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Sometimes when you are above tree line you can stretch a line over a "crack" about 50 feet wide and atleast 20 feet high. I've tied a spare 100 foot line between two trees nearly 100 apart and the food bag hung 30 feet off the ground even with the "V" in the rope. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Somebears are more skilled with knots than some humans. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

When its your turn, the bear WILL get your food, but its rare.

You can hang food over a vertical or overhanging rock/cliff.

OTOH
I've seen 4" diameter 10 foot long branches broken off trees in Yosemite.
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AND _ DANGER _ WARNING <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
If your rope gets stuck over a flexible branch, and you have to pull really hard to get it down, its gonna accelerate in your direction to very high velocities when it does come loose. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> I mean LETHAL velocity. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> AND it comes straight at you.

If you do get in such a situation you MUST pass your pull rope around a tree and back up so the projectile will go towards the tree and not your torso. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Seriously <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
Jim