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punk
Feb 4, 2003, 5:38 AM
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Leading is great and falling is ok on sport on trad majority of the time the pieces will hold but then once it didn’t…but all it take is once and u get yourself banged pretty badly or worse…
Saying that I’m a fearless leader is saying I love to play Russian roulette with a 45 the odds to injury will increase the longer you lead
Be humble and controlled fear is good for you will keeps you on your tows
fearless climbers die everyday
now go ahead and lead just know what u dealing with
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zeta
Feb 5, 2003, 5:44 AM
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I started out leading when i was just learning to climb and had some falls that freaked me out so i didn't lead for a LONG while. Then i got back into it last spring and was getting more comfortable. Slowly working back into doing it again. Then got way nervous doing a trad lead at the Gunks and haven't really led since (doing "mock leads" in the gym don't really count) I know I know I gotta get back on the horse and work on it some more. Reading this thread has gotten me all re-encouraged. Gracias
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missedyno
Feb 25, 2003, 2:13 AM
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sigh. i'm always posting in here. dang lead head!!!
i fantasize about leading and falling, the catch and then getting back on. reality is, when i'm leading i'm doubtful, shakey, no confidence....
progress must be being made because from what i've heard i don't look really shakey on the climb. if they only knew what was going through my head! or maybe they're just nice. sigh.
i love the idea, i just don't know if i can push myself to do it all the time.
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iamthewallress
Feb 25, 2003, 2:18 AM
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This is just plain spray, but what the heck! Last weekend I got to do my first 'real' (as in not 5 grades below where I can climb) lead since I tore my ACL and had surgery 4 months ago. I was totally scared. It felt like free-solo rules since a fall would have almost certainly botched the surgery. It was so exhilherating to be back on the sharp end though!
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ecocliffchick
Feb 25, 2003, 4:48 PM
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Well, I just spent the week in Red Rocks and it was great. There were some easy climbs I could lead comfortably, but I still preferred to just clean the draws on toprope when I was climbing the tough routes. The next step will be working to redpoint those tough routes on lead after TRing them a few times. If only there was more time! Now I'm back in the land of ice and snow and outdoor climbing seems so far away...
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