Ok, I'm going to preface this by admitting it could be the dumbest idea to ever exist. I may definitely be overlooking something. Everywhere I read says that the drawback of the double carabiner clove hitch method while solo leading is that you have to reclimb the route. I keep thinking that there has to be a better way, especially on a shorter pitch.
Here's my thought.... Couldn't you set up an anchor at the beginning, tie into one end of the rope, run the rope through the anchor, double biner clove hitch the rest of the rope to your harness, feed the rope as needed and place protection as needed, then at the end of the pitch just untie and pull the rope through. I mean you'd have to have a good line without much drag. Ideally I was thinking of this for just one pitch, or else you'd have to bring a lot of protection, but then when you're finished you just clean up your protection while rappelling down.
I had this in mind, for a single pitch of about 25m, maybe two pitches of no more than 30 m each, so obviously you'd have to bring extra protection for the second pitch. Does anybody see any safety issues that I am clearly overlooking?
Go easy guys, it's just a thought, I'm not presently dangling from a rope trying to figure out how to get myself out of a bind. I know how the testoterone gets flowing in these forums.