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How do y'all get over the fear of falling on lead? (lemmy.world)

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Got lead certified recently, but I pretty much drop a grade when climbing lead - I'm not as confident and I overgrip.

I've done lead falls, I know how to do 'em well, and yet... as someone who's done top rope for many years, it's scary not feeling the tension (however small) of a rope pulling your harness up.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exposure therapy. The more falls you take, the less anxiety you'll feel when facing the next fall.

Unfortunately, the fear comes back over time if you don't take falls, so you need to keep doing it. As they say, if you're not falling, you're not trying hard enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The more falls you take, the less anxiety you’ll feel when facing the next fall.

I have experienced the opposite. The longer I've been leading, the more afraid of falling I become.