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Rack help 5-Dec-2014 At 10:01:32 AM Sabu

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All brands are safe so it really just comes down to personal preference.

As Drake notes the bulk of gear in a rack is for trad climbing - something which will take some time for you to learn (if that's what you're aiming for) and is best taught by an experienced climbing buddy or on a more formal course. While you learn however you can make yourself useful by having a few select pieces of gear including: a few screwgate carabiners, a few normal carabiners and quickdraws (more if you want to lead on sport), belay device, nut tool, some long slings, and a rope.

This way on outdoor trips you can be a self sufficient seconder. For learning on trad my advice would be to do lots of seconding so you get the hang of the gear and by doing so you'll learn what you like and don't like about various brands.