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Used Rope Anchors

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Brian M · · Long Beach, CA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 155

Hey everyone, I recently retired my Marathon Pro but it still has 150+ ft in pretty good shape. I'm exploring my options on what to do with it and was wondering if there was a good way to give it back to the local climbing community(CT mostly) to use to build/replace a rap anchor or something along those lines. Anybody got any suggestions ?

Nick Goldsmith · · Pomfret VT · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 440

Slings and rings are a last resort for anchors but if it absolutly has to be a slung tree anchor old climbing rope is totally truck.

Gunkiemike · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 3,492

Doing something like this will earn you tons of climber karma. In fact, you'll probably find a new cam lying on the ground the very next time you go out.

Rap anchor from 30' of rope, long enough to get the links out beyond the edge of the boulder.

Nick Goldsmith · · Pomfret VT · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 440

That one looks like a prime canidate for fixin. 30ft of rope is a heck of a lot more impact than this

good anchor

Brian M · · Long Beach, CA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 155

Thanks guys, still have the rope so as it warms up and you see some opportunity to use some of it just lemme know

cavemonkey · · AK · Joined Jan 2010 · Points: 0

I use old climbing rope for anchors all the time
esp new routing.....if I find myself doing the climb more than 3 times i might think about some steel, but its so heavy.
rope anchors last alot longer than tat and are easily inspected

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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