Comments on: Talking About Rope Soloing

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:31:00 +0000

There are a couple of pictures of using this setup in this post:
http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/training-by-climbing-103/
maybe that will help!

By: Coreyboux

Coreyboux — Fri, 27 May 2011 05:17:00 +0000

is there any pictures for this set up ? supposedly its the most popular top rope solo set up among the yosemite crews and i cant find one picture showing this set up .

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:56:00 +0000

my favorite rope for mini traxioning is 11 mm static! 10 mm static is also nice, 9 mm okay. I have used dynamic, which is not as nice, and the thicker the better.

By: cedric

cedric — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:59:00 +0000

Hi Steph,
What is the minimum size of the rope you use with this technic…
By the way, your site rules!
Cedric

By: Austin

Austin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:52:15 +0000

Hey Steph-

I would marry you, but theres too many fuckin rocks to climb. Have a great day, gorgeous.

By: Ups and Downs of Solo Top-Roping « Cremnomaniac

Ups and Downs of Solo Top-Roping « Cremnomaniac — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:54:58 +0000

[...] device. Steph Davis uses two mini-traxions. You should read her notes on this topic “Talking About Rope Soloing“, for another view of it. She also points to backing up the belay loop with a daisy and [...]

By: Steph Davis

Steph Davis — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:56:49 +0000

If you keep a daisy chain permanently girthed through your harness, you can always have a backup for your belay loop. You just clip the locking biner through a nearby loop on the daisy, as well as the belay loop. It’s also nice to have a permanent daisy leash handy, for clipping in when you reach an anchor. I just don’t like putting all my eggs in one belay loop

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:34:02 +0000

“You also want to make sure you have a back-up of some type on your belay loop, so that you are not putting your life on one piece of bartacked webbing.”

Steph, do you also backup up the belay loop when rappelling and belaying?

By: Steph Davis

Steph Davis — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:56:21 +0000

Hi Brian!
I first saw this method used in 1998, with a jumar instead of a mini-traxion. People had been already doing it for years. When the mini-traxions came out, it became essentially perfect, and I’ve been doing it this way ever since.
Steph

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:25:31 +0000

Hi Steph,

I wonder if much has changed on this since 2008 in terms of technique and gear for top rope soloing?

Regards,
Brian.