How do y'all get over the fear of falling on lead?
How do y'all get over the fear of falling on lead?
Got lead certified recently, but I pretty much drop a grade when climbing lead - I'm not as confident and I overgrip.
I've done lead falls, I know how to do 'em well, and yet... as someone who's done top rope for many years, it's scary not feeling the tension (however small) of a rope pulling your harness up.
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I read some advice somewhere where someone suggested to do continuous fall practice on the first route of the day. e.g. When you're at the third clip do a fall right at the clip, then halfway to the next clip do a fall, then at the next clip (before clipping in) do a fall. I think this should get you over the fear of falling, at least for that session
oof doing a fall right before the next clip is scary... but i suppose that's the point haha. I'll try that next time, thank you!
Definitely. I think the trick is to slowly build up to it!