2 ropes 2 devices my setup is focused on security and might be overkill.
Top rope solo dynamic rope.
Rope soloing is a technique where you belay yourself instead of being belayed by your partner.
Get a nice fat static line.
Rappel the pitch on a single strand placing a few pieces of directional gear if needed.
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.
When you hang the toprope clip it through numerous directional pieces.
These skills are outside the scope of this article.
Easiest because the devices will track well along a static rope as you move.
On the static rope i attach the micro traxion with a oval carabiner on the belay loop.
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.
I did quite some top rope solo before but after this course i am changing my devices and the whole setup.
One static 10mm line and one dynamic rope 9 5 mm.
This blog is not meant as instructional text and is simply a description of how i rope solo.
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.
I use two ropes on a top rope anchor.
More complicated techniques are needed to solo an overnight alpine route or aid solo a big wall.
Critical to the set up is using a proper rope.
To me it was a good investment.
Connect both devices onto the rope and into your belay loop as shown above.
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.
In climbing or mountaineering the rope team offers the highest level of safety.
Climbers experienced with this method recommend a 10mm or thicker static rope for security and rope longevity.
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.
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.
Anyone wishing to rope solo should already have an extensive knowledge of all the systems and.
Only the basic technique is described here.
