Keeping dangers under control: lead rope solo free climbing [Annotated walkthrough] Re-Upload

A classic route done Lead Rope Solo Climbing at the location Ratssteinbruch Ilmenau. First bolt is high but good to reach. Falling is dangerous until second bolt is clipped because of potential factor 2 fall. Keep this in mind if you use the first bolt as anchor. Otherwise a ground anchor might be possible to build. Also the second bolt is used as backup here!

The grade is about ~5.6 / S / 5a / V-
Think the Route is more to the left so I Mixed it Up a little. This walkthrough is annotated with several issues a climber has to be aware of during rope soloing.

The Lead Rope Solo Device is: WildCountry Revo, RockEmpire Strike 9.4mm

Disclaimer: As always, climbing is dangerous, especially lead rope solo. This is not an instructional video. Do not try to repeat any of the actions done in this video. Take the online course and stay safe!

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00:00 Intro
00:10 check
00:15 start climbing
00:36 fly-by anchor setup
01:05 issue: FF2 (factor two fall)
01:15 anchor backup
01:32 issue: FF2 (factor two fall again)
01:50 issue: UDF (upside down fall)
02:20 issue: DC (dead clipping)
02:40 issue: RUL (repetitive unlocking failure)
03:05 issue: pulling out slack
03:48 issue: distracting rope strands
04:04 issue: unintended slack
04:40 issue: primary device failure
05:05 issue: unrecognized slack again
05:30 outro and links to other climbs

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[YannCamusBlissClimbing]

Great video! Thanks for referring to the FB groups 😀

[Climbwithoutmistakes]

Hello, I really like your Channel. I saw ale videos, what do you have here. I am really enjoying to watch you soloing. Good job.
I have question to the issue of the repetitive unlock failure. You solved it with a microtraxion with big cache loop if I see correct? You did it also with one big cache loop what you took from the start of the route in another video from you. Is it a better with microtraxion or comfortable instead of one big cache loop from the start of the route?

[xavierx]

Dont you think you should tie another knot at the second bolt? Having no backup anchor is potentially fatal

[emilianorosso]

Do you have a facebook account? I have a question for you but i need to post a photo... Thanks!

[kazhatfield]

Seems like a lot of work. Free soloing the route seems a little more fulfilling at this point, less to think about. Good footage though!