review my fixed rope solo set up
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Hey all, |
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Any reason why you did not use two ropes, or double your single over at the middle (tie eight or similar) so that you would have two strands to work off for redundancy? |
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I have done that in the past when i have been concerned that an edge somewhere might cut the rope. In this situation, the wall was flat and i did not see any edges or other features that could cut the rope. With the strength of the rope being so great, i am not worried about the rope failing on its own. Only about potential cuts to it. |
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my suggestions is to go pick up at least a microcender ... or use a microtraxion or other such ascender if you have such the ~50$ you spend on a microcender is worth the much less faff, and its a more reliable device as to "backing up" ... see petzls suggestion on using the second rope and clipping it to yourself my other VERY STRONG suggestion is to find someone safe and experienced to show you how to rope solo safely theres been accidents of folks rope soloing you are on the wall by yourself and need to be absolutely confident in your technical skills ... as well as able to escape any situation learning how to do so on an intraweb forums aint the best idea ... ;) |
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Have you thought about using a Soloist or Silent Partner instead of the GriGri? |