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Rope solo climbing, the Glossary

Rope-solo climbing or rope-soloing (or self-belaying) is a form of solo climbing (i.e. performed alone without a climbing partner), but unlike with free solo climbing, which is also performed alone and with no climbing protection whatsoever, the rope-solo climber uses a mechanical self-belay device and rope system, which enables them to use the standard climbing protection to protect themselves in the event of a fall.^[1]

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Mountaineering techniques
Types of climbing

Abseiling

Abseiling, also known as rappelling, is the controlled descent of a steep slope, such as a rock face, by moving down a rope. Rope solo climbing and Abseiling are mountaineering techniques.

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Aid climbing

Aid climbing is a form of rock climbing that uses mechanical devices and equipment, such as aiders (or ladders), for upward momentum. Rope solo climbing and aid climbing are types of climbing.

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Aiguille du Dru

The Aiguille du Dru (also the Dru or the Drus; French, Les Drus) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.

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Alexander Huber

Alexander Huber (born 30 December 1968) is a German rock climber who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of rock climbing.

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American Alpine Journal

The American Alpine Journal is an annual magazine published by the American Alpine Club.

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Anchor (climbing)

In rock climbing, an anchor can be any device or method for attaching a climber, rope, or load to a climbing surfacetypically rock, ice, steep dirt, or a buildingeither permanently or temporarily.

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Andy Kirkpatrick

Andrew Kirkpatrick is a British mountaineer, author, motivational speaker and monologist.

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Ascender (climbing)

An ascender is a device (usually mechanical) used for directly ascending, or for facilitating protection, with a fixed rope when climbing on steep mountain terrain.

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Belay device

A belay device is a mechanical piece of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying.

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Belaying

In climbing and mountaineering, the term belaying refers to techniques used to create friction within a climbing protection system, particularly on a climbing rope, so that a falling climber does not fall very far.

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Big wall climbing

Big wall climbing is a form of rock climbing that takes place on long multi-pitch routes (of at least 6–10 pitches or 300–500 metres) that normally require a full day, if not several days, to ascend. Rope solo climbing and Big wall climbing are types of climbing.

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British Mountaineering Council

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is the national representative body for England and Wales that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers.

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Catherine Destivelle

Catherine Destivelle (born 24 July 1960) is a French rock climber and mountaineer who is considered one of the greatest and most important female climbers in the history of the sport.

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Climbing route

A climbing route (Kletterrouten) is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a mountain, or rock/ice-covered obstacle.

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Devils Tower

Devils Tower (also known as Bear Lodge) is a butte, possibly laccolithic, composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River.

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El Capitan

El Capitan (El Capitán) is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end.

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First ascent

In mountaineering and climbing, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in guide books), is the first successful documented climb to the top of a mountain or the top of a particular climbing route.

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Free climbing

Free climbing is a form of rock climbing in which the climber can only use climbing equipment for climbing protection, but not as an aid to help in their progression in ascending the route. Rope solo climbing and Free climbing are types of climbing.

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Free solo climbing

Free solo climbing, or free soloing, is a form of rock climbing where the climbers (or free soloists) climb solo (or alone) without ropes or other protective equipment, using only their climbing shoes and their climbing chalk. Rope solo climbing and free solo climbing are types of climbing.

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Grigri

A Grigri (styled as GriGri or GRIGRI) is an assisted braking belay device manufactured by Petzl designed to help secure rock-climbing, rappelling, and rope-acrobatic activities.

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Lead climbing

Lead climbing (or leading) is a technique in rock climbing where the lead climber clips their rope to the climbing protection as they ascend a pitch of the climbing route, while their second (or belayer) remains at the base of the route belaying the rope to protect the lead climber in the event that they fall. Rope solo climbing and lead climbing are types of climbing.

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Pete Whittaker

Pete Whittaker (born 1991) is a British professional rock climber.

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Revo (climbing)

The Revo is a semi-automatic belay device manufactured under the brand Wild Country by manufacturer Oberalp, for sports climbing with single ropes.

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Rock-climbing equipment

Rock-climbing equipment varies with the type of climbing undertaken.

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Self-locking device

Self-locking devices are pieces of rock-climbing equipment intended to arrest the fall of solo climbers who climb without partners.

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Solo climbing

Solo climbing, or soloing, is a style of climbing in which the climber climbs a route alone, without the assistance of a belayer (or "second"). Rope solo climbing and solo climbing are types of climbing.

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Sport climbing

Sport climbing (or bolted climbing) is a type of free climbing in rock climbing where the lead climber clips into pre-drilled permanent bolts for their protection while ascending a route. Rope solo climbing and Sport climbing are types of climbing.

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The Mountains of My Life

The Mountains of My Life (Montagne di una vita) is a 1995 book by the Italian mountaineer Walter Bonatti.

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The Nose (El Capitan)

The Nose is a big wall climbing route up El Capitan.

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Top rope climbing

Top rope climbing (or top roping) is a form of rock climbing where the climber is securely attached to a climbing rope that runs through a fixed anchor at the top of the climbing route, and back down to the belayer (or "second") at the base of the climb. Rope solo climbing and top rope climbing are types of climbing.

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Traditional climbing

Traditional climbing (or trad climbing) is a type of free climbing in rock climbing where the lead climber places the protection equipment while ascending the route; when the lead climber has completed the route, the second climber (or belayer) then removes the protection equipment as they climb the route. Rope solo climbing and Traditional climbing are types of climbing.

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Walter Bonatti

Walter Bonatti (22 June 1930 – 13 September 2011) was an Italian mountaineer, alpinist, explorer and journalist.

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Wyoming

Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope_solo_climbing

Also known as Rope soloing, Rope soloist, Roped solo climbing, Self belay, Self-belay.