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Lead Climbing & Belaying: A Comprehensive Safety Guide
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Mar 11, 2024
Master lead climbing safety! This guide covers essential precautions, gear checks, communication, and proper belaying for a secure, trusted climbing experience.
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PaulClimbs
Aug 26, 2023
Lead climbing multiple times a week, this is what helped me overcome my fear of heights, at least while climbing. I found a friend to climb with, and we climbed 3 times a week. The frequent climbing amount really helped boost my confidence in being up so high, and my confidence in the gear and the knots and everything else. Though, this didn... Read more  
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Adam M.
Jun 14, 2023
For me, the most effective way to overcome the fear of heights in climbing was gradual exposure and repeated practice. I started by climbing at lower heights and gradually worked my way up to higher routes as my comfort level increased. By gradually exposing myself to greater heights and challenging myself within my limits, I was able to build conf... Read more  
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John Che
Nov 11, 2022
Neither are necessarily harder than the other, It depends on the grade of the route you are climbing and your skills as a climber. You could climb a 5A top rope route that would be equally easy as a 5A lead route. You could also climb an 8A top rope route, and it would be just as hard as a lead route. One element that could make lead climbing ha... Read more  
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Sport Climbing  ·  Sep 27, 2022
What helped you overcome your fear of heights the most for climbing?
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Top Answer: Lead climbing multiple times a week, this is what helped me overcome my fear of heights, at least while climbing. I found a friend to climb with, and we climbed 3 times a week. The frequent climbing amount really helped boost my confidence in bei...
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Top Answer: Neither are necessarily harder than the other, It depends on the grade of the route you are climbing and your skills as a climber. You could climb a 5A top rope route that would be equally easy as a 5A lead route. You could also climb an 8A top rope ...
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