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The Wolf
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 23, 2009 - 01:46pm PT
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I've been using a Soloist for both roped free and aid climbing and it works pretty well. I was thinking about getting a solo aid because it does not require the chest harness. Any soloists out there have any preferences?
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The Wolf
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 23, 2009 - 01:49pm PT
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Not as fresh as I wish, been soloing awhile.
I know "I gonna die"
JV
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Prod
Trad climber
Dodge Sprinter Dreaming
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Oct 23, 2009 - 01:58pm PT
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I've been using my Mini traxion, and my grigri.
Prod.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Oct 23, 2009 - 02:05pm PT
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Silent Partner and Solo Aid. Why bother with anything else.
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Burt
Big Wall climber
Las Vegas, Nv
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Oct 23, 2009 - 02:27pm PT
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silent partner by far the superior device. Still inherent problem like all devices but when it comes to feeding smoothly SP works really well. I just used the device for my one day solo of Swoop Gimp (TR under TR) and worked really well. I used to use the gri-gri but have had issues with it and many friends have as well.
Burt
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Oct 23, 2009 - 02:35pm PT
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Only when option A (get a good belay slave) fails.
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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Oct 23, 2009 - 02:46pm PT
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Vice Grips
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Oct 23, 2009 - 03:05pm PT
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Silent Partner -- and back it up.
John
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Oct 23, 2009 - 03:10pm PT
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S.P.
big and bulky, but it works as designed. New, skinny, shiny rope necessary though.
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Burt
Big Wall climber
Las Vegas, Nv
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Oct 23, 2009 - 03:20pm PT
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yes new rope with the SP and works best when tying back up knots to not make them too long. The less weight that is on the SP the better. It really isn't that bulky, just like having a gri-gri or soloist tied to the front of you imo
Burt
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Oct 23, 2009 - 07:27pm PT
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Silent partner for leading.
Microscender for TR.
Mini trax is an okay compromise for TR. But, less fluid.
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matty
Trad climber
los arbor
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Oct 23, 2009 - 07:45pm PT
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Silent Partner, blinny nailed it with that one.
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noshoesnoshirt
climber
Arkansas, I suppose
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Oct 23, 2009 - 09:52pm PT
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Modified Grigri
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Rankin
climber
North Carolina
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Oct 23, 2009 - 09:54pm PT
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I am currently using the Soloist for lead and the Mini Traxion for TR. I borrowed a friend's Silent Partner and didn't really like it that much, but I probably didn't practice enough. The Soloist is smaller, and I find it easier to pull up the rope. Also, the Soloist allows the climber to sit back on overhead gear, where as the SP only locks with a fall. I saw a guy at Rumbling Bald this last Sunday doing a three pitch route using a Soloist and a Microascender. Haven't checked out the Microcender, but it seemed to feed really well on TR. Has anyone else used one of these?
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426
climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Oct 24, 2009 - 07:08pm PT
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I've soloed the cap and wc with a solo-aid, even took some whippers (not intentional)... Works okay. Probably not as well as the SP.
Used gri-gri and 2x cloves numerous times as well. Speed climbing, roped solo...
Used a soloist as well but the upsidedown fall thing always sketched me out.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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I want to sell Kyle Copeland's Soloist with the proceeds going to L. Kor.
It has Kyle's stamp, and is in pretty good shape; can't have more than a few pitches on it.
Anybody interested? E-mail me.
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