Hi All,
I "met" a climber on another site, and after some back and forth messaging we're discussing meeting up and trying out a local rock formation top rope route. I have little experience on vertical rock (a bit more on the alpine mountaineering side for me), but I really want to learn more and get better on rock. I was totally up front that I am looking for a mentor type climber, that I am not that experienced, etc. He seems more than willing to meet up and such. But I will be trusting him with putting in anchors and cams and such (not even sure the route requires much more than a single anchor at the top), and I don't think I know enough to actually evaluate his construction of said anchors.
How do you folks get a sense of trust, that they know what they're doing and am willing to put your weight on the rope and system they setup?
thanks!