Hands free during rappel
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I'm sure this has been covered ad nauseum, but...
Soo... Looking for a better method. Ideas are (1) Auto-block, (2) Grigri 2, and... I'm out of ideas. Is it safe to rap on a grigri and just let go? |
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Simple solution: lower, don't rappel on overhanging sport routes. Other solution is getting a stick clip. |
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Why don't you just hang the draws while climbing? |
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Have your belayer brake for you by pulling down hard on both sides of the rope, aka Fireman's Belay |
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What does you being white have to do with your lack of coordination? |
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I'm solo, so I can't lower, or do fireman's, or lead, or anything else that requires a partner. |
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I use a Megajul, the Gri could get pinched and unlock. |
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Use a grigri. It's probably best to tie in overhand on a bight in the brake strand before going hands free, but you probably wouldn't die otherwise. |
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Fwiw, I lead on rope solo with a stick clip to fix cliffs when I rebolt. It's generally easier and faster than rappelling to hang directionals. I can generally get up a route and have the line fixed in less than 5 minutes once I leave the ground. |
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John RB wrote: The wraps of rope around my leg meant I had to keep my right leg up: if I dropped it, the rope would unwind and I would start to descendThe cure for this, after wrapping, is to drop a loop of rope over your head so that the rope runs up from the wraps over the opposite shoulder and then down. Or, if that bothers your shoulder, you can just run the rope coming off the last wrap up through a carabiner somewhere on your harness. The point is to get the hanging rope weight to pull up on the wraps, not down. But leg wraps are just for brief stops. If you are hanging for a while, they'll make your leg go numb, as you noticed. The other advice offered on the thread is what you should consider. |
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rgold wrote: The cure for this, after wrapping, is to drop a loop of rope over your head so that the rope runs up from the wraps over the opposite shoulder and then down. Or, if that bothers your shoulder, you can just run the rope coming off the last wrap up through a carabiner somewhere on your harness. The point is to get the hanging rope weight to pull up on the wraps, not down. But leg wraps are just for brief stops. If you are hanging for a while, they'll make your leg go numb, as you noticed. The other advice offered on the thread is what you should consider.Wow thank you |
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A backed-up or doubled prussik or autoblock backup off a leg loop works really well. Look into it. I'm a photographer and use this technique more than the standard ascender etc. rig. |
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just use a grigri for christ sake, you guys are making things way to complicated. |
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If you're going to be teaching yourself rope soloing (which I'd say is something to be approached with caution in general), consider getting on a very straightforward route (ie, not your overhanging swinging project) and practicing it with some kind of backup toprope belay method. |
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I've gotta second the prusik or autoblok. In reality, especially since you're going solo, you should have some sort of back up when you rappel anyway. |
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Like most people who bolt routes I just use a Grigri as well. I´d guess I´ve rapped 50,000m on one and the nearest I get to backing it up is a leg wrap of the rope. |
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MEGAJUL. |
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Ok. |
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I was going to echo everyone's comments about using a grigri. |
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Wouldn't it just be easier (and safer) to bring a fiend? ;) |