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Lead Climbing | beginner climbing | Climbing Tips

Best Belaying Tips: How to Give a Soft Lead Catch

By: James Nurse

Lead climbing is what I love most about this sport. While climbing can primarily be described as an individual sport, there is almost nothing more important to a lead climber’s success than trusting their belayer. This trust allows the climber to focus 100% on their climb and to commit to those harder and scarier moves. On the flip side, the fastest way to erase that trust is to give your climber a hard catch, which can happen if the lead belayer doesn't leave out enough rope while the climber is climbing. Hard catches can result in more than just a stunned climber, if your climber hits the wall hard enough, they could potentially hurt their ankles or hands.

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beginner climbing | Climbing Tips | bouldering

HOW TO TRANSITION FROM INDOOR BOULDERER TO OUTDOOR PEBBLE WRESTLER

By: Jon Meltzer

Some of my fondest climbing memories have been spent with friends, huddled around the same 15 foot tall boulder, figuring out the precise sequence to send, and laughing all the while. I love bouldering outside--it's really awesome! However, there are a few things you should know before you take your inside hobby into the great wide open.

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