Top Rope Solo Self Rescue - Escaping Micro Traxions | How To Get Lost Educational Series
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- ** Climbing is an inherently dangerous sport/activity. This video is for educational and entertainment purposes. DO NOT attempt the activities performed in this video without the proper training from a certified professional. **
In this video I show how I use a basic self-rescue technique to escape my rope solo system and rappel back to the base of the climb. Parts of this technique can also be used to ascend the rope if the situation calls for it.
It's important to note that this is just one of many ways you can escape a rope solo system. This is meant to be supplemental information and should be practiced in a low risk environment before used in the real-world.
Always do your research before preforming these activities. These systems are intended for advanced user and NOT for people who are new to climbing.
Petzl Guidelines for rope soloing systems: www.petzl.com/INT/en/Sport/To...
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Great video! I find 95% of the time I am able to throw my grigri below one device, pull up on the other strand while holding the dead end of grigri rope preventing it from moving through the device above it. Gives me juuust enough slack to disengage the micro trax leaving just the grigri on that strand. Pull up on the grigri rope while holding the other strand to get the other device off.
This way I am always testing my new system before disengaging the old one, and it is super fast. Of course it wouldn't work that well on something quite overhung :)
Great video! Have fun out there. There's lots of interesting ways to do this.
Cool video! I usually tie an overhand as my footloop, which also serves as a catastrophe knot, stand on it, and then clip into a tibloc rather than a prusik, which you can attach and release on a loaded rope. Weight the tibloc, thread the grigri, remove the MT's, load the grigri, and then remove the tibloc.
Good video! There are a lot of good tips here. I personally don't descend/rappel with a grigri because I like systems where you can use a prusik as a backup for rappels. I guess you could probably set that up with a grigri as well. I just tend to rappel with an ATC or a rescue 8.
In any case, you have a lot of good tips on how to get weight off of ascenders and switch over to a rappel setup while always using some kind of device to ensure that you're secured to your rope. Good stuff. It's always good to see how other people solve climbing problems to get tips.
Thanks for making the video!
Thanks for the insight on your approach. As you mentioned, there are a few different ways this could be done. The reason I showcased the GriGri is because that's what I had on hand and it's the way I learned. Now I'm curious how I would go about using a different device... Maybe next time I'm out there I'll experiment with other techniques!
Great video bro! 👍🍺🍺 I'm just starting LRS and TRS and this definitely helped.
Thank you! I feel like it could have had better flow, but I feel good about the communication of the idea!
@@HowToGetLost I know how hard it is to make a decent UA-cam video, I have another channel with 3220 subs. But personally I just do it for fun and don't really care if it grows that much. But making videos is hard. Hard to take video when you are doing the activity, hard to get enough footage, then time consuming to edit. I appreciate all that goes into these vids and you taking the time to explain all the steps to climbing and rescue is invaluable.🙏
Used to Free Solo the Ramp, Nobjob, Mission Gorge Traverse and Middle Earth...nice vid
I Use a TAz Lov3 and a Micro Trax. Lets me disengage the trax and just lower with the Taz. This has been my favorite rig by far. But the Taz is expensive.
Great video! I have done massive amounts of top rope soloing since 1987 (have climbed since 1978). You clearly know your shit:D
Thank you for the kind comment! Considering your decades of experience, I am super appreciative of your seal of "Clearly knowing your shit" approval!
Great video! By the way, I've heard some people have had the original sterling hollowblock fail under body weight. I upgraded to their updated version, just in case.
It's interesting you say that, because I did have an instance where I had failure with an autoblock hitch under normal circumstances and it made my heart skip a beat. I'm sure I made an error by not dressing it properly, but I did think for a second that maybe the Hollowblock didn't act appropriately. I now use a prusik for all third hand applications.
Great video, thank you. I tried my first TRS few days ago with Micro and Nano and ended stuck on rope, unable to ascend or descend. Yet i had my Prusik loop with me it didn"t came on my mind to use it to save myself from that situation.
To the use of catastrophy knot - should you fall into it it would twist you to a side and with feet up? I can imagine instead - clipping GG to a sling to have GG in front of my chest and have Prusik loop below GG clipped to harnes"s central loop, just like usual third hand used in rappeling?
I want to add a plus one for the TAz Lov3. It's ANSI approved solo device on a single rope, no need for backups. No change over to lower just pull the lever and go down.
I need to look more into this device since a lot of people are talking about it. Does it automatically capture progress as you climb, or do you need to pull the rope through as you ascend?
LOV3 is Grigri with self-feeding. It is just fantastic for top rope soloing!
You've probably already heard this, but using two microtrax in TRS is against Petzl's suggestions. Instead, use jumar/other ascender or progress capture device.
I personally TRS with a grigri back up large in part to make ascending or descending easier.
Where did you get that purple grigri?!?!!
This was one of the first generations of the GriGri 2+ and it came in purple! Unfortunately I haven't seen these since :(
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I like your video but the music gotta go
Thanks for the feedback! I know the music isn't everyone's preference, but it helps me feel more comfortable with the choppy edits, if that makes sense. I'll consider the volume and presence in future videos!
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I will point out that at 8:41 you are standing all over a completely detached thousand-pound flake and don't seem to know it. You just may need your self-rescue techniques if you don't get more observant soon. The flake in question should have been pushed off by the mystery person who placed the two bolts you are using. You wouldn't be hanging there if the bolts weren't there. This is a common lack of skill and responsibility of the bolter. If you are going to invite people to play on a certain section of rock then clean it up. it is on my trundle list and if nobody else is going to deal with their time bombs then I will eventually.