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Re: [dingus] New to leading and afraid to fall:
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karmiclimber
Jan 1, 2010, 4:37 PM
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dingus wrote: WheresTheFire wrote: I recently started leading sport, and I'm afraid to take a fall; and in turn this means I can't climb at my ability level. I haven't taken a lead fall yet, but I've been told it's the best way to get over the fear of leading. Any thoughts or advice? Yes - you ARE climbing at your ability level. Cheers DMT
No, he's not. I do this all of the time. You climb waaay below your ability so there isn't a chance you can fall. For example, maybe you can send that 10 but you take the 8 because you KNOW you can't fall on an 8. Make sense? I have elvis-legged myself off a 10 from nervousness of falling. You can't compute what grade a new leader is climbing at until they are actually attempting the highest grade they can climb without falling.
(This post was edited by karmiclimber on Jan 1, 2010, 4:46 PM)
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