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rydra_wongClimbing? Training? Boosted? Beyond even trying to process what's happening in the world?
Video: in which the Wideboyz, having given Parkour athlete Toby Segar 90 minutes of coaching in how to trad climb, stick him on an E2 for his first lead. He's done some sport climbing, it'll be fine.
(Spoiler: it is fine, and they give him some pre-placed gear at the start and look after him very well. But it also gives a very good sense of what trad leading feels like, particularly when you're not totally sure what you're doing and kind of shitting yourself.)
Video: in which the Wideboyz, having given Parkour athlete Toby Segar 90 minutes of coaching in how to trad climb, stick him on an E2 for his first lead. He's done some sport climbing, it'll be fine.
(Spoiler: it is fine, and they give him some pre-placed gear at the start and look after him very well. But it also gives a very good sense of what trad leading feels like, particularly when you're not totally sure what you're doing and kind of shitting yourself.)
