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boredwolf
Sep 19, 2006, 5:58 PM
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I'm living in the Raleigh area, and looking for a trad mentor that I can second for and learn from. I've got double ropes (70m), a single rope (60m), a car, and all my own gear. I can comfortably climb 5.10 and I'm at my limit around 5.11a. PM me if you are interested in teaching.
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bri1682
Sep 19, 2006, 6:22 PM
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In both my limited experience and climbing ability, I am in no way qualified to judge other climbers, so dont take the following as criticism. It seems that given your stated climbing ability, you should be leading by now. I was just wondering why? Did you do sport climbing before and now want to switch to Trad?
On a side note, you shouldnt have any trouble finding someone to mentor you. A couple weeks ago, when I made the transition from the gym to outdoor climbing, I got a good response from people willing to help. Some may not be local, but neither is the climbing. There should be people willing to meet you at the crag.
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boredwolf
Sep 19, 2006, 7:19 PM
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In the group I generally climb with, I am probably the only one who can afford trad gear. Everything I have learned about climbing has been from climbing classes, books, or people at the crag. I've done numerous sport climbs at my limit (against better judgement), and I just haven't had the time to invest in learning Trad. I'm sure there are people who are content to be 5.12c top-ropers, and never give a second thought to sport climbing. It's a little easier to pick-up sport climbing because of its' simplicity (back-clipping and poor anchor building being the only serious mistakes). For trad, I'd like to have someone who can show me what a good placement is, how pro acts while the rope is moving through the piece, and lots of other stuff that no book can teach you. To sum up: I'd rather not die on my first trad lead.
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