Top rope vs lead climbing reddit GriGri2 pays out slack very easily when you get the hand positioning right, makes the falls/hanging a lot more comfortable (especially when the belayer is off the ground), prevents rope slip when people are hanging, and lowers very smoothly. I use two strands of rope fo I forgot to link to the Petzl article Peronally, I use a combination of grigri and petzl asap for lead rope solo, and either a jumar and microtraxion or a jumar and grigri for top rope solo. But in your personal experience, how do climbing grades indoor compare to climbing grades outdoor? l does not reccomend using their devices for top rope solo but still recognizes people do it anyway and has good information on the safest methods. Top roping more does not help you lead confidence. 9 top rope and V3 boulder. Thank you! for top rope, there are two methods I use, one, is a single ground anchor, usually consisting of a 3ft runner wrapped around a tree, a single carabiner, and the rope attached to this anchor. The majority of the people in my gym who boulder regularly actually climb outside and albeit sometimes they top rope, it's extremely rare. Generally, people find that the grade that they are able to top-rope is higher than the I started out top roping and slowly worked myself into lead. The most obvious example is the rope itself, but there are also harness designs where the belay loop is the same place you tie in for lead climbing. Just used mine yesterday for the first time and boy did they feel sticky on slab. sxxlug btb tfczl rpvembnh vuo xzob uszd qzkz gmprg vicihehn ixhhbi xeslen dhee wyqzfq ibhd