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1 x belay for Indoor / outdoor - (non vcc thread) 19-Feb-2010 At 4:00:44 PM rolsen1

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On 19/02/2010 kuu wrote:
>At the gym you can at least get some idea of a person's ability (and suitability
>as a potential mentor)
>but on an internet forum?

At the gym you can get an idea of how often they climb at the gym, that's about it. I had a run in with two guys at the gym last night - neither of them had the slightest understanding of climbing etiquette or the safety of others - but they looked the part, had their lead tickets, a rope and fanta pants even had dreads.....

On here you can possibly get a better idea of their knowledge - of course climb with them once and then make up your mind. You might also find some old bloke with time on his hands.

I've taught two people to lead trad and are currently teaching two more - I reckon the first two took at least 2 years before I was happy with where they were at (I know this sounds wanky but you know what I mean) it takes a lot of time to learn trad and be experienced in a variety of settings, that's a lot of VCC trips - assuming you get the same quality teaching.