Climbing Guides
Fall factors, impact forces and anchor physics, with honest notes on what the formulas ignore.
- The Fall Factor Explained What the ratio of fall distance to rope length really measures, why factor 2 is special, and what impact-force estimates leave out.
- Anchor Angles and Force on Each Piece Why a 120-degree angle doubles nothing and a 170-degree angle multiplies the load almost sixfold, with the vector math shown.