Roped Lead Soloing
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I have climbed roped solo for awhile now using a few diff rigs with great success and really like it. |
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Silent partner-$254.00 |
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We're ALL gonna die bro! As a RN - I've learned - 'It is just a matter of WHEN and by which method!' |
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Elush wrote:Silent partner-$254.00 Yer gonna die! mountaingear.com/webstore/G…I second this. You gotta pay to play. |
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Well, |
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silent partner is definitely the best....yer gonnie die using a soloist... |
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ParkerKempf wrote:silent partner is definitely the best....yer gonnie die using a soloist... shell out the cash and dont look back, if i ever dropped mine id buy another one ASAP, from all the methods and rigs ive tried, the SP is hands down the bestOK, thanks guys. Silent Partner it IS! |
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Ooops! I had thought that the Silent Partner and the Soloist were 'one in the same!' LOL. |
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Well you can't do lead roped soling with the mintrax or ascender. So either GriGri or Silent Partner. |
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NorCalNomad wrote:Well you can't do lead roped soling with the mintrax or ascender. So either GriGri or Silent Partner.That's why I just purchased a Silent Partner. |
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Get you a partner. A real live talking partner. |
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John Husky wrote:Get you a partner. A real live talking partner.I have several John - but as a RN - MY hours are all over the place versus others who work Mon-Friday - mainly DAYS - and such IS NOT the life nor schedule of a RN by far. |
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I have used the original petzl reverso for some time now , always caught me ......I'm still here |
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I sold my Soloist on eBay. |
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I use a Soloist-just be sure sure you understand (REALLY UNDERSTAND) rigging. You must use a chest harness. I improvise mine from a 48" runner, and tie it short across the chest. This is to protect you from an upside-down fall. It does have it's limitations as it's not good when heel-hooking, or on low-angle slab. Best use on really vertical rock. Tie knots in the free end for safety, take some practice falls down low and you should be fine. Practice on something on which you feel TOTALLY confident-i.e. will not fall. I also recommend a beefy rope so the mechanism inside the device has something to catch on. Good luck! |
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Clove hitch or Silent partner. |
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I recently tried the clove hitch method on a super-easy route at Yosemite. I found it to be a HUGE lesson in rope management. It's incredibly easy to get in a cluster-fuck and it won't provide a stellar catch if you fall (the clove hitch catches much more statically than a human or a Silent Partner and can load your pro pretty hard). |
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crikey, been usin' a Soloist all these years outta sheer ignorance...Agree its putzy and ya gotta pay attention. Though I have never had any issues with it, I would never recommend it outright to someone who asked....specially since its my only reference point. |