How to lead climb with two ropes

How to lead climb with two ropes.
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[@2rfg949]

man your voice is so calm while you're leading. amazing.

[@Logan_Grasby]

You guys produce some of the best instructional climbing videos I've come across, and you're constantly releasing content! Keep up the great work!

[@ernesto2315]

Nice video, I would have tested that first cam a couple of times though.

[@craig83cg]

Does anybody know the name of the Sherpa top he's wearing?

[@zaskarle]

How high was that first piece of pro at 7:05? At least with two ropes you get that ground fall over faster?

[@ZerolinGD]

I assume you mean 3:05, but that wasn't actually the first piece, later in the video it shows another below it but it didn't show him placing it

[@hilaryneilson9913]

What diameter ropes do you use?

[@civedm]

Big. HA.

[@benschuster9792]

They look like 9mm half ropes

[@joshgibson267]

​@@benschuster9792good eye that's my guess too.

[@paddyoneill3243]

Was that wilton

[@johnr1910]

Yes. They climbed Eliminate VS 4c on the inside face of the Prow.

[@mixolydian2010]

hey was thinking the same myself, had some great days up there!

[@paddyoneill3243]

@@mixolydian2010 at wilton? It's a sketchy little down climb at wilton one isn't it 😂

[@mixolydian2010]

@@paddyoneill3243 Its where i learned to climb there's all sorts to do. Mostly we went to stanage,curbar etc and the lakes, so i havent been to Wilton for ages,cant remember all the details, its been around 30 years, well apart from the shooting range which made parts off limit at times. take it easy. Also climbed at Angelzarke but its bad for midges lol!

[@MrJabbadoo]

Where abouts did you films this?

[@JDWhittaker2]

Looks like the inside face of the Prow at Wilton 1 near Bolton - my local quarried gritstone crags.

[@jamesmaddocks8074]

Yeah I thought that too!

[@s13hgp]

How can the second be unprotected on the traverse when you are using 2 ropes? Doesn´t make sense. Just remove the first protection from the yellow rope after you have fixed the second piece of gear.

[@koolguy21able]

He means less protected yeah he might not fall to the ground but because the next piece is horizontally across if he fell he'd swing sideways a lot potentially hitting stuff and dislodging gear

[@onzeit1822]

Special case here that the belay is right on top of the traverse. Idk what you mean by take out protection. On lead?! Doesn't sound like a good idea.

[@heriothandyman3148]

@@onzeit1822 when a second comes up, they take out all the lead’s protection. If they fell after taking out the 1st lead protection on that traverse, the second would pendulum/whip along to vertical line of ropes. More protection, means less pendulum. They won’t fall to ground, but could cover many meters horizontally and then back again (pendulum). Falling to the ground is only one of 100’s of ways to be seriously injured. You have to think in all directions, not just down!

[@sabre22b50]

So does he have two belay plates and therefore four ropes to hold? Or two belayers?

[@koolguy21able]

How do you watch the video and come away with them questions...

[@sabre22b50]

Lol

[@rickytrockclimbing2935]

Or 6:29