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Lesson 5 — Reading rope drag

36m

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Rope drag eats lead pace. Recognizing it early, fixing it with directionals, and the cost-benefit of dropping into a shorter pitch to get the rope back on line.

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  1. 01 / 06Lesson 1 — Planning the route38m
  2. 02 / 06Lesson 2 — Leading the first pitch42m
  3. 03 / 06Lesson 3 — Building the belay40m
  4. —Checkpoint quiz — Planning + leading
  5. 04 / 06Lesson 4 — Belay transitionsMembers
  6. 05 / 06Lesson 5 — Reading rope dragMembers
  7. 06 / 06Lesson 6 — DescendingMembers
  8. —Checkpoint quiz — Belay transitions + descents
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