Self-belayed solo climbing, depending on the endeavor, has always had an aura of heroism or madness. But, thanks to the development of techniques and materials and their adaptation by many practitioners over the decades, the safety margin can now be quite wide for climbers with experience, knowledge, and common sense. Experience and common sense can't be found in books, but knowledge can be found here, thanks to Máximo Murcia.
Don't expect to find the ideal, definitive, or "orthodox" self-belay method in this manual, simply because there isn't one. What you will find are options and strategies for how to configure and manage the entire system, which are the fruit of the ingenuity and personal experience of many climbers. Máximo has tried to compile the most useful elements of all this knowledge in an orderly manner, aiming to achieve not only a wide margin of safety, but also to ensure that everything works as smoothly as possible and optimizes the experience.
- SELF-INSURED WITH THE ROPE PRE-INSTALLED ABOVE
- SOLITARY ON ROUTES EQUIPPED WITH A LENGTH
- SOLITARY ON MULTI-PITCH ROUTES
- BRAKE DEVICES FOR SELF-INSURANCE
- BASIC SELF-INSURING SYSTEMS
- JUMPING TO THE BIG WALLS
- SELF-RESCUE
- TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED
