Learn to lead climb

Lead Climbing Wikipedia Article

Much harder than top-roping, but I guess it’ll be easier when I’ve got the hang of placing gear.

Excellent sense of achievement, though!

It was good. It’ll take me a good while to get the hang of balancing and clipping in, though.

I feel I should change my goal to actually doing some leading now – having the guts to go for it without an instructor there is the next step!

Step 1: Discussed this with my climbing buddies, who’ve been threatening to learn themselves for ages but are kings of procrastination.

Step 2: Asked at the wall today what kind of level it’s best to be before learning and found out I’m probably ok.

Step 3: Talked to them about lessons and the best way to get the three of us in as they usually do twos or ones.

Step 4: Booked lesson for next Sunday, am about to phone and pay deposit.