To be honest, I think I like "was" better.

To each his own, but "was" was 200 feet of tat wrapped around a boulder on a sloping ledge that was getting grooved out because of the angle of the pull and that tended to force the rope into said groves or into a crack.

Nice job Sam! "Is" looks great. I really appreciate all the hard work you do out in the desert.

Thanks for the hard work replacing anchors, Sam. Another vote for "is". What's the reason for the unpainted quicklink from a bolt to the other chain?

I forgot the other link to hold them together... so I used the one that was on the anchor I removed. The link is there to keep the longer chain from blowing in the wind and marring the rock. I'm trying to do all of the anchors this way now.
Thanks for the support.

Beagle,
Are you serious? You would rather have that pile of tat than the camo anchor that Sam placed?

Not me.

Thanks Sam!