General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
Tactics for the aspiring onsight leader	15-Jan-2007 At 10:32:17 AM	oweng
Message
A good tactic I use on short routes that are hard from the start is to climb up and place the first one or two pieces of gear, then down climb back to the ground and rest for a minute or two. This is especially useful on routes 10 or 15 metres high that have pumpy / tricky to place gear at the start. Often I find im stressed and overgripping due to worrying about the groundfall, so can get quiet pumped. Down climbing allows recovery and far less chance of failing near the top due to pumping out. Similar to bombers point about climbing stance to stance I guess.

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