1. Long‐term deployment of in‐stream data loggers provides valuable information about stream conditions, particularly at times when streams are difficult to sample manually. However, in streams with high water velocities and substantial shear stress, the detachment of loggers from their installation points is a common problem. Thus, successful logger retrieval requires a durable installation method.
2. We present a method for data logger installation using rock‐climbing hardware that is simple to assemble, economical and minimally invasive. The method is applicable in streams with exposed bedrock or boulders, which serve as attachment points for loggers.
3. Installed loggers are capable of withstanding extreme environmental conditions. After deploying 18 loggers for approximately 15 months in six different streams with snowmelt‐dominated hydrographs, we retrieved 16 of the 18 loggers originally deployed. Where loggers were not recovered, hardware failure at installation sites was not likely the cause.
4. In addition to application in streams, the use of rock‐climbing hardware may be well‐suited to securing long‐term data logger installations on rock substrates in any extreme environment.

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一种使用攀岩硬件进行长期流式数据记录仪安装的简单，可靠的方法

1. 长期部署流内数据记录器可提供有关流状况的有价值的信息，尤其是在流难以手动采样时。然而，在具有高水速和较大剪切应力的溪流中，记录仪与安装点的分离是一个普遍的问题。因此，成功的记录器检索需要持久的安装方法。
2. 我们提出了一种使用攀岩硬件安装数据记录器的方法，该方法易于组装，经济且侵入性最小。该方法适用于基岩或巨石裸露​​的溪流，用作记录仪的连接点。
3. 已安装的记录仪能够承受极端的环境条件。在以融雪为主的水文图在六个不同的溪流中部署了18个记录仪约15个月之后，我们检索了最初部署的18个记录仪中的16个。如果没有恢复记录器，则可能不是安装站点的硬件故障。
4. 除了在河流中应用外，攀岩硬件的使用还可能非常适合在任何极端环境中确保在岩石基材上长期安装数据记录器。