Lead Rope Solo Devices

When rope soloing you are only attached to the rope via your solo device so if you fell and your solo device failed there is a possibility you could slide completely out the system and off the end of your rope.

Lead rope solo devices.

This blog is not meant as instructional text and is simply a description of how i rope solo. Therefore it s important to have a backup. There are very few devices on the market for roped solo lead climbing. And by the way.

Hey your post inspired me a lot and today i climbed for the first time on top rope solo. For this answer i ll discuss the devices and considerations specific to lead soloing rather than describe a particular technique. 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. Anyone wishing to rope solo should already have an extensive knowledge of all the systems and.

Rock exotica s soloist device used a camming mechanism similar to that of petzl s grigri. Lead the pitch climb the fixed line back to the anchor re clipping all the pieces. I am considering getting a silent partner so to have a device that i could use for rappel and top rope climbing though it s mostly used for roped lead so not have the need to switch the setup between going up. The ability to take and give slack quickly and precisely is important to ensure a good belay especially when close to the ground.