cheap personal anchors
There are plenty of pre-made personal anchors out there that you can buy. But why spend the extra money when you can make your own for a fraction of the cost.
All you need is two 48 inch (or 120 cm) slings.
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Tie three overhand knots in one half of each of the slings.
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Put locking carabiners on the last loops.
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Feed the other end of the slings (the biggest loop) through your harness in a girth hitch. Make sure to feed it through both the leg and waist loops.
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…and you’re done! Clip the biners to you gear loops and you’re good to go.
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Tips
- Use two different color slings, it makes it easier to tell the right personal anchor from the left.
- The slings will have a small hard sewn section which creates the loop, try to get this sewn section in the biggest loop but as close to the first knot as possible. This will keep it out of the way.
- Use small locking biners, when clipping the anchors you want to have as much space as possible.
- Use biners with key lock noses, this will make unclipping snag free which is nice when you’re trying to get onto repel.
