lead skills Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/lead-skills/ Safe Rock Climbing Skills Explained Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:17:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/vdiff-logo-Header-36x36.png lead skills Archives - VDiff Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tag/lead-skills/ 32 32 How To Climb a Big Wall > Leading https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/bigwall-leading/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:00:13 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=496 How to Climb a Big Wall: Leading The Lead Climbing Setup Step 1 – On Belay Before you leave the belay (or ground), you’ll need to get set up for the lead. Both climbers tie...

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]]> 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 The Mule Overhand Knot > How To Tie-Off a Belay Device https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/tieoff-belay/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=339 The Mule Overhand Knot: How to Tie-Off a Belay Device When belaying with a standard belay device, you obviously can’t let go of the rope. But sometimes it’s really useful to have both hands free....

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]]> How To Belay In Guide Mode https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/guide-mode/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/guide-mode/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2025 01:00:02 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=390 How to Belay in Guide Mode Guide Mode is an auto-blocking belay technique. It is a safe way for the leader to bring up the follower. Do not use this method for lead belaying. The...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/guide-mode/feed/ 3 Multi-Pitch Trad Climbing https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/multipitch/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/multipitch/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 21:00:31 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=312 Multi-Pitch Trad Climbing A multi-pitch route is one that is split into two or more pitches. This may be because it is longer than your rope. Or it could be a wandering route that would...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/multipitch/feed/ 1 How To Use Half (Double) Ropes https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/half-ropes/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/half-ropes/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=290 How to Use Half (Double) Ropes Half ropes (also known as double ropes) are thinner than normal ‘single’ ropes, and are designed to be used as a pair. Best Situations to Use Half Ropes– When...

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]]> https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/half-ropes/feed/ 2 Leading Trad > Extending Climbing Gear https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/extend/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:00:48 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=345 Extending Climbing Gear Extending climbing gear with a sling, quickdraw or extendable quickdraw has advantages in certain situations. The disadvantages are fairly minor: you’ll have to carry extra slings/quickdraws, it’ll take a little extra time...

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]]> Trad Anchors > Attaching to the Anchor https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/anchors-attach/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 16:00:11 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1589 Trad Anchors: Attaching to the Anchor You’ll need to attach yourself to the anchor in a way that you can see your partner as they follow the pitch and brace yourself if they fall. Make...

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]]> Trad Anchors > Equalizing Gear https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/anchors-equalize/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00:51 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1588 Trad Anchors: Equalizing Gear The Basics Let’s assume you’ve got two incredibly good pieces of gear or two bolts at the anchor. The easiest way to equalize them together is by using a long (120cm...

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]]> Trad Anchors > Introduction https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/anchors-intro/ https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/anchors-intro/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:00:52 +0000 https://www.vdiffclimbing.com/staging.vdiffclimbing.com/?p=1579 Trad Anchors: Introduction The climb isn’t over when you reach the top. You still need to make an anchor to attach yourself and belay your partner from. You should produce an anchor with at least...

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