How do I set up a toprope so that its equalized correctly?
[back to top] [FAQ contents] From: David Fasulo I think the best way to set-up a top rope is to use a length of static rope (7/16). Suppose you have two trees as anchors. Tie one end of the rope to a tree with a double bowline. Run the rope over the edge of the cliff (approx. 1 foot) and tie a figure 8 on a bite. Next, tie another figure 8 on a bite next to the first figure 8. Clip both figure 8 loops with a couple locking carabiners and hang your top rope. Take the remaining rope and tie it to the second tree using a tensionless hitch (wrap the rope around the tree a few times, tie a figure 8 on a bite, clip the figure 8 loop to the rope using a locking biner). If you weight the rope, with your top-rope, and then tie the tensionless hitch it is easy to equalize the two figure 8 knots that are clipped to the top-rop carabiners. From: mphal The other idea I had, instead of a bowline or a figure 8, was to wrap one end of the static rope around a tree half a dozen times and create enough
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