What is Trad Climbing?
Trad climbing is one of the purest forms of climbing. Unlike bouldering or sports climbing it is exclusively an outdoor affair, although there are some common skills.
It involves placing your own protection as you climb up the rock face, in any cracks or holes you find as you climb up to the top. This adds a whole new dimension to your climbing experience which gives it very marmite experience, you will either love it or be really scared, but will never hate it.
The grade of climbs is quite different from French Sport or Hugo Tanks V grade system, in that it has description on how well protected it is, on top of its technical climbing grade (i.e. the grade of the hardest move on the route or pitch).
If you fancy trying this form of climbing for yourself, please come to one of our meets as we will always embrace new comes to this form of climbing, and we will show you the ropes.