How Strong Is It?
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The latest in a series about strength of gear, anchors and knots. How strong is a basket hitched sling? What about friction hitches? Is it safe to girth hitch a Dyneema sling to your belay loop? Are you gonna die if you tie in with a sloppy figure 8? Answers are all here!
Part of a continuing series of looking at strength of anchors, gear, and knots. How strong is a belay loop? How about a rope after you stomp on it with a crampon? Can I trust that rappel anchor made with old, sun bleached webbing? Learn the answers to these and more.
So how strong is the girth hitch master point? How about if one strand gets cut? Can you girth hitch a sling to a carabiner (and survive?) Here's an overview of various flavors of anchor rigging, and links to actual break testing.
We've all wondered - how strong is it? The Alpinesavvy web gnomes scoured the web to find some break testing for common (and not so common) gear, knots and rigging. Start here for an overview, and then head over to the more detailed articles.