Please create a forum for roped solo
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I would like to make a suggestion to the wonderful and brilliant people that design MP. The suggestion is for the addition of a forum focused on roped soloing. This would cover soloing in terms roped lead, top rope, techniques, and gear related to the endeavor. |
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It would also be helpful if people were explicit when describing what they are talking about when it comes to 'roped solo' - i.e. 'TR solo' vs. 'free lead roped solo' vs. 'solo aid' (or similarly descriptive terms). |
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I think there could be a "sticky" thread for soloing, like there is for Red Rock: |
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Mr. Wonderful wrote:...interest has hit a critical mass that would deserve a dedicated forum for the topic.+1 If a soloing subforum existed, I would use it. |
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FrankPS wrote:I think there could be a "sticky" thread for soloing...Fabulous idea. Where would it be located? |
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Mr. Wonderful wrote: Fabulous idea. Where would it be located?You could put it here in Beginning Climbers (even though it's not necessarily a "beginner" interested in a particular suject), or the admins could start a Frequently Asked Questions forum. mountainproject.com/v/begin… |
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I support this. Roped solo: TR soloing, and lead soloing whether it be via sport aid or trad. |
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Under general it reads "Trad Climbing: Bolts? What are those?" |
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Definitely nothing about the subject is anything beginners should be getting ideas about. So not in beginners. |
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I just wish they would include a frequently asked questions thread . Then again most who ask don't bother to do any kind of searching so it's probably a moot point . |
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^Very true. Until I developed a consistently efficient, and safe system, I was incredibly conservative when TR soloing when I began. Even on things that some people would consider boulder problems, I treated it like I was hanging 1000 feet over a vat of acid lol. Glad I had a mentor to begin or I think I would have gone a very different road with (TR) soloing. |
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I think a FAQ forum would be a good place for these recurring threads. But as iceman said above, many people are too lazy to do a search, or don't know how.
and last, but not least,
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People will probably come here if they search for 'roped solo' so I'll stick this link here for what I do. |