Adventure, mystery and self-reliance all play roles in the trad climbers experience. With a proper rack, the right stone and some placement knowledge, a trad climber can boldy ascend nearly anywhere he can get adequate protection! It’s a pretty cool feeling to walk up to the base of a crag, wall or mountain and have the confidence to climb it – an experienced trad climber knows and lives for these missions. With traditional protection one can climb a huge wall, place and remove all the gear and leave behind no trace of passage – something quite special from a climbing standpoint and important from an ecological one!