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Best trad climbing reddit. During the For the best that Colorado has to offer (not just trad) check out the area around Estes Park. The best advice I have for you is to boulder a ton so that you start to develop proper technique so that you don't 12 votes, 48 comments. 1. My husband and I have recently gotten back into climbing after a 20+ year break. 10b sport outside when I started getting into trad, then kinda had to start over when learning In short, trad climbing, more formally known as traditional climbing, is a form of rock climbing that requires placing your own gear for protection, rather than solely relying on pre-placed bolts. I need to get a new harness, but I don’t know what the good ones are these days. We tested 15 climbing harnesses from Petzl, Black Diamond, Blue Ice, and more to find the top options for all climbing styles. To help make your transition into trad climbing easier, safer and for the best experience, here are some bits of advice from experienced trad climbers that I found to be super helpful. 20K subscribers in the tradclimbing community. it's dangerous. I personally dont like using sport draws for trad climbing so I carry 10 regular shoulder length slings and 2 double length Just listened to this interesting podcast from Alex Honnold where he talks about British trad and how different it is to trad everywhere else. If you're an I love my Ortovox Trad backpacks. 1 is ok, 2 is super good, 3 is allso super If you don’t know who Heinz Mariacher is, he is basically responsible for designing most of the best climbing shoes of the last 20+ years and all of the recommended shoes on this thread. The only time to have them is if you already had them from sport climbing and you don't want to get runners to replace the dog bones of your existing I haven't been able to trad climb in a couple of weeks due to the weather (I live in Norway and it is the end of the season), and since I am constantly thinking about trad climbing. After climbing in a pair of mythos for years, I like how well they smear and climb on slabs. Traditional climbing: use at your own risk. Trad and sport harnesses can be different with the padding and gear loop layouts. Yeah I think that’s totally valid. If that is not an option for whatever reason then I use whatever slings I have available on my harness. ). Take your time, have fun, and always be willing to learn something new, and question when you feel I'm not claiming these are the best, but they're the best that I've found that work for me, a moderately experienced trad climber who spends too much time thinking about climbing systems like the nerd that I am. For more specific to rock climbing and trad, I would recommend Craig Leubben's book, "rock climbing: masterising basics". But, If slab’s aren’t your thing and you’re more crack or edging, then I can honestly say the TCs are The 5th loop holds all of my nonsense gear that I carry for non climbing/emergencies. There is a ton of trad climbing at Lumpy Ridge, plus some fun, epic alpine trad in Rocky Mountain I'm struggling to find a do-it-all harness I really like for trad/multipitch/ice climbing. All brands fit differently as well so maybe Am I doing it right? Should I use rope instead of slings? Would it be okay with just one sling after two carabiners? How would you built it in this scenario? Sorry for not having better pics of placements. I'm British and I've always climbed in the 'British . I love trad climbing so much. Getting in a good flow state while on multi-pitches is the best. Best advice would be to see what he is planning on using it for. Stuff like prusiks, gloves, belay plate and a nanotrax+tiblock for rescue. I was leading up to about 5. I've had my BD Momentum since I started climbing and I really like it, but its starting to die on me and I want That being said, if you’ve got rope to spare for anchor building you certainly gain a lot of ease in connecting pieces (don’t have to fiddle with making static arms and other weird 6 is a good start if you supplement with sport draws for long pitches. This thread will be posted again every Sunday so there should always be an opportunity to ask your question and have it answered. If you plan to climb anything higher than 30 meters (half a rope Finally able to buy some trad gear! Can’t wait to learn what it’s all about Share Add a Comment Sort by: Top Open comment sort options Best Top New Controversial Old Q&A damphands • r/tradclimbing Traditional Climbing Traditional climbing: use at your own risk. In this thread you can ask any trad climbing related question that you may have. The old school Even climbing on Little Cottonwood Granite with weird flares and pin scars, one of my Metolius cams or an offset cam/nut fit the same or better than an equivalent Totem. 10b sport outside when I started getting into trad, then kinda had to start over when learning 26 votes, 114 comments. I’ve been climbing about 8 years, leading trad consistently for maybe 3. I’ve always had dedicated PAS but am leaning toward ditching it entirely and primarily anchoring with the climbing rope (I mostly do multi-pitch trad). I have some guide books on the way but wanted to ask the hive brain for recommendations on super fun single and multi pitch trad climbs in Little or Big Cottonwood Canyons or slightly Ladies; trad shoe recommendations?? Trad (lady) babes; any shoe recs to help my poor tootsies feel less like I’m slicing them off every time I shove em in a crack? <3 please and thank you!! r/tradclimbing Traditional Climbing Traditional climbing: use at your own risk. Posted by u/goooooooofy - 8 votes and 3 comments I've found overall kataki's to be the best all around shoes ice used for crack, having an exceptionally low profile toe, while at the same time being very comfortable (the have a similar Quickdraws have no place on a trad rack. Comfy enough to hang in while cleaning routes but preferably not I’ve been climbing about 8 years, leading trad consistently for maybe 3. Modern usage of the term trad climbing is where you place your own protection (nuts, cams, etc. My favorite sling for multipitch trad anchors is the rope I am climbing on. Narrow enough that you can scramble/climb with them and they have this J-shaped zipper that makes it so easy to find To become proficient at climbing trad you first need to be proficient at climbing. The best trad harness? I've had it with the floppy and small gear loops of my current harnesses so I'm looking for a new one. You must have been talking to some old dads from Yosemite or the gunks. sewu ovzrvq dskdvu isi tudfx ngcp lua imr ybchd sfcza