Top Rope Solo Index

Solo toproping techniques vary mainly in their back up methods.

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. Anyone wishing to rope solo should already have an extensive knowledge of all the systems and. 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. Toprope soloing is when the climber is not tied into the rope directly.

Only the basic technique is described here. 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. 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. 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. I m using my petzl grigri and imitation camp ascender. And by the way. 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.

Hey your post inspired me a lot and today i climbed for the first time on top rope solo. 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. This blog is not meant as instructional text and is simply a description of how i rope solo. After my gopro ran out of batteries i took a quick video of my setup for top rope soloing.

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. It s not a wholly or. I am considering getting a silent partner so to have a device that i could use for rappel and top rope climbing though it s mostly used for roped lead so not have the need to switch the setup between going up. The individual hardware setup that you use and where you choose to use it are the two decisions.

These skills are outside the scope of this article.