basic lead Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/basic-lead/ Safe Rock Climbing Skills Explained Thu, 21 May 2026 20:01:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/vdiff-logo-Header-36x36.png basic lead Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/basic-lead/ 32 32 Trad Climbing Gear > What Do You Need? https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/trad-intro/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/trad-intro/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 03:00:02 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=321 In addition to the gear you use in an indoor wall or at a sport crag, you'll need some more specialist kit to climb a trad route. This article explains all.

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/trad-intro/feed/ 1 Sport Climbing > Lead Skills https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/sport-lead/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/sport-lead/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:00:54 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1854 Sport Climbing – Lead Skills Lead climbing a sport route is similar to lead climbing at the indoor wall, but with a few more factors to consider. These are described below. Quickdraw Ends Quickdraws have...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/sport-lead/feed/ 1 How To Lead Belay https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/basic-lead-belay/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/basic-lead-belay/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:00:04 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=71 How to Lead Belay Step 1Attach your belay device so there is just a few meters of rope between it and the climber’s knot. Step 2When the climber is moving up the wall, you’ll need...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/basic-lead-belay/feed/ 1 How To Lead Climb https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/basic-lead-climb/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:00:41 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=69 How to Lead Climb Before Lead Climbing Before you lead climb, there are 3 other things you need to do which you wouldn’t do if top roping:1) Stack the rope2) Close the system3) Attach quickdraws...

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