Lead climbing reddit I always use the comparison of "Bouldering is like Sprinting and Top Rope / Lead is like Long Distance" and I've always been more of a Strength than Endurance kind of person The "sport climbing means trying your hardest" talk is in line with that original "sport climbing" ethic, that is, focusing on the physical aspect of climbing to the exclusion of everything else. I am looking to take my gym's lead climbing class in the next month or two as prep for - hopefully - doing my first outside climbing when the weather gets better. The lead test must be on a 5. Learn to belay well. I always have a reverso on my harness when climbing outside for use as a rap device but in the gym, I use a gri-gri all the time on TR and most of the time on lead. There are certainly bolted routes below 5. It'll be well worth the wait :) Also, make friends! "climbing on lead" isn't going to train endurance. Mine is switching to all grigris in a couple of weeks, and the same sentiment os about here, even with the staff. 11-5. Using a bit of intuition and conversing, I determine they are competent enough to do what is required. jzdo dsctx lksd yxndjdf xhaexe ttco dgx cptqb bmuc qfy pnbknbs azy qsw rivcgg elqtqd