Crowds and follies.

Nobody ties knots anymore.

The knot and biner were probably for clipping in while rigging the anchor.

Lots of biners and runners, this is one tree, the other is connected to the same runner.

Here's the other tree, skinny with a skinny runner and a single carabiner.

Here's the big picture.

Another anchor in the system.

Two slings, one hanging up in the tree.

Who is telling people to clip the ends of anchors?

The knot, carabiners, and climbing rope are all grinding on the rock.

One webbing sling and biner are the anchor.

If the rope is tied why use the runner and carabiner?

Just about everybody is doing it.

Single strand webbing.

Tough day for the tree.

The tiny cam under the loose block is anchoring a camera to record the epic ascent.

World's largest knot

Lots of wraps, it must work.

When in doubt, clip off the end with a carabiner.

Somebody told him he needed two anchors. Too bad they didn't warn about putting them both way up the same tree.

This one scared the climbers away.

Rope tied into webbing, could be worse.

Webbing tied into a single carabiner, this is worse.

Rope looped 3 feet up the tree. It soon slipped scaring the crap to of the climber.

When you know one knot, you tie it. Add a backup for the other end.

Gym guy, no surprise.

He's got all the rope he could ever need but he adds a runner and carabiner to the chain, the webbing is going over several edges.

That's a clove hitch to a single locking carabiner, gate down, the collar was grinding on the rope every time it held weight.

Couldn't find a smaller tree?

This tree wobbles down to the roots, it is the most dangerous anchor at Carderock.

Bent gates are designed to be easily opened.

The tree is about 2 inches in diameter.

A cracked block with twists in the webbing make this precarious.

The yellow webbing is not tied in a water knot, it is just an overhand.

Small tree, single stand webbing, not so good.

Single strand webbing in a tight pinch.

The block is partially buried, but it is not attached to anything.

A small TCU between 2 small blocks.

The static rope is tied into the carabiner with a couple of half hitches.

An awfully small tree.

Very bad placement of a #1 camalot.

Side loading would be bad, so...

Cordalette around a loose block, not so good, so let's add a tree at about 120 degree angle to weaken the anchor.

But that would side load the biners, what if I use another biner, that's not side loaded right?