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The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components: Anchor Anatomy in Action — The American Alpine Club
The quad is a self-adjusting anchor system, and it is commonly applied to anchors where the direction of load changes direction. The effective masterpoint uses three of the four strands in the nadir of anchors arc. The fourth strand captures any carabiners or connections if one of the components were to fail.