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No... the caribiner wouldn't care in the least, but it seems that the climber who is actually trying to get to the ground before lunchtime might; or the rigged-off wood for that matter. Really appreciate the advice about the R.E.I. stuff. Still... I'm thinkin' the stuff's not Nylon. I...

Oh my Gosh! Yah... Wouldn't that put just WAY too much friction on the darn caribeener? By the way: what type of cordage do you guys think that is? That stuff looks really good. I've--if you can believe this--been using R.E.I. utility cord (I know, I know...LOL) for a V.T. hitch. Lately...

Greenhorn: Yah man. P. 41 in the Fundamentals book. Best trick ever. You can do the exact same thing by-the-way on perfectly plumb spars when having to rope-out chunks. Do yourself a favor and leave the extra caribeeners and the figure eight thing in the truck. You'll be jingling like...

Hey Greenhorn: The single best trick that I ever learned in this trade was given to me by Gerald Beranek in his Fundamentals of General Treework book. It has to do with simply wrapping the rope around the stem--you don't have to leave nubs or anything. The key is to simply set the wraps in a...