How much harder can you TR

Gaston? High Step? Drop Knee? Talk in here.

How much harder do you send on toprope?

Poll ended at Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:05 pm

1 letter grade
3
12%
2 letter grades
3
12%
3 letter grades
4
15%
a full number grade
1
4%
I'm a pus and can TR a full number grade harder than I can lead
4
15%
Same as lead
3
12%
Lead harder then TR
8
31%
I lead harder than I can TR, 1 letter grade
0
No votes
I lead harder than I can TR, 2 letter grades
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 26

Huggybone
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How much harder can you TR

Post by Huggybone »

How much better are you at toproping versus leading?
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Post by pumpout2004 »

you need a category for the rare few that actually lead harder than they toprope. ie myself :wink:
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Post by SCIN »

Lead harder than I toprope. Plus I rarely toprope. It's just annoying.
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Post by Meadows »

[Voice of Pigsteak] REAL climbers don't toprope. [/Voice of Pigsteak]
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Post by Artsay »

I toprope the same grade I lead. You need to add that option.

I usually toprope for convenience when following trad and when a route is scary or I think it'll be an epic because it's harder than my abilities.
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Post by Huggybone »

Hmm...When I try to edit it it won't let me add options...
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Post by squeezindlemmon »

I'm a big wuss. I've been TR-ing 5.12d when I would only lead 5.11a.... Climbing's always been a huge mind game to me.
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Post by diggum »

squeezindlemmon wrote:I'm a big wuss. I've been TR-ing 5.12d when I would only lead 5.11a
Yeah...you're a wuss alright. :|

Only leading 5.11a's. Pa-leeeze woman!!!
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Post by squeezindlemmon »

Okay, rephrase, back when I was only leading 5.11a, I've been TR-ing 5.12d. :wink:

...not that I've been leading a lot harder right now.... :x
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Post by ReachHigh »

how much hanging on the rope talking over beta does this include?

My hardest lead and hardest top rope are the same grade, but I believe they are both misgraded by at least two letters between them.
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