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on 8/31/2006 The reason you tie a knot in the anchor is to create a powerpoint that each person clips into, and more importantly prevent the anchor from shock loading if one of the anchor points fails. This is how anchor building is taught by the American Mountain Guide Association as well as other Guide Associations.
on 8/8/2006 knots to each 'biner would not fully equalize, it would create pressure points on one or more of the anchors. Twisting is perfectly safe.
on 11/22/2005 This is an unsafe anchor, rather than putting a twist in each section there should be a knot connecting all the points.
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