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First Climb 29-Oct-2007 At 2:30:31 PM jkane

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The method of learning sounds fairly similar to the way I was tought to lead by a commercial guiding company. You do cast a bit of doubt over the experience of your partner in your report though! It's good to get beta on your placements from someone with a lot of real experience when you are learning. Some good advice that was given to me was not to try to push through the grades quickly (it's my favourite excuse for not climbing harder).

The comments about seconding as much as possible and taking stock of what the leader has done while you are removing the gear are also very valid. It's not only the individual placement but considering other factors such as the direction of forces and rope drag etc.