This trad lead climbing course is an introduction to lead climbing independently with a single rope on single pitch traditional crag.
What’s involved:
- Guidebooks, route choice and route finding
- The process of leading
- Gear for leading and organizing it
- Gear placement and spacing
- Lead belaying
- Backing off
- Constructing a solid belay
- Abseiling with prusik (safe gear retrieval)
- Emergency procedures
