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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Contents<br />
Introduction 5<br />
<strong>Trad</strong> Gear 16<br />
<strong>Trad</strong> Anchors 57<br />
Ropework 85<br />
Next Steps 110<br />
<strong>VDiff</strong> – <strong>Trad</strong> <strong>Climbing</strong> <strong>Basics</strong><br />
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