Top Rope Solo Setup

In this article we explain how to set up one type of versatile top rope anchor.

Top rope solo setup.

In climbing or mountaineering the rope team offers the highest level of safety. Going solo a solo toprope setup posted on march 20 2013 by camp4 under climbing uncategorized i travel to las vegas fairly frequently for business and when i m there i usually try to get out for a few hours of climbing with my friend larry. Practice your rigging on flat ground before you go out and work those routes make sure that you have all your rope work and rigging down while still safely on the ground. 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.

Ive spent numerous days hanging solo on the rope. It s not a wholly or. Nevertheless fixed rope solo climbing is an option that many climbers have taken experimenting with a variety of technical solutions. Tr soloing is a great way to get in quick sessions put in more laps keeping warm on cold days or when you re following a pitch and then hauling up a backpack.

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. Try using climbing technology s roll n lock device instead of microtraction as it has some grooves that are more rope friendly than teeth. The setup the process and tips for toprope soloing tr solo. Solo toproping techniques vary mainly in their back up methods.

Solo top roping is trully an excelent way to either train outside or figure out moves on hard routes before leading them. Choose a system that makes sense to you set up a list of safety checks and run through it every time. And you must be backed up never depend on a single device. Eventually though there comes a time when you want to set up your own top rope anchor.

A few recommendations for the aspiring solo top roper 1.