Top Rope Solo Index

After my gopro ran out of batteries i took a quick video of my setup for top rope soloing.

Top rope solo index.

Some climbers hang a second rope alongside the first and clip into bights pre tied in the backup rope in case the primary rope or belay device fails. Rope soloing is a technique where you belay yourself instead of being belayed by your partner. Only the basic technique is described here. This blog is not meant as instructional text and is simply a description of how i rope solo.

You can use this technique to lead or top rope belay. More complicated techniques are needed to solo an overnight alpine route or aid solo a big wall. Since the only video of mine to get any hits is the one showing my top rope soloing setup here s another one with a little more detail. Toprope soloing is the fastest and easiest way to maximize climbing with limited time at the crag.

Hey your post inspired me a lot and today i climbed for the first time on top rope solo. It s not a wholly or. This week i will focus on standard setups and ideal locations for tr solo climbing but for an introduction to the topic and why you should try it please read the first article in this 2 part series. Anyone wishing to rope solo should already have an extensive knowledge of all the systems and.

Solo top roping is a great way to get a lot of laps in and have a positive training day when you can t find a partner or are just looking for some solitude. Solo top rope self belay advice some progress capture pulleys and ascenders can be rigged to travel along a fixed line providing a self belay for a solo top rope climbing experience. These skills are outside the scope of this article. And you must be backed up never depend on a single device.

Rope soloing is highly dangerous and demands a great deal of experience and good judgment and in many ways is more dangerous than free soloing due to an increased reliance on systems. Toprope soloing is when the climber is not tied into the rope directly. I m using my petzl grigri and imitation camp ascender. Solo toproping techniques vary mainly in their back up methods.

Instead he sets up a fixed line from a solid anchor above the route attaches himself to the rope with two pcds e g petzl micro traxion or camp lift and then climbs up while the pcds move up the rope.