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ascender for top rope soloing and simul-climbing?

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 ola.b 14 May 2010
So, yet another "what device for top roped soloing", but this time with a twist

From what I've read on here, the most common ascender used is the shunt.

I'm wondering though, is there a device I could use for both top rope soloing (on a 9.8mm rope) and use for simulclimbing easier mountain pitches (using 8.5 halves)?

Would the Wild country ropeman mk2 work for this?

How about the petzl mini traxion?
 andy_e 14 May 2010
In reply to ola.b:

If you are simul climbing with halves, wouldn't that require two ascenders?

Just a thought.
 uncontrollable 14 May 2010
In reply to ola.b:

WC ropeman is not recommended for self-belaying.
 ianto 14 May 2010
In reply to ola.b: top rope self belayed soloing is much better with a petzl basic ascender. if you weight the rope you don't have to stop and pull it up all the time like a shunt. not sure i'd use it for simul climbing though, bit heavy - ropeman is your best bet for that. i have used a ropeman to protect short top rope self belays when i didn't have my basic ascender with me, but as above, it's not recommended for that.
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