hey! first off great ascent man better every week starts to seem like less of a name but more of a way of life! im a bouldering type of guy so i haven't lead climbed yet though i did try some top rope 6a and it seemed harder than this lead climb so is top rope grades harder because you dont need to handle the rope or is my gym sandbagging? perhaps im just not that good so watching better climbers climb it seems easier... anyway would like someone to tell me which of these seems the most right to him and i hope to see more amazing climbs!
Figured I'd give my opinion as I've stumbled across this. From my experience, the gym I climb at grades top rope (technically bottom rope but whatever) and lead the exact same as far as I am aware. This is because you can technically top rope any of the lead climbs, you just have to lead up the easiest on the line and screw it in at the top and unclip as you come down and voila, you now have setup a top rope line. It's very possible your gym is sandbagging however it can be hard to judge the difficulty of a climb without feeling the holds. Looking at this climb on the video, I'd say it looks fairly typical of a 6a I'd see, maybe the some of those holds are a lil smaller than would be expected though. Tbf, take what I say with a pinch of salt, I only really lead things I find "comfortable" so haven't touched past a 6b yet with them
Thanks a lot! The grades in my experience are very subjective and depend on the route setters and their strengths plus your own strengths. The top rope climb will feel easier for the same grade cause you do not need to clip the rope but only from the endurance point of view. The technical difficulty of the climb remains the same for both top rope and lead. Grading system is not perfect and I just take it as a general guide of how hard the climb might be. Keep at it and be better every week forever! (you're right it does become a way of life at some point xD).
Great climb man! Made it look effortless
Thanks a ton!
Nice job
Thank you! Cheers!
hey! first off great ascent man better every week starts to seem like less of a name but more of a way of life!
im a bouldering type of guy so i haven't lead climbed yet though i did try some top rope 6a and it seemed harder than this lead climb so is top rope grades harder because you dont need to handle the rope or is my gym sandbagging? perhaps im just not that good so watching better climbers climb it seems easier...
anyway would like someone to tell me which of these seems the most right to him and i hope to see more amazing climbs!
Figured I'd give my opinion as I've stumbled across this. From my experience, the gym I climb at grades top rope (technically bottom rope but whatever) and lead the exact same as far as I am aware. This is because you can technically top rope any of the lead climbs, you just have to lead up the easiest on the line and screw it in at the top and unclip as you come down and voila, you now have setup a top rope line. It's very possible your gym is sandbagging however it can be hard to judge the difficulty of a climb without feeling the holds. Looking at this climb on the video, I'd say it looks fairly typical of a 6a I'd see, maybe the some of those holds are a lil smaller than would be expected though. Tbf, take what I say with a pinch of salt, I only really lead things I find "comfortable" so haven't touched past a 6b yet with them
Thanks a lot! The grades in my experience are very subjective and depend on the route setters and their strengths plus your own strengths. The top rope climb will feel easier for the same grade cause you do not need to clip the rope but only from the endurance point of view.
The technical difficulty of the climb remains the same for both top rope and lead. Grading system is not perfect and I just take it as a general guide of how hard the climb might be. Keep at it and be better every week forever! (you're right it does become a way of life at some point xD).
@@trufflesnuffle3108 thanks for the input! appreciate your time and effort and i agree with you totally