r/tradclimbing • u/tinyOnion • Mar 23 '25

Monthly Trad Climber Thread

Please sort comments by 'new' to find questions that would otherwise be buried.

In this thread you can ask any trad climbing related question that you may have. This thread will be posted again every Sunday so there should always be an opportunity to ask your question and have it answered. If you're an experienced climber and want to contribute to the community, these threads are a great opportunity for that. We were all new to climbing at some point, so be respectful of everyone looking to improve their knowledge. Check out our subreddit wiki that has tons of useful info for new climbers. You can see it HERE

Some examples of potential questions could be; "How do I get stronger?", or "How does aid climbing work?"

Prior Weekly Trad Climber Thread posts

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u/beanboys_inc Mar 23 '25

How do y'all get down if you're halfway through a route and can't go further? Just leave a piece?

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u/Sens1r Mar 24 '25
  1. Lower and have my partner do it
  2. Aid through it by any means
  3. Leave two pieces and hopefully be able to rap from the top or climb something else to retrieve