How to kill your kid.

They had plenty of rope, but just had to use the cordalette.

The anchor is way up the tree. Every time it was weighted the rope would jerk up in the air, just in time to trip someone.

If you're going to sell people 2 cordalettes, talk about using a knot, not adding a point of failure, much less the single carabiner.

Protecting the anchor from-- air.

7MM nylon cordalette, with 9/16" dyneema runner girth hitched, and yes, that is the climbing rope running through the runner, no carabiner. Dyneema melts at a lower temperature than nylon. A guy died at Great Falls this way.

"It's just a backup."

When the anchor is tight, that's a sign that it is holding the weight

No matter how little space, they need to hang their hammock.

They had lots of rope, but they ended up running the weighted climbing rope over rock edges.

The mummy.

No, this is not how you do a tensionless anchor. Look it up if you want to see a proper anchor. They could have used a knot instead of a single non-locking carabiner.

The webbing on the tiny tree is taking ALL of the load. The rope to the big tree is totally slack. That is a somewhat better tensionless anchor, not great as you can see the loose wrap.

Yes, that is the climbing rope.

Batting a thousand.

Single bowline with no tie-off.

Single carabiner, gate down so it could open, at least it is a locker. Lots of extra rope, they could have tied a bowline, removing two points of failure.

Can you see him?

He's right next to the walk down from the X.

What is its going to take?

This happens when the landscaping fabric wears out. Just replace it.

This stuff has been working since 1981. It is not rocket science.

See all those plants? That means this is above the water line and needs no permits.

Is the skinny tree a backup?

Better hope this poor little guy is the backup.

Not this time. The little tree is holding everything while the big one in the background is totally slack. Must have used one of those "self-equalizing knots" the instructor talked about.