These are aid climbers’ tools, used to link
one’s harness to aiders or ascenders, but
they’re commonly and improperly used
as personal anchor tethers. Daisy chains
should not be used as anchoring systems,
for two important reasons. First, the bestcase
scenario for a climber dynamically
loading a daisy chain is a perilously harsh
impact that could break the daisy, rip the
anchor, or injure the climber. Second, it
is extremely easy to clip a daisy chain in
such a way that you are clipped through
loops that only are designed to hold body
weight. Read the full article on personal anchors in the August issue of Climbing.
