Finishing the set up

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Finishing the set up

Finishing the set up

Joshua Tree National Park, California Dec 2010
Marcsoltan
on May 14, 2012 10:32 am
Image Type(s): Rock Climbing
Image ID: 790001

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Noondueler

Noondueler - May 17, 2012 12:03 am - Voted 10/10

How do they

manage to get the lines up and tight enough?

Marcsoltan

Marcsoltan - May 17, 2012 9:10 am - Hasn't voted

Re: How do they

Well, getting them up is easy. You need to climb both formations first. Then, you fix the ends of the webbing to permanent bolt anchors on top. Then using a "Z-Pulley", or "Double-Z-Pulley" system they pull the webbing on one side. Z-Pulley is a force multiplier system. This is the system you set up for crevasse rescues. This team was using two 1-inch webbing that they velcroed together. Each one of the webbings was pulled separately for maximum rigidity.

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