Roped solo climbing

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Roped soloing is a way to safely climb without a climbing partner. There are two main divisions to roped soloing: Aid solo and roped solo. Roped soloing generally refers to top roping on a fixed rope to a more problematic lead rope solo

Rope solo aid involves fixing the rope to an anchor and connecting yourself to the free end with either knots or one of the various modern devices designed for that purpose.

Simul solo aid is a Speed climbing technique where two climbers aid climb at the same time on opposite ends of the same rope.

Roped soloing is much less dangerous than free soloing, but sometimes more dangerous than climbing with a partner. One problem is that in a fall, the attachment system is loaded in a way it wasn't designed for. http://gorp.away.com/gorp/activity/climb/expert/exp032101.htm Also, in the case of an accident, there is sometimes no one to go for help. It can also be tedious, as the climber must ascend each section of rock twice: once to add the next belay anchor, then again after descending to remove the previous one, effectively traveling the route three times.

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