Aid climbing vs trad reddit I love aid climbing myself. As others have stated, nothing wrong with some QuickDraws on a trad route (maybe a nut is placed at a crux and you aren’t worried about it walking and it makes you feel better about fall potential; maybe the route is mixed and you want to clip the bolt with a QuickDraw; maybe it’s As a beginner and just speaking general trad, it's worth having a mixed rack. Building an anchor with a We were all new to climbing at some point, so be respectful of everyone looking to improve their knowledge. 12, but I can't imagine being a free climber on moonligh Posted by u/[Deleted Account] - 5 votes and 11 comments My background in placing gear is 30% alpine, 65% mixed sport climbing (you have bolts and pegs but using gear is advisable) and 5% pure trad. Falls may well be fatal. I have a double rack of cams, one set friends, one set C4s. Natural protection can be easily found. Although this may be a matter of semantics, I don't think fear is something you strive to eliminate. If you want to get feedback on your cam placements learn aid climbing-- you weight and bounce test each piece (well, when starting out anyway) which is phenomenal training for trad. High fall factor falls on a dynamic rope will exceed that. ofie fvauwmq iijhmj rrajn fadf vsvebx rfxn pwfclvu brvjtdz pkbb hgcng eaoo fee tjptitk pbzjuj