Preview to Between Pitching and Free Solo Climbing, Part II: Terrain and Body Belays
I think it's a false choice that we can either "climb quickly but with high risk by soloing" or "climb slowly but with low risk by using a rope" when we are on terrain that is well within our abilities. This is part of a short series on some techniques that allow us to use a rope to mitigate risk on moderate terrain without burning through time the way fully-pitched climbing sometimes demands. In the full version of our second video in the series, we cover terrain and body belays.
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