Micro Traxion Top Rope Solo

But it works good for me.

Micro traxion top rope solo.

Climbing alone is one way of getting around the lack of a partner. Solo top rope self belay advice some progress capture pulleys and ascenders can be rigged to travel along a fixed line providing a self belay for a solo top rope climbing experience. There are numerous methods of setting up a self b. Solo top roping is a great way to get a lot of laps in and have a positive training day when you can t find a partner or are just looking for some solitude.

It can be just as intense and thrilling. The non teeth traction device should help prolong the life of your rope when it s used to hold most of your falls and hangs. In climbing or mountaineering the rope team offers the highest level of safety. On the static rope i attach the micro traxion with a oval carabiner on the belay loop.

Petzl has not developed a device for this activity but certain ascenders may be used for it by experts. I use two ropes on a top rope anchor. Toprope soloing is when the climber is not tied into the rope directly. Also the rope is accessible via that hole so the tie off has some friction occasionally against the cord not a safety issue but just keeps it from sliding as easily.

As with the petzl mini traxion the micro traxion is designed to be a progress capture pulley for hauling on big walls rescue applications and any other scenario where a progress capture pulley could be useful the biggest changes from the mini traxion are that they boosted the efficiency of the pulley from 71 percent to 91. I like the camp lift which has no rope grabbing teeth and clamps down on the rope between two plates. My setup is focused on security and might be overkill. The micro traxion is petzl s smaller sleeker sexier mini traxion.

2 ropes 2 devices this is how i use the petzl micro traxion the most. So i switched and put the mini traxion on top like always and used the micro traxion below it as my back up. One static 10mm line and one dynamic rope 9 5 mm.