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General Climbing Discussion

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bumbly blues ..... 30-Mar-2004 At 11:58:51 AM runnit
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If you're learning to lead, maybe try getting another mate belaying you on a bomber top rope as a back up, but with a heap of slack out (well, just enough for the lead pro to take the fall and not so much that you'll bounce if something fails) so you're not mentally relying on the top rope. You can take some deliberate falls on the lead gear and if it fails for what ever reason you're still on rope. This is how I was taught for trad and although it requires an extra person and is more gear intensive, it was a good way of training for the head game.

It could also be a good way of learning limitations of different gear in more marginal placements and seeing how much/little force makes them pop.

Otherwise, I guess it's just experience and trusting your gear. Mighty Mouse was bloody right about not getting too trusting though, it's just there as a backup and things can go wrong, I have the x-rays to prove it = P

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