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Trad Climbing

Traditional climbing means placing your own protection and trusting it. These videos cover reading rock for placements, setting nuts and cams, and judging gear you would stake your life on, the core skill of the trad discipline.

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How to place trad climbing gear
Altus Mountain Guides
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How to place and judge trad climbing gear including Nuts, Hexes & Cams.
JB Mountain Skills
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How I learned to place trad gear I'd trust with my life
Dave MacLeod
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Learning to Trad Climb: Part 2 - Placing rock protection
DMM Wales
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Trad Climbing Basics- Placing Your Nuts!
BetaClimbers
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How to place trad gear on lead
Noah Kane
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Placing trad gear - cams and nuts
Sam Farns Climbing
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Pro Trad Tip - How To Place Nuts With Neil Gresham | Climbing Daily Ep.1935
EpicTV Climbing Daily
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How to Place Cams | Beginner's Guide to Trad Climbing
Summit Seekers Experience
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Trad Climbing Rack for Beginners and Experts (and equipment)
Skills for Climbing
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How to rack for trad climbing with Beth Rodden
Metolius Climbing
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