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How much is too much?

Added 2023-01-07 04:14:49 +0000 UTC

PATRONS: I have a feeling this one will be popular. I'm actually surprised last wednesday's RB video was the channels record for views in 24 and 48 hours by quite a bit. Forgive the title and thumbnail experiments we are doing. I don't want to do click bait but throttling the line is getting A LOT more engagement. "5 Mussy Hooks and 2 Ram Horns Tested" is just not as clickable. How youtuby is this thumbnail? So cliche but it will probably work... lets see...

How worn down can mussy hooks be before they become dangerous? We pulled on 2 good ones and 3 worn down ones from 5 Gallon Buckets route in Smith Rock. Other "open systems" where you can just clip in are the Ram's horn and permanent steel carabiners with captive eyes. They all broke super good enough. Our bonus test was lap links (chain links that are not welded closed) pulled off an old route and they were weaker than the rope.

Climbing anchors in Bolting Bible https://www.hownot2.com/post/bolting-bible-climbing-anchors

Worn down rappel ring episode https://youtu.be/xrKzvWMyCmE

Ultralight Black Diamond episode https://youtu.be/vQf0T-J2H44

Bobby's New Channel https://www.youtube.com/@bobbyhutton476