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brdemorin
Sport climber
Simi Valley
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 11, 2015 - 02:57pm PT
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I used this forum to research a TR solo system, so providing feedback on the system I put together. I couldn't be happier with the result.
Per the photo, I use a Petzl Croll attached to a couple slings / chest harness (with bungee holding it as high as possible above the belay loop) as my primary ascender. I use a micro traxion as a backup on the same rope. As long as the rope is weighted at the bottom, no slack builds - the system self feeds as smooth as butter. And since the croll sits as high as possible, I don't take any mini whippers when I fall. In fact, I don't really fall at all. The grab is immediate as soon as I start to sit down and weight the harness. Anyone who thinks ascenders do rope damage haven't used the system. Perhaps a big fall could damage the rope sheath from the ascender's teeth, but like I said, you don't take falls with this set up.
When I reach the top, I connect my grigri to the other rope to rappel (but could do same rope if needed). Once the Grigri is connected and slack removed until it is slightly higher than the croll, I escape from the croll and traxion. If I'm unable to stand to take pressure off the croll to remove it, I use a petzl Basic to put on the rope above it so I can connect a sling and stand on it to unweight the croll so it can be removed.
Btw, since you are putting pressure on your rope at the exact same spot constantly at the master point as you climb, you will want to tie this double figure 8 knot so there are two ears going into the biners instead of one. You will damage your sheath on the biner with just one if you weight your rope often - youtu.be/kiYD2wGAsr4
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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May 11, 2015 - 05:56pm PT
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as of the end of the summer of 2014 i have been very worried and ill at ease, though my system never failed . the things that I now do are all the redundancey that i can build in, Two of every thing and only top rope soloing.
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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May 11, 2015 - 09:21pm PT
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I don't like the looks of that noose around your neck....
I thought the same thing.
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overwatch
climber
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May 12, 2015 - 12:02am PT
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Get shock chord not an actual bungee cord and wear it like a bandoleer over the head and shoulder. Choke the shock cord to the device
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mcolombo
Trad climber
Heidelberg, Germany
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May 12, 2015 - 05:31am PT
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I have been using the Soloist just like Tolman_Paul as long as I have been climbing and I am not dead yet. Ok I have not been climbing as long as many here but I started when I was 30 and am 50 now. When I was learning to climb I did lotīs of Top Rope Soloing at Mission Gorge. Toss in a few backup knots as you go.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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May 12, 2015 - 07:50am PT
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It's one of the standard variations on such systems as discussed here and in the Petzl literature. But the chest harness, as has already been mentioned, needs work. Maybe I'm overly paranoid about what can go wrong, but until you rig something that can't possibly snag and garrote you, and doesn't incorporate pointy hooks, I'd give it an F.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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May 12, 2015 - 09:20am PT
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Top Post is PIPE!!!
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neversummer
climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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May 12, 2015 - 12:02pm PT
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This works just fine...backup knotts optional
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