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An unfortunate reminder to:
1) Use proven technology - knots and hardwre alike.
2) Build redundancy into the rigging.
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2012/ju...ath-ar-2087687/

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Interesting to note. Given that on the 26th, my primary anchorage system failed, dropping a frame a few centimetres as the tying line for my sheerlegs dropped onto the backup. No-one was hurt. No frame parts were damaged. But a new anchorage system was required which should be put to use tomorrow.

We had followed 1, and thankfully also 2 since regardless of the quality of your system, failure is always an option and at least one independant backup (able to take well above the expected load since a falling load exerts a far greater force) should be planned for.


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