Part 1: A skinny tree with single strand webbing wrapped high, secured with a single carabiner. It was an attempt at a frictionless anchor but poorly executed.
Part 2: The patriotic theme continues with a single strand of red webbing coming in at a 90 degree angle from another tree, completed by the white rope.
The blue webbing goes to only one carabiner which it is side loading. The white rope goes only to the second carabiner.The red webbing appears to go to only the first carabiner. The climbing rope has a twist right at the anchor, and is grinding over a rock edge. To my knowledge, no climbers were harmed by this anchor, a true miracle.
Apparently, physics is a mystery, leverage isn't a concept.
Too small tree, botched tensionless anchor and a single wire gate carabiner is mission critical.
An experienced climber rigged this. Those are overhand loop knots connected with a single carabiner. The '"tree on stilts" is clinging to a ledge with precious little soil left. This is the only anchor.
Refreshingly simple stupidity, there's enough rope to tie a completely adjustable bowline around that tree, eliminating a sling, carabiner, and insecure clove hitch.
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