Warning to anyone using the 'pinto' canopy anchor method

[Steve Bullman]

There's 2 types available, a 13mm which is 16 strand and a 11.7mm which is double braid.

So there is, didn't realize.

[Rich Rule]

There is actually 3 types. An 11mm which is hedera colouring of a Kernmaster rope.

[Riggerbear]

Well done Rich, as least one of us knows what their talking about

[Jake Andrews]

Solution?

Seed planted 🍿🍿

 

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[BenR]

As steve mentioned, keeping the eye of the alpine as tight as possible helps. Pinto rig also seems to have a bit more room as Rich said.. If to pay close attention and watch as the pinto anchor retrieves you will see that if the lines come down different routes, the eye of the alpine and the other line can never touch. If it comes down parallel and it has been tied poorly then indeed there is a lot of rope passing the one point on the eye. I dont often use this anchor much these days but when I do, I tend to go up on a base tie and install it in there canopy. I also retrieve it with a slight redirect in, only if its a small deflection from halfway down. And don't race to pull it out.. slow and steady think tortoise when sending them up and pulling them down. Or use an alternative anchor. To be fair 13mm rope is probably always going to rub with this anchor. 11mm not so much