PowerCord Quad Anchor Test #breaktest #climbinggear

[dannyCOTW]

I never realized there is a wrong way to clip the shelf! Thanks for showing us how that works.

[StayCHilL]

I was always taught the shelf was clipping both ears (left and right) between the knot and the anchor. Would love to see that too.

[johns.]

Is there a reason you didn’t clip the shelf more redundantly? (carabiner clipped to one strand of each loop vs. clipped to two strands of same loop) Just curious if it makes it MORE super strong enough.

[TheArmyKnifeNut]

The reason the shelf failed after only one line failed is because you clipped it wrong.

Now, to be fair, if one failed and the same load is present, the second one would wouldn't last much longer.

The point is, if you're using something because it provides redundancy, make sure you're using it in the manner that is actually redundant. Otherwise, why bother?

[erikpeterson]

Ryan, I believe this same issue with incorrectly clipping the shelf came up in the full video you did about powercord. Would love to see a response, as this is a pretty big oversight. I use powercord for amchors regularly, and also regularly clip to the shelf, and am curious what the strength of it would be if clipped correctly. Thank you!

[ClimbingADK]

So powercord shelves aren’t redundant under a load over knot mbs. But plenty redundant against cuts which is what we are after

[Marksaplenty]

32.42kn converts to 7288.30593lbf. Not a bad knot indeed but I'd be more concerned on the longevity of said knot under a constant lbf.