Advanced Trad Skills Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/category/trad-climbing/advanced-trad-skills/ Safe Rock Climbing Skills Explained Tue, 26 May 2026 16:41:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/vdiff-logo-Header-36x36.png Advanced Trad Skills Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/category/trad-climbing/advanced-trad-skills/ 32 32 Safe Simul Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/simul-climbing/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/simul-climbing/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2025 03:00:58 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=383 Safe Simul Climbing What is Simul Climbing? Simul climbing is a technique where all climbers move at the same time while tied into the same rope. Protection is placed by the first climber and removed...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/simul-climbing/feed/ 4 Improvised Hauling https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/basic-hauling/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 02:00:24 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3929 Improvised Hauling * This article is about using improvised basic hauling techniques while trad climbing. To learn more about hauling on big walls, see this article. Hauling a bag on a separate rope can be...

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]]> Improvised Aid Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/basic-aid/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:00:52 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3924 Improvised Aid Climbing * This article is about using improvised basic aid techniques while trad climbing. To learn more about aid climbing on big walls, see these articles. Using protection pieces as hand or foot...

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]]> Leading > Pendulums and Tension Traverses https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/pendulum-tension-traverse/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:10 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3915 Pendulums and Tension Traverses What are Pendulums and Tension Traverses? Pendulums and tension traverses are great techniques for moving sideways across a section which is too difficult to climb. A pendulum involves swinging across the...

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]]> Climbing on Loose Rock and Runout Routes https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/runout-routes/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:00:26 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3904 Climbing on Loose Rock and Runout Routes Climbing on Choss Accidents involving loose rock fall into three main categories:1) Belayers being hit by rocks from the leader2) Leaders falling because they held/ stood on loose...

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]]> Prusik Knots > Different Types Explained https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/prusik-types/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/prusik-types/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 22:00:05 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=2693 Prusik Knots: Different Types Explained A prusik (also known as a friction hitch) is a short piece of cord which can be wrapped around your climbing rope to add friction. They can slide up and...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/prusik-types/feed/ 3 Abseiling > Bad Anchors and Loose Rock https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/bad-anchors/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:00:27 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3898 Abseiling: Bad Anchors and Loose Rock Poor abseil anchors are often found on seldom travelled multi-pitch descents or alpine ridge traverses. Sometimes there is no anchor where you need one, or the existing anchor is...

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]]> Abseiling > Pendulums https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/pendulum-abseils/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:00:59 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=3882 Abseiling: Pendulums What is a Pendulum Abseil? Multi-pitch descents are not always straightforward. The next abseil station may be far to the side of the previous one (they often are when descending loose ground). Or...

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]]> Abseiling > How To Increase Friction https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/increase-friction-abseil/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 19:00:15 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1617 Abseiling: How to Increase Friction Whether you’re abseiling down a skinny rope at the sport crag, or retreating down a multipitch with rain-slicked ropes and a heavy pack, the following techniques will help you increase...

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]]> Abseiling > How to Deal with Stuck Ropes https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/stuck-ropes/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:00:27 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=2942 Abseiling: How to Deal with Stuck Ropes You try to retrieve your ropes after abseiling and they get stuck. What do you do? Preventing Stuck Ropes If you are about to abseil down complex terrain,...

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