Trad Climbing Rack for Beginners and Experts (and equipment)

An overview of the climbing rack and equipment used for traditional (trad) climbing on multipitch rock routes and alpine rock routes. Cams, nuts, slings, cord, harnesses, helmet, and belay devices are discussed, along with essential equipment for comfort and safety. A good rack for a new trad climber is presented as part of the video.

[@Govanification]

Good practice to try and use 1 nut and 2 cams per anchor so you save a cam each time for the next pitch. Also try to avoid using multiple of the same size cam in any given anchor so you still have that size available when you continue up.

[@Govanification]

@@skillsforclimbing Agreed on nuts being slower, both putting in and removing, even for more experienced climbers and especially novices. Also some people prefer only cams for anchors because they are more multi-directional than nuts. But every time I find a good nut placement it's doubly satisfying as it feels bomber and also saves a cam for later.

[@Govanification]

What sizes are the small offsets you typically bring? They look like aliens, hard to tell the colors. I have a BD Z4 0.2/0.3 offset that gets a lot of use, but I'm considering picking up a couple more offset sizes.

[@allenshipman]

What size cordelette and what length?

[@skillsforclimbing]

Thanks for the question @allenshipman. Here is my current favorite cordalete material. Blue Water Ropes 5mm Titan Cord (HMPE/Dyneema core, nylon sheath), 6 meter/20ft length:
www.bluewaterropes.com/product/titan-cord-with-hmpe-5mm/