Rope Solo in Lead Climbing: You Should Know These Risks

Lead Rope Solo is becoming increasingly popular and is increasingly developing into an independent discipline within the climbing scene. Daniel Gebel has put together an exciting overview of this and examined and assessed the risks associated with this form of climbing.

How does Lead Ropo Solo, i.e. lead climbing alone, differ from traditional rope climbing? Daniel Gebel investigated this very question as part of the Edelrid Knowledge Base. His risk assessment provides exciting insights and is a must-read for anyone who wants to delve deeper into this form of climbing.

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