How to Climb Down a Mountain: Train this Critical Climbing Skill (that most climbers ignore!)

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Get back to your family safely! Train this critical skill to descend from a mountain. Down-climbing explained with 3 quick tips to immediately infuse it into your training. What other climbing-related skills don't get enough attention? Comment and let me know about your experience.

Head over to your local climbing gym and clip into that auto-belay. Choose a route that’s easy for you at first and do a couple of laps climbing up AND down. Practice reversing climbing moves and it will start to feel more natural.

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Places in this video:
Granite Peak, Montana, U.S.A.
Mt. Saint Helens, Washington, U.S.A.
Meteora, Greece (outdoor sport climbing)
Camp5 Climbing Gym Jumpa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor bouldering)
Climb Central Delhi, India (indoor climbing on auto belay)
Minneapolis Bouldering Project, Minnesota, U.S.A. (indoor bouldering)

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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Question of the day
0:26 - What is down climbing?
0:57 - When to down climb
1:36 - Tip #1 Use Auto Belay
2:25 - Tip #2 Choose an Easy Route
2:47 - Tip #3 Practice Good Technique
3:34 - Additional resources