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| What's the mysterious knot (or not) in the red rope. |
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| Single carabiner, gate down so it can be opened, on both anchors. |
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| At least the gates are pointing up. |
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| Webbing tied like rope, a single strand running over an edge. Note the worn spot just below the edge. |
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| This is Goldline made in OD (olive drab, for those who missed the fun of the draft) for the military. It was cutting edge technology in 1939. Not very strong, they made it stretchy to avoid breaking. So, not a good anchor, climbers will be back on the ground if they fall in the first 10 feet. |
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| Run the rope under the roots to pull the tree out of the ground. |
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| Use the small tree, not the enormous one? |
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| The rock at the bottom ripped out of Jugs to Jersey, a seldom done climb until storm damage took the tree blocking part of it. Newbies think they are rigging Yellow Jacket. |
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| The black area between the ropes is where the block was. Fresh rock means more loose rock. Nobody was hurt |
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| Two black ropes are both up the tree increasing leverage |
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| 7MM (green) is not a real anchor. |
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| The red tag means it is DEAD. Not tying off the end is a bonus. |
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| Three feet up the tree, single carabiner, unnecessary sling and carabiner. |
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| 7MM, probably not nylon, threaded through nylon. |
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| The usual sling and carabiner adding unnecessary links to the belay chain. The tiny wire doesn't help much, but wait there's more... |
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| Add a wired stopper behind a loose flake, not so secure clove hitch, and Bigfoot. |
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| Why you shouldn't use carabiners instead of knots. This carabiner is unlocked. |
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| The tiny trees aren't much of an anchor. |
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| The "barely a bowline" isn't much better for the other anchor. |
