Read a lot. Climb a lot. Get the technical side down cold. Don't cut yourself or your partner any slack on that point. When you try something and it seems impossibly difficult ( like you'd need to be 100% stronger) you're probably a lot closer to doing it than you think.
SciFiSanta, my response was serious. For a seemingly straightforward sport, there's a lot of technical stuff to learn and understand. Get it right. The ground is very unforgiving when it comes up at you fast. Get a good "How To" book for starters.
pigsteak wrote:buy some shiny, clanky, thingies to hang on your BD bod harness. chalk often. make loud noises when at your limit. buy a stick clip. stay away from charlie and rro on here. always talk up trad and talk down sport.
Whats wrong with charlie and RRO?
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