>>794263I was talking to a guy at my crag today about this chick I used to date, fell a few free solos later and took a ground fall. I solo'd that route after chalking up again
>>794737>>794754for real, I free solo while dragging a rope, just incase someone wantes to pull me down, but also because
>rappel.nothing like a nice fat rope and an ATC
>>795030outdoor climbing is a shit ton of rope/safety gear work and a few minutes of climbing, just gym.
>>799209self belay device(rock exotica is decent) and don't worry about doubling up on the system, just 1 line it. 70m lead line, 70m tagline (for splicing ropes for long rappels)
>attach piece of protection to sharp end of rope>place rock protection in position for upwarn load>place second piece of pro in normal loading position>continue until at top/end of rope>attach opposite end of rope to anchors>rappel to retrieve gear and re-ascend.>verify anchors for next activity and proceed