How To Practise Your Personal Climbing Skills At Home

WRITTEN by CHRIS & ANNE ENSOLL

In these COVID-19 days, you may find yourself with more spare time than you’ve ever had before. Add in the amazing weather we’ve been having, and the result is a good deal of frustration at not being able to get out on the crags. We’ll all be straight out there as soon as the current restrictions are lifted, so it’s really important to keep our skills current for when we’ll need them. Here are a few ways you can practise your personal climbing skills without leaving the house.

1 Building a belay with one in-reach anchor, method 1

2 Building a belay with one in-reach & one remote anchor

3 Building a belay with two remote anchors, method 1

4 Building a belay with one in-reach anchor, method 2

5 Building a belay with two remote anchors, method 2

6 How to tie a figure of 8 knot on the bight

7 Changing from a belay to an abseil

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