Anchor Options for this setup

Jaren Watson wrote:

My comment was in jest. 

Sorry, I didn't pick up on that. Sadly sarcasm just isn't the same on the internet...

Fastest:

Tie a bowline on tree 1 with one end of the static
Tie a bowline on tree 2 with the other end
Toss the middle of the static over the edge and draw it back while equalizing both sides without getting close to the cliff keeping an eye on where you want the master point to end up.
Tie a BFK and flip the big extra loop over it - 2 lockers oppo and give the slack loop a couple wraps around the anchor lines so it doesn't fall down the cliff & viola!

This method is fast and when you get the hang of eyeing the right spot you can be accurate without a tether. Equalization may not be exact and it might be a few inches left/right of where you were aiming but no one will want to climb with you if it takes you 45 minutes to throw a rope - even if that rope is perfectly equalized and the master point sits just right. After all it's a top rope right?

You could also tie off each tree with a retraced fig8/boline using both ends of the rope. Now that you have two ends tied off to each tree, put a fig8 on a bight in each strand at the right height so they hang over the lip level with each other. Clip both knots and you have two equalized redundant legs of your anchor.

This guy has a good system for this kind of setting...

Part two

What is a "locking quickdraw"?   Sorry, I truly have not seen this.

Russ Keane wrote:

What is a "locking quickdraw"?   Sorry, I truly have not seen this.

A quickdraw with lockers on both ends instead of non-lockers. Also referred to as a jesus draw or jesus sling

Id drill two bolts to save those trees from wear. Or hidden RB holes to avoid butthurt locals

I´d probably just tie the rope doubled round the biggest tree and walk to the edge and tie a masterpoint, why do you want to equalise between the tree the two trees? 

Jim Titt wrote:

I´d probably just tie the rope doubled round the biggest tree and walk to the edge and tie a masterpoint, why do you want to equalise between the tree the two trees? 

Well just incase a car comes along and plows into the first one, knocking it over and sending in down the cliff of course ;-)

Jim Titt wrote:

I´d probably just tie the rope doubled round the biggest tree and walk to the edge and tie a masterpoint, why do you want to equalise between the tree the two trees? 

If you do this, the route has to be in line with the route perpendicular to the cliff edge or the static cord will swing, sawing over the cliff edge. The second tree is probably more for this than for redundancy or equalization because a good tree is bomber enough to use as a standalone anchor

You tell him, Eli. This Jim Titt guy is an accident waiting to happen.

GTS wrote:

You tell him, Eli. This Jim Titt guy is an accident waiting to happen.

The finer points of top-roping have always escaped me!

GTS wrote:

You tell him, Eli. This Jim Titt guy is an accident waiting to happen.

I mean, you're not gonna die, but doing this may wear out your gear faster than just using two trees. 

Better yet, don't bother TRing and just lead it!