anchors

Gear Guy talks about quads and cordelettes.

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Rigging 101, from the worst to the best types of anchor systems, including the sliding-X, standard equalized and the quad.

Rigging a multiI-point belay anchor is one of climbing’s fundamental skills, but not all anchors are created equal, and probably shouldn’t be treated the same. As an examiner and instructor for the AMGA, I’ve sorted through the various methods, and find “The Quad” anchoring system beneficial in many situations.