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Desensitizing yourself to falling... 30-Jun-2006 At 9:35:58 AM Fool in the Rain

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Mtn Bear,

Shortfalls (no pun intended) to your scenario may be;

The ability of the belayer to accurately judge the amount of slack in the top rope to enable you to take the fall on the lead rope and still have the top rope as a back up. Remember each rope will stretch differently. Slack in the top rope may result in shock loading if the lead gear fails.

Don't try the experiment too close to the ground. You may deck out with rope stretch.

As kezza mentioned why trust your top rope anchors if you don't trust your lead anchors.

I'd suggest just dropping down a couple of grades so that you climb more comfortably. Try and climb something you can get up without falling.

If it's just a case of fear of leading then just try top roping or seconding.

Don't worry too much about backing off a climb if you don't feel happy. It's probably the right decision.

Give yourself time to get your head together. This may take months,