Top Rope Solo Dynamic Rope

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.

Top rope solo dynamic rope.

Petzl has not developed a device for this activity but certain ascenders may be used for it by experts. In climbing or mountaineering the rope team offers the highest level of safety. Easiest because the devices will track well along a static rope as you move. 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.

Climbers experienced with this method recommend a 10mm or thicker static rope for security and rope longevity. I use two ropes on a top rope anchor. These skills are outside the scope of this article. To me it was a good investment.

Nevertheless fixed rope solo climbing is an option that many climbers have taken experimenting with a variety of technical solutions. Using a static rope is most convenient but a dynamic will work as well. Only the basic technique is described here. When you hang the toprope clip it through numerous directional pieces.

Fix your 9 2 10 4mm rope off a solid top anchor. You can use this technique to lead or top rope belay. 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. One static 10mm line and one dynamic rope 9 5 mm.

Anyone wishing to rope solo should already have an extensive knowledge of all the systems and. 2 ropes 2 devices my setup is focused on security and might be overkill. Connect both devices onto the rope and into your belay loop as shown above. 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.

On the static rope i attach the micro traxion with a oval carabiner on the belay loop. Critical to the set up is using a proper rope. Get a nice fat static line. But it works good for me.

I did quite some top rope solo before but after this course i am changing my devices and the whole setup. Rappel the pitch on a single strand placing a few pieces of directional gear if needed. More complicated techniques are needed to solo an overnight alpine route or aid solo a big wall. 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.