110 votes, 23 comments. After climbing in a pair of mythos for years, I like how well they smear and climb on slabs. Should I get comfortable lead climbing indoors and outdoors first before hopping onto trad, or can I go directly to trad climbing? What skills/experience do I need? My thought was to start climbing trad slowly this year, but with covid and everything it been slow. One needs to be patient and enjoy the process of doing a lot of climbing, learning, and practicing. You can learn a lot on the internet about how to place gear, lead routes on gear, and build anchors but until you have a guide tell you how to do it better, you risk developing dangerous habits that can only keep you lucky for so long. Crack climbing in Squamish you barely need draws if your cams extend. I never climbed at Honnold's level, and I suspect what he might mean is that there is a boldness to British climbing that comes from the fact there are strict rules around bolting. true Learnt to climb in the UK, but am Canadian, and have spent more time climbing there. After that the difference isn’t as pronounced, but they are truly far better - particularly in places like Squamish or Yosemite where you’re constantly plugging gear in old pin scars. That's about the most methodical and logical progression post to get into trad climbing I've seen from anyone on Reddit.

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