I've seen videos of ascender plus prusik knot on each rope, two ascenders on one rope, with gri gri, belay or without. It seems to depend on your preference and the difficulty of the ascend, the key seems to be redudancy with at least two safety gear. You can go with one but if it fails theres no back up
As a principle, yes. In this case, the wall is 35ft and I could visually identify both ends on the ground. Thanks for the comment. Necessary, in other situations!
Thanks for writing! I haven't been able to go climbing in quite a while - with a move and career change. I'm hoping this spring I'll be able to carve out some weekends to make it back out to the crag. Best wishes for you as well on your journey!
Steelworkers Park in chicago has places for you to put your rope in as you lead climb but there is no access to the top of the rock climbing wall. If I'd like to top rope self belay, what is the best way to do it safely?
I like your idea of the Shunt above your rappel device; and thanks for advising how to hold the shunt. I was considering holding it with my thumb on the carabiner loop, but I get your point on what would happen in the event of a fall and how one would instinctively grab - and cam - the Shunt from that grip position.
Obviously we all have our preferences for various reasons so I’m curious about your decision to switch to the ATC for the rappel vs. Tying a knot in one side of the rope so it can’t slip through the anchor, clipping it to the other line and rappelling down with the GriGri. As a newer outdoor climber I’m curious to know if people dislike rappelling on a GriGri for any reasons or if it’s just not a commonly known tactic. Thanks for sharing this video. 🙏
On anchors that are permanently fixed to the rock, you don't want to have a moving rope rubbing on the metal. It wears out the anchors. That's why I switched to the atc. The point where the rope touches the anchor remains still and you move down the stationary rope. It is okay to use the method you described, especially if there is a time critical situation going on, but it's not ideal. And it decreases the life of your rope. Hope that helps. :)
Nice video. I have been rappelling for 30 years but only recently started climbing. I have started using some of your techniques to keep it safe. Now starting ice climbing, keep it up.
Your videos are terrific and very informative. My only negative is that I bought a Camp Ascender because I despise the way the Chinese knock off good free world technology. The SOB is identical to the Camp Ascender, leading me to suspect patent infringement. For the extra $30 I'd prefer to patronize the company that came up with the idea in the first place.
Good video thanks. I'm just getting into TRS. I did just watch this after and people may be interested...its a little scary actually. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xh5UJNvrLWM.html
Hey Lisa, I’m not an expert in climbing, but I like to let you know that I’ve heard the “micro traction” should always be placed under the Petzl shunt. If placed above the Petzl shunt in case the “micro traction” fails it could fall on the Petzl Shunt and cause it to malfunction. Also like you said the ”micro traction” is an backup device and should be used as one and not as the main blocking system. I’ve heard this in the Video which I’m Linking and hope I could make your Live and the Live of your Climbing watchers a bit saver. All the best Bastian Please correct me if I’m wrong (No hate just caring) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uerlWNf7lbY.html
Eeeh... One question, I use the shunt on two ropes with the rope just goint through the ancor in the top. If you use the same setup, your backup device is kind of useless, because your ropes are not fixed. If you tie your rope, than it's kind of useless to use two ropes in the shunt... I hope you're safe, have a good climb! ;)
Your videos are not like the typical climbing videos, there is always something different about the technique you are trying to show and it's very unique as well! 👍😊
I'm new to all this and i am using climbing techniques to hunt from a saddle harness. i started off using DRT but now going with SRS. my question is why wouldn't you use the grigri to rappel?
I switched to an atc to rappel so that I could remove my gear from the anchor. Only a non-moving rope should be used directly on fixed anchors. The grigri doesn't allow you to rappel, instead you are lowering yourself on a self belay, using a moving rope. If you were to put the rope directly through the anchors and lower by grigri, it would wear the permanent anchors and horribly kink your rope.
@@lisahisownfamily so, it's not because it's unsafe to use the grigri? as i went back and watched the video i was able to understand switching over to the atc. thank you for your response and awesome video.
@@badandybeatsbeats it's not unsafe at all! (as long as the anchor remains unchanged from how it was set up for the ascent) In indoor climbing, self belay with a grigri (up and down, no change to the anchor) is very common for route setters and gym staff.
I would caution you about using a dynamic rope with a tr solo system. Ascenders can cut through a dynamic rope because it stretches under the teeth. Also, every time you sit back you'll sink a foot or so from stretch and you won't be able to take up slack in a helpful way. There is no fall in this kind of system if it's set up correctly. You sit back and the gear catches; that's why you'll use a chest harness for the primary. Best wishes though, be safe.
Hi, thanks for writing. I'm currently attending flight school in Florida. There's practically no climbing here. So the soonest I'll be able to get some more videos together is next season.
Awesome, only thing I would have done is some connection between the tree anchor and the bolt anchors for extra redundancy, just because you have them both available so why not. :)
Actually I am going through flight school right now. That unfortunately means I don't have time to go climbing. I hope to get back to it next season. Thanks for checking on me!! :)
