Macrame?

Words fail.

The massive tree is OK, really, you don't need the tiny cams.

The tiny trees.

The loose ties got away from the tree that washed in, levitated up the bank, and attached themselves to the big tree.

Use the 3 inch tree and run the knot 3 feet up from the base.

All the rope you need...

The guys at the gym told him to use a runner, carabiner and clove hitch, despite having a pile of extra rope. That introduces 2 points of failure and an unstable knot.

If a tree falls in the forest, does the guy tied to it hear it?

Not only is it clearly dead, NPS has added the red tag.

New contenders for worst.

Yes, that's the climbing rope, a single 9/16 runner, on the smaller trunk. 

Another tiny tree. Hopefully, they will wear out their climbing rope before something bad happens.

A little obstacle.

Just because it was expensive doesn't mean it is a good idea to use it.

See the big cam behind the loose block?

Too cold? Not for some.

How smart is it to add an unnecessary carabiner and an unstable knot? A bowline would be as adjustable but more secure.

The yard sale anchor, lay out everything you own. Note the lower carabiner with the gate facing into the rock.

Somewhere a boat is missing its ropes.

Hundreds of dollars in gear, he came up to get it when I told him about the last guy who lost $400 that way.

Flaccid means it isn't working.

The loose rope going to the skinny trees isn't really part of the system.

Why those pear shaped carabiners aren't great.

They can get crosses. Also note the webbing girth hitched to skinny rope.

A beautiful Fall day and the gumbies came out in droves.

The runner and carabiner add complexity. Running the rope around both trees would be simpler.

Gate down means it could be forced open if that collar isn't REALLY locked.

Ignoring the enormous tree and using the loose rock.

Two anchors aren't great when they go to the same tree perched on roots out of the ground.

Using the big tree is better than the previous photo, but they came up short, and still use the loose block.

The white rope goes around both blocks. The green ropes go to one block each. The blocks have never moved when both are used together. The blocks have moved when used singly.

Missed it by THAT much.

The carabiner is sideloaded on the cliff edge.

How big is that rock? Well, those are big shoes. Would you put two anchors on that?

Equalized? No, look at the slack in the anchor in the background. The blue cam in the foreground is doing all the work.

Halloween comes early.

1. The anchor is 3 feet up the tree, increasing leverage on the tree. 2. That is one runner  doubled around the tree, if it or the carabiners fail on either side, the anchor fails. 3. The long runner is doubled and knotted with one strand clipped into each side. This accomplishes nothing, one side fails, it all fails. 4. If they had extended this runner they might have made it over the cliff edge. 5. They paded the edge with their rope bag, the rope was burning through it.

1. There is an enormous tree just out of sight to the left, better than a root that you have no idea what it is attached to. 2. The girth hitched edge of the rock is hardly stable. An overhand loop knot might be more stable. Learn to use it. 3. The thread at the top should have been tied off with all the extra rope, eliminating a runner, carabiner and risky clove hitch. 

Is Tuesday gumby day now?

Of all the anchors, he went with this skinny tree, but..

he had this big loose block too.

A REALLY dead tree is not a good anchor.

Two anchors on one tree is not redundant. I guess he thought being able to see all the roots was a good thing.

Why use the enormous tree when you can use the loose rock.

He had lots of rope to sling the whole block but went with a tiny corner.

Can you use webbing for an anchor? Yes, but...

You could come up a little short and you're going to let the carabiners grind and side load because it's a bitch to retie all those runners.

This is canyoneering rope, which is not really static. The bowline with no stopper knot goes to a bent gate carabiner (easier opening). Bonus points for the stopper doing nothing.

A clove hitch is OK for a belay when it is right in front of your face, not 40 feet away and out of sight.

When you use 9/16" webbing and 8 MM cord, I guess you want the anchor high to stay off the rock.

You can't side load the carabiners unless you have two anchors.

Nobody used the enormous tree, but made a spider's web from its roots.

Think about a way to go under somebody's ropes.

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Gear isn't good for anchors because the rock breaks. The carabiner gates are facing into the rock so they can be forced open.

These anchors use single carabiners in a mission critical role. They left a juicy pile of gear , lots of sport draws, 2 packs, not a soul in sight. It all looks brand new, except the bananas, those are real ripe.

Hanging on by one piece of rebar.