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personally i would use and recomend using a Gri-Gri or a Shunt over a Petzl Ascender for a TR solo belay. I have a hard time trusting a single ascender as the only means of being connected to a rope. There have been many accounts of ascenders coming off a rope, on walls in yosemite for example. although this is usualy from cleaning on weird traverses and such, the danger is still there...

 

I have read that a Petzl pro and Mini- Taxion can be used for TR self belay, but I haven't used it for that purpose.

 

I like the advantage that the Gri-gri gives you if you want to lower down quickly to re-try a move.

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Petzl Shunt works well, and is cheap ($40). No chest harness required. Weight the bottom of the rope with your pack/gear/water bottle. Not to be used on overhanging routes, though.

 

Yup, I use a Shunt to TR at Rocky Butte. You have to weight the rope, and using a chest harness would help it feed a little bit, but you can go just fine without it.

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