Lead climbing test Led by instructors with a Climbing Wall Instructor certification from the Climbing Wall Association, climbers who take this class will learn the proper techniques required to pass the Crux Climbing Center lead test. Children with this tag may lead belay one another in the low climbing area under parent supervision, or on the high walls under one of our certified coaches’ supervision, provided that both children have purple tags, are roughly the same weight, and a sandbag is used at Feb 12, 2018 ยท From my experience being tested at various climbing gyms, here’s what you can expect from a belay test. Sun | 11:00am– 6:00pm. Purple Tag: Kids’ Lead Climbing and Belay. Lead climbers are required to provide their own lead rope, it is the lead climber's responsibility to determine the worthiness and suitability or the rope they are climbing on. Lead climbing (or leading) is a technique in rock climbing where the 'lead climber' clips their rope to the climbing protection as they ascend a pitch of the climbing route, while their 'second' (or 'belayer') remains at the base of the route belaying the rope to protect the 'lead climber' in the event that they fall. Belay Test: All belayers will be tested and certified prior to being allowed to belay within the facility. Customer FAQs for New Lead Belaying Policy; Assisted Braking Devices (ABD) only when lead belaying . Comfortably climb a 5. Top rope belay and boulder proficiencies.