Relatively new to leading. I'm interested in building multipitch anchors out of the lead rope as it has many benefits.

Speaking with a AMGA guide, he told me that building anchors out of the rope is generally not practical. His reasoning was that, if there is only one leader, you would need to build another anchor after the second reaches the belay in order for the leader to continue on as the original anchor is built out of her (leader) end of the rope. Obviously, this will not apply to swinging leads.

So, is there a way to address this problem? In addition, I'm looking for more specific info on how to build anchors completely out of the rope so there is no need to carry a cord (I've spent a lot of time using the search feature and have only found a few old pics posted by RG.)

Dave