Top Rope Solo Dynamic Rope

Connect both devices onto the rope and into your belay loop as shown above.

Top rope solo dynamic rope.

Get a nice fat static line. This blog is not meant as instructional text and is simply a description of how i rope solo. If you re using a second rope as a backup this second rope must be dynamic in order to absorb the shock you ll generate if your primary system fails. Petzl has not developed a device for this activity but certain ascenders may be used for it by experts.

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. Using a static rope is most convenient but a dynamic will work as well. When you hang the toprope clip it through numerous directional pieces. I did quite some top rope solo before but after this course i am changing my devices and the whole setup.

A static rope won t abrade or cut as easily as a dynamic rope an important trait when the rope is running over edges and around roofs above you as it will almost always be doing. I use two ropes on a top rope anchor. You can use this technique to lead or top rope belay. 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.

Nevertheless fixed rope solo climbing is an option that many climbers have taken experimenting with a variety of technical solutions. The top rope online course really gave me systematic insights in what is good and what is less good and it also shows lots of different ways of looking at things. Rappel the pitch on a single strand placing a few pieces of directional gear if needed. Fix your 9 2 10 4mm rope off a solid top anchor.

In climbing or mountaineering the rope team offers the highest level of safety. Critical to the set up is using a proper rope. These skills are outside the scope of this article. On the static rope i attach the micro traxion with a oval carabiner on the belay loop.

Climbers experienced with this method recommend a 10mm or thicker static rope for security and rope longevity. But it works good for me. Easiest because the devices will track well along a static rope as you move. To me it was a good investment.

More complicated techniques are needed to solo an overnight alpine route or aid solo a big wall. Anyone wishing to rope solo should already have an extensive knowledge of all the systems and. Only the basic technique is described here. One static 10mm line and one dynamic rope 9 5 mm.