Develop Your Trad Climbing Skills | Trad Climbing Course - Introduction

🎬 Start your 7-day FREE TRIAL of Mountain Skills Online ⬇️ https://www.mountainskillsonline.com/... ⛰️ Explore the full Trad Climbing Course ⬇️ https://www.mountainskillsonline.com/... Trad climbing is one of the most adventurous forms of climbing, taking you from sea cliffs and mountain crags to long multi-pitch routes, while placing and removing your own protection as you climb. In this introduction to the Mountain Skills Online "Trad Climbing Course", meet your instructors Libby Peter and Dave Rudkin, qualified mountain guides and highly experienced climbers who share their knowledge, experience and hard-earned lessons from years spent climbing and teaching. Whether you're completely new to trad climbing and want to build a solid foundation, or you already have some experience and want to become quicker, more efficient and safer, this course is designed to help you develop your skills progressively. The course covers: 🧗 Trad climbing equipment and building your rack 📖 Guidebooks, route finding and grading systems 🔩 Placing cams, nuts and hexes 🌿 Using natural protection such as spikes and threads 🪢 Single-pitch climbing and placing runners ➰ Managing rope drag and climbing on single and half ropes ⚓ Building belays and managing stances 🔒 Safe belaying techniques for leaders and seconds ⬆️ Setting up top and bottom ropes to gain experience without leading 🔄 Abseiling, including fixed and retrievable setups 🏔️ Multi-pitch climbing, equipment choices and efficient stance management The course is designed to complement real-world, in-person climbing experience, giving you a resource you can return to as you develop your skills on the rock. And the course will continue to grow, with new lessons being added over time. If you're ready to start developing your trad climbing skills, join Mountain Skills Online and start your 7-day free trial today. 7-day FREE TRIAL ⬇️ https://www.mountainskillsonline.com/... Trad Climbing Course ⬇️ https://www.mountainskillsonline.com/... Mountain Skills Online ⬇️ https://www.mountainskillsonline.com/... #TradClimbing #Climbing #RockClimbing #MountainSkills #TradClimbingCourse #ClimbingSkills