If you run the rope over a tree is that a second anchor?

Seemed like a good idea, but a dead limb isn't a great idea.

$500 worth of hardware is pretty tempting. The tree at the right is in the system. All those pieces could go away and he would never know.

He did ask about slinging the little rock. We did agree on turning the carabiner gate up and using a bowline instead of a clove hitch.