Trad Climbing Basics - VDiff Climbing
This e-book will teach you how to: - Place cams, nuts and other trad climbing gear - Build trad anchors - Use different belay methods (including guide mode) - Equalize and extend gear effectively - Understand forces on climbing gear - Abseil safely (including using a prusik knot) - Climb with half ropes - Test rock quality - Prepare for your first trad lead Plus much more. Further information: * Perfect for those who want to start trad climbing. * 200+ accurately drawn, full-colour illustrations. * Step-by-step climbing techniques explained in a beginner friendly way. * Updated December 2017
This e-book will teach you how to:
- Place cams, nuts and other trad climbing gear
- Build trad anchors
- Use different belay methods (including guide mode)
- Equalize and extend gear effectively
- Understand forces on climbing gear
- Abseil safely (including using a prusik knot)
- Climb with half ropes
- Test rock quality
- Prepare for your first trad lead
Plus much more.
Further information:
* Perfect for those who want to start trad climbing.
* 200+ accurately drawn, full-colour illustrations.
* Step-by-step climbing techniques explained in a beginner friendly way.
* Updated December 2017
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Method 5 – Attaching to Two or More Points<br />
Step 1<br />
Clip the rope through the furthest away<br />
point, then walk to your belay position.<br />
Step 2<br />
Attach a screwgate to your rope loop and<br />
then clovehitch the rope to it, just the same<br />
as method 3.<br />
Step 3<br />
Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the second<br />
point.<br />
Step 4<br />
Tie your rope to the third point using a<br />
clovehitch, as described in method 2. You<br />
can fine-tune the clovehitches to equalize<br />
the three points.<br />
Advantages<br />
- You can use this method to equalize as<br />
many points as you need. Just keep<br />
repeating steps 1 and 2 until you've<br />
equalized all your pieces.<br />
Best Situation to Use This Method<br />
If you arrive at a belay with no slings or<br />
cordelette.<br />
Disadvantages<br />
- Uses up a lot of rope.<br />
- You must belay directly from your<br />
harness.<br />
<strong>VDiff</strong> – <strong>Trad</strong> <strong>Climbing</strong> <strong>Basics</strong> > <strong>Trad</strong> Anchors<br />
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