I think it may be the best one due to being able to leave the hitch on for retrieval

 

Drew, in pic 5 you have an alpine butterfly with an anchor ring above it with the working end through the ring. The RW and hitch on this leg. If you pull on the alpine leg the system will be retrieved. How can you leave the hitch on and what stops the ring crashing to earth? Have I missed something?

[Paul Smith]

It does seem good in that u can switch over quickly. What length of rope do you use for SRT?

 

I use 80m.

[breffni]

80m, really? Must weigh alot? What rope do you use?