Lead Rope Solo from a manufacturer's point of view

Lead Rope Solo (LRS), or solo lead climbing, is increasingly developing into a distinct discipline within the climbing scene. Dozens of tutorials, reports, guides, and videos are circulating on the internet.

In this video, EDELRID Knowledge Base explores, in a risk assessment, how this discipline differs from traditional rope climbing.

Interested and would like to learn more? Read the full Knowledge Base article here:
👉 https://edelrid.com/eu-en/knowledge/k...

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Risk Analysis Overview
01:07 - Code of Practice
01:48 - Team Lead vs. LRS Climbing
03:10 - Risk Overview
03:31 - Risk 7: Rope Backfeed
04:40 - Countermeasures: Rope Backfeed
06:02 - Risk 6: High Impact Forces
09:11 - Countermeasures: High Impact Forces
10:20 - Risk 5: Function of Belay Device
13:26 - Risk 4: Attaching Device to Harness
15:13 - Countermeasures: Attaching Device to Harness
15:58 - Risk 3: Rope Attachment to Anchor Point
17:00 - Countermeasures: Tope Attachment to Anchor Point
18:23 - Risk 2: Lack of Rescue Solutions & Rescue Chain
19:14 - Risk 1: Being Alone
19:32 - Countermeasures: Being Alone
20:46 - Conclusion

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