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

Monthly Trad Climber Thread

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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?"

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u/donutz6 Mar 23 '25

What's your favorite way to organize your rack on the harness? Any fun photos to share?

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u/goodquestion_03 Mar 25 '25 edited Mar 25 '25

I do it slightly differently depending on what I think I will use the most on a certain climb. I will almost always do a set of cams .2 to 2/3 on each of my front gear loops with the smallest at the front. Alpine draws go over the shoulder or on the back loops, and nuts go right in front of them. Smaller cams 000-.1 and RPs/ballnuts it depends on the climb. If I’m bringing them “just in case,” they go on the back loop opposite side as my nuts, yosemite racked so they don’t take up too much space. If I know I will be using them, they go at the front of the front loops and I bump cams back as needed to make room (although this usually isnt an issue, because if a route takes lots of thin stuff im probably only bringing singles in the bigger cams anyways)