Top Rope Solo Static Rope

Rappel the pitch on a single strand placing a few pieces of directional gear if needed.

Top rope solo static rope.

If there s a crux near the ground i ll clip something to the end of the rope. Some of those same friends that tease me have bought static ropes and a couple devices because they too want to unlock the art of the solo toprope. This blog is not meant as instructional text and is simply a description of how i rope solo. If there are no cruxes off the ground i also just pull the rope through with one hand until the weight of the rope allows the mini traxions to feed by themselves.

Connect both devices onto the rope and into your belay loop as shown above. A static rope is best. Anyone wishing to rope solo should already have an extensive knowledge of all the systems and. Toprope soloing is when the climber is not tied into the rope directly.

This makes a fall minimal just a couple of centimeters. I use two ropes on a top rope anchor. 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.

A water bottle my shoes a few cams or a cloth grocery bag with a rock in. On the static rope i attach the micro traxion with a oval carabiner on the belay loop. When you hang the toprope clip it through numerous directional pieces. 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.

If he falls the pcds will catch on the rope and arrest his fall. But solo toprope can very handy. 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. The traxion is held up by a shock cord around my neck do not use slings or something that can hurt you in a fall.

Fix your 9 2 10 4mm rope off a solid top anchor. 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. If you re setting up the toprope from above build a backup anchor above the cliff and then set your primary anchor below the lip. There are already a couple great online articles that demonstrate how to solo toprope.

Ideally your rope should be clipped to a solid anchor below the top of the cliff so the rope does not rub over any edges. 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.