In reply to David Alcock:
> Dunno John, his article seemed fairly sound. I find myself wincing at belaying at the crag, let alone the wall, but maybe that's a career in RA for you.
I find myself wincing at belaying at the crag *far* more than the wall. The view on trad is still to some extent "the leader doesn't fall", and I suspect many trad climbers have never caught a lead fall. Nor would they, if the amount of slack trailing on the floor is anything to go by.
Neil