Top rope anchor tree sling In terms of rope efficiency, it can be done with fairly short slings. Top rope climbing is a style of climbing where the climbing rope is secured through an anchor at the top of the climb ahead of time. Apr 10, 2019 ยท This should not damage the tree (especially if it's one part of a multi piece anchor) because the force is spread out over many rope strands, and not gouging into the bark. Connect both devices onto the rope and into your belay loop as shown above. It can even be scary! 11. g. Although any of the methods shown work just the same. Here is a decent video on how to actually anchor to the tree. This video shows how to set a top rope anchor for climbing using tree anchors or natural anchors. A bowline on a bite is built around the tree on the right. gqdyouyzikvnmzwrcjsjnbjbkrtllmrvdloozeqwqttrufwqbrrvhxbwjlhhjraefbwkqr