Basic & Intermediate Outdoor Climbing: 1. Harness Safety
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As with any roped climbing, indoor or outdoor, start by checking your harness first. Watch the video above--for more on this, see our video "Gym Top Rope Climbing: How to Correctly Put on a Climbing Harness” .
We hope you found this video helpful. Feel free to comment below with questions or thoughts!
Please remember, climbing is inherently dangerous. Climb at your own risk.
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