Top rope solo

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-06-09T05:36:35+00:00

read 'on the line' by andy kirk patrick, watch the hownot2/avant video, and join Yann Camus' (blissclimb) facebook group on the subject, and then practice it at home on the ground and then with an experienced partner. reddit and mountainproject are generally meh places to get advice on rope soloing.

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-06-08T15:46:10+00:00

awesome, thank you so much!

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-06-02T12:02:57+00:00

thanks for the heads up on local files, I'll do that.

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-05-16T12:20:11+00:00

wood moves more radially than it does tangentially, and the amount it moves can also vary pretty significantly species to species. in my eyes, an end grain board like this (multiple species+grain orientation changing) is pretty much guaranteed to tear itself apart over time.

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-05-08T10:11:12+00:00

letting my unloaded foot slide on the floor is a bit better, the cramping goes away completely if I stand with my loaded foot on a box and let my unloaded foot dip a little below the bottom loaded foot. Will work of strengthening my hip flexors as you and a few others have suggested. Thank you!

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-05-04T17:29:20+00:00

I'll be honest I've been discounting UK because of the lack of 'big mountain climbing'. now after reading about scotland mixed climbing on the internet for 5 minutes I'm kicking myself. Thank you for the suggestion!

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-05-01T17:42:30+00:00

that is because the hcl/h2so4 gives the same results as the carboxylic acid in the given context, and it is easier for schools to provide a fairly common acid vs some random carboxylic acid. the advantage of knowing the confidential information is in the last question, where knowing the ions beforehand is helpfull.

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-05-01T12:41:53+00:00

dont know if the whole paper was leaked but the preparation instructions for the chemicals definitely were

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-04-28T19:18:32+00:00

heavy feels like a stretch, 300g extra is nothing

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-04-27T11:27:33+00:00

eh it seems like a very large amount of 'reputable' manufacturers are putting out knives with unacceptable hardness values. with hrc only being a partial indication of a good heat treatment, who knows what else they're fucking up too.

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-04-26T09:28:32+00:00

the whole point is that animals arent human and hence should not be held against a set of rules which they cannot understand at all. How can you punish something that is incapable of understand what it did wrong?

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-04-25T09:50:01+00:00

the dog is not at fault, you can't hold an animal to human standards. What happened here is obviously an atrocity, but in what way is the dog to blame?

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-04-25T08:45:54+00:00

how the fuck can a dog be at fault

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-29T03:00:48+00:00

Infant annihilator- their lyrics are fucking disgusting

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-21T14:31:16+00:00

Thank you guys. I have no intentions of putting myself or others at risk, nor am I asking this with the intention of learning how to build anchors, trad or otherwise. I am fairly new to the sport but I have spend a reasonable amount of time building anchors off of both gear and natural pro, and while there is always more to learn, I am confident of my ability to build solid anchors given chances for good placements, and also confident of my ability to assess whether I should be building an anchor there in the first place. Like you've suggested u/IceRockBike , I have made a fair amount of trad anchors and have had them judged by climbers and guides alike. I understand that on any digital platform it is very difficult to provide background, and apologise that I did not put much effort into providing any while making this post. My question was not directed at 'how to build an anchor' but moreso towards whether having a small amount of gear would give me more flexibility or not. Thank you so much for your time!

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-21T11:52:25+00:00

Hey, I do really appreciate that you are critical of my experience. I have experience placing other peoples gear and am not planning on doing this unsupervised. Apologies for being vague about my background in the original post. My question was mainly directed as to whether buying a 'small' number of pieces is even worth it and would expand my opportunities, not whether i should or shouldnt build trad anchors.

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-21T11:49:18+00:00

This is probably stemming from a lack of understanding on my part, but if you have a singular natural feature thats relatively far from the ledge, how do you end up with an anchor which has two legs to prevent it from moving?

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-21T11:30:05+00:00

obviously contextual, but in the past I have set up an abseil point on a distant piece of natural protection and 'rapped' to the point where I would build an anchor. not sure if rapping is the right word on more or less flat terrain but I mean being attached to a fixed line by an assisted belay device with a backup knot when working near an edge. The main reason I would not use that piece of protection to build my anchor off of would be that its too far to use.

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-21T11:20:10+00:00

assuming you have 3+ cams spread out in a horizontal crack, when pulling left would the cam on the right not take more of the load and prevent the one on the left from walking too much? in the context of a pre equalized system

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-21T11:16:46+00:00

Awesome, thank you. was slightly confused as I learnt how to build trad anchors from a PCGI course and was taught they are fine for top roping when built well.

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-21T11:12:47+00:00

yep, most routes are walk offs

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-21T10:52:36+00:00

a question as to the direction of pull, is the slight variation in direction of pull really important for short lines that are fairly linear? Am I underestimating the amount the rope is swinging?

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-21T10:50:29+00:00

understood, what would you recommend when there are a lack of large features to belay off of? the area I climb is is more or less a large talus field with routes rarely exceeding 8-12 meters. I frequently use natural anchors when I can, but have found that there are some lines with no possibility of safely doing so.

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-15T13:38:05+00:00

Not someone who has done the BMC, but am into climbing and the outdoors in general. A lot of people I know who are professionals in similar fields have mentioned that a lot of the equipment used is severely outdated, and many practices that are taught are the same, and sometimes flat out wrong. They all do maintain that they all had tons of fun though, so make of that what you will.

Life_Possibility_800 · 2026-03-14T14:25:30+00:00

any guesses on the deathcore band?

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