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microbarn


Jun 12, 2007, 9:53 AM

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Re: [caughtinside] Practice Falls
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caughtinside wrote:
I don't really get why people need to practice this.

If you WANT to climb harder, sooner or later you'll fall. if you are afraid to fall, you either won't get better, or your progress will be much slower than it could be.

Don't practice. Do it. Go climb a vertical to overhanging sport climb, and refuse to say take. Instruct your belayer not to take even if you say it. Repeat until you whip.

you shouldn't be taking on a sport climb anyway unless you're working it.

With this situation, the first fall could be very large.

Practice falls let someone work up to that distance. The fear in people's minds could be enough that the long fall is dreaded. The practice falls let them reduce and limit that fear.

What if your belayer isn't used to catching sport falls? Do you want there first catch to be a significant whipper? Why not make it smaller whippers first?

Finally, you said it yourself.
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if you are afraid to fall, you either won't get better, or your progress will be much slower than it could be.
practice falls let you progress or progress faster if your fear is holding you back


(This post was edited by microbarn on Jun 12, 2007, 9:54 AM)



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