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Belaying a lead with the Cinch & Gri-Gri

Belaying a lead with the Cinch & Gri-Gri

Setup for top-rope soloing with the Petzl Basic ascender.

BETA PHOTO: Setup for top-rope soloing with the Petzl Basic as...

Setup for top-rope soloing with the Petzl Basic ascender.

BETA PHOTO: Setup for top-rope soloing with the Petzl Basic as...

Setup for top-rope soloing with the Petzl Basic ascender.

BETA PHOTO: Setup for top-rope soloing with the Petzl Basic as...

Tyrolean Traverse Set-up <br /> <br />-Petzl Tandem Pulley on the bottom <br />-Petzl Mini Traxion on top, for progress capture <br />

BETA PHOTO: Tyrolean Traverse Set-up

-Petzl Tandem Pulley on ...

Tyrolean Traverse Set-up II <br /> <br />-For heavier climbers, climbers with a backpack, and long traverses, I add a chest harness to the setup (The BD Vario Chest harness is excellent--in this photo, we've improvised with a sewn runner)

BETA PHOTO: Tyrolean Traverse Set-up II

-For heavier climbers...

This is the setup that I routinely use when I have built a top-rope anchor that is extended some distance over an edge and I need to rappel that route. I, in effect, rappel a separate strand of rope (using the munter) to get to the extended masterpoint. I pre-rig the rappel on the actual climbing rope, before I begin descending with the munter.

BETA PHOTO: This is the setup that I routinely use when I have...

Extending the cordelette.

BETA PHOTO: Extending the cordelette.

My typical Joshua Tree top-rope anchor

BETA PHOTO: My typical Joshua Tree top-rope anchor

Petzl MiniTraxion device, my preferred device for top-rope soloing.

Petzl MiniTraxion device, my preferred device for ...