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Installing Ropes

Warnings

  • Carefully read the Instructions for Use used in this technical advice before consulting the advice itself. You must have already read and understood the information in the Instructions for Use to be able to understand this supplementary information.
  • Mastering these techniques requires specific training. Work with a professional to confirm your ability to perform these techniques safely and independently before attempting them unsupervised.
  • We provide examples of techniques related to your activity. There may be others that we do not describe here.

Load-sharing anchors with the rope

Protecting the rope with PROTEC.

Bunny knot (for load-sharing anchors)

Bunny knot.

Special case: isolate a section of damaged rope with a butterfly knot

Isolating a section of damaged rope with a butterfly knot.

Stopper knot

Stopper knot.

Fixed anchor

Fixed anchor.

Releasable anchor

Releasable anchor.

Protecting the Rope

On an angle

Protecting the rope on an angle.

On a flat/hard surface

Protecting the rope on a flat/hard surface.

On a soft surface

Protecting the rope on a soft surface.

Permanent anchors

Permanent anchors.

Temporary anchor

Temporary anchor.

Load-sharing anchors with a sling

Effect of the angle on a load-sharing anchor

Load-sharing anchors with a sling, angle of less than 8 degrees.
Load-sharing anchors with a sling, 60-degree angle.
Load-sharing anchors with a sling, 120-degree angle.

Temporary adjustable anchors

To wrap around an existing structure by precisely adjusting the length of the anchor.

Large structures

Temporary adjustable anchors on large structures.

Structures requiring specific positioning

Temporary adjustable anchors on structures requiring specific positioning.

Temporary anchors with multiple configurations

To best adapt to a situation, whether by connecting directly to the anchor, or connecting to a structure by wrapping around it or using a choker hitch.

Temporary anchors with multiple configurations 1/3.
Temporary anchors with multiple configurations 2/3.
Temporary anchors with multiple configurations 3/3.