Video: Anchor Building With Andrew McLean

Have you been there? That horrible moment of realisation as you stand atop an inescapable cliff, looking back at a nasty skin or bootpack to escape. If you have, this episode of Basecamp TV has some tricks you may want to keep up your sleeve for next time you're cliffed out, need to do an intentional rappel or want to know what's on the other side of that cornice without riding it into the abyss.
 

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In this episode, Andrew McLean stands his ground with anchor building skills for that instance when skiing is just not an option.

Each week, Basecamp T.V. in collaboration with Andrew McLean will bring you a new skill to help grow your ski mountaineering grey matter and improve your understanding of how to move in technical terrain. Over 11 episodes, McLean will cover tips, tricks and techniques to get you safely where you want to go in the backcountry.

Basecamp T.V.’s Ski Mountaineering Skills with Andrew McLean is brought to you by Backcountry Magazine and Outdoor Research.
Shot on Location in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and beyond
Cinematography by: Jonah and Noah Howell
Editing by: Noah Howell