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Czech Trad Climbing - 150 Feet With No Metal Pro! 24-Jul-2015 At 9:50:19 AM johny

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On 22/07/2015 gaetanr wrote:
>It always looks badass to see someone climbing with only knots, but I always
>wondered if they actually hold fall. I have never seen someone falling
>on a knot.
>
>Did you try taking a fall John ?

I never fell on the knots. However, many of the climbs are protected by sparsely placed bolts. Especially harder (>18) climbs. There are regulations on bolt spacing and use of chalk. These rules are followed to the letter on the German side and not so much in Czech. If you are comfortable onsight soloing grade 18 it is safe. If not, it is not so safe. I was on many routes where a fall on a grade 18 move would be very bad. I protected harder moves with knots but thankfully did not test them. As was said, there are many threads (hourglass) that are of course bomber.

Go there. It is an adventure!

EDIT: I want to make clear that there are hundreds(1000's?) of routes that are easier than 18 and well protected by knots and bolts. I was speaking about hard climbs and going for it in general. I advise using Tomas as a guide on your first visit. He is the dude and well worth it.