Rope skills for scrambling 2: moving together vs pitched

What is the balance between moving together for speed and pitched climbing for safety? Rob Johnson discusses this, and advises on the sort of decision points that might help you decide how best to use the rope to protect yourself and your partner.
At the top of a short pitch he explains how and when to use a single-point natural anchor and attaches himself to one, using a sling.
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[@matthewwilliams2511]

This doesn't cover moving together at all.

[@brianbrooking496]

Matthew Williams at least someone read the title

[@XsullenX]

4:02 nice clove hitch!

[@Talfan2]

Yes! I had to replay that a few times :)

[@SkillCollectors]

This is precisely why we need the thumbs up/thumbs down ratio. Informative but video does not match the title.

[@benja_mint]

ahhh whut. at the end you just demonstrated pitch climbing like normal

[@SergeyLazutin]

Yeah. Even simul climbing is not scrambling and they don't even simul.

[@jakubskrivanek4039]

Did anyone noticed that the atc is in the wrong direction? 0:28

[@fayleya3865]

For a complete novice this is nice small chunks of information. Many thanks .

[@nhanlenz]

There wasn't any showing of simul climbing.

[@chriscowling3854]

Where is this filmed?

[@MrResqueman]

0:27 "I often think of it as a sliding scale" ? I think he means the ATC is the wrong way round.

[@darylmacvicar6313]

Do you have any videos on how to use ropes on dodgy scrambles when doing it alone , looking to climb Gran Paradiso on my own but there’s a 60m scramble at the top and looking to see if there’s any techniques I could use to protect a fall alone

[@James-ec7qx]

There are fixed bolts at the top, but to be honest the traverse is quite simple from memory

[@darylmacvicar6313]

Done and dusted , was pretty easy

[@James-ec7qx]

@@darylmacvicar6313 nice one, nice route isn't it

[@halukkirman9019]

@@darylmacvicar6313 Did you need to use a rope?

[@darylmacvicar6313]

@@halukkirman9019 no I didn’t use , was relatively easy , you just have to be very sure footed as one slip would be fatal at the top

[@dangerdave138]

watching top gear will help you understand these guys lol, 'welly test' thank m8s, climb on

[@JedRichards]

Tryfan!