As early as the beginning of the 20th century, rock climbing in Europe and America had gradually taken shape. In the 1960s and 1970s, a large number of enthusiasts promoted the development of rock climbing with fanatical enthusiasm. However, rock climbing has its special site and equipment requirements, and it is a sport that consumes time and money. Therefore, China's start is far behind, and it must rely on the support of government agencies to get started. 65438-0987, chinese mountaineering association sent people to Japan to learn climbing techniques and rules. In June+10 of the same year, the first national rock climbing competition was held on the natural rock wall of Dashuiyu Reservoir in Huairou, near Beijing. 1990 Huairou National Mountaineering Team Training Base established the first large-scale artificial climbing ground in China and held competitions. The artificial rock wall makes the competition more accurate and operable. 1993 rock climbing competition was included in the official competition by the state sports commission, and the national rock climbing championship began to be held every year.
At present, domestic rock climbing is almost limited to a few universities affiliated to the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources and the Mountaineering Association, and the rock climbing group is enriched mainly by selecting students with certain sports expertise through the physical education teaching and research section. For these people, rock climbing is more of a training program than a hobby. Changchun Institute of Geology, China Geo University (Wuhan), China Geo University (Beijing) and other places have established their own artificial rock walls, and there are also special PE teachers in charge of rock climbing projects. Their players occupied an important position in the ranking of competitive rock climbing at that time.
Folk germination
At the same time, folk rock climbing has also quietly emerged. Bud was born among the avant-garde young people in Beijing. Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Institute of Technology and other universities have set up outdoor sports clubs, and rock climbing is one of their important activities. There may be suspicion of doing nothing, but this pursuit beyond eating and wearing warm clothes, this desire for self-satisfaction and self-realization is trendy, reflecting and continuously driving the thinking mode of the younger generation. Chinese mountaineering association's predecessors took an active and supportive attitude towards the behavior of these young people. These young people cleaned up and developed several top rope climbing routes in Baiwangshan and Jiu Feng in the suburbs of Beijing. The choice of route and the setting of protection points may be a bit naive, but they have finally taken the first step.
The development of rock climbing
Many people will think that 1997 is a memorable year for rock climbing in China. The rock climbing hall built in Xuanwu Gate of Beijing attracts and gathers a considerable number of fans. As the first successful commercial rock climbing place, Xuanwu Gate Rock Climbing Hall provided a base for rock climbers, and it was these earliest Beijing rock climbers who became the foundation and revival force for the further development of rock climbing.
The motivation for the development of many sports comes from official support and commercial speculation, and rock climbing is no exception. 1997 The large-scale "Langjiu" Cup National Rock Climbing Invitational Tournament was a complete success under the cooperative operation of the government and enterprises. The grand occasion of the competition made rock climbing favored by merchants and the media, and also inspired the fighting spirit and enthusiasm of enthusiasts.
Compared with students who have no income, fans have the backing of funds, which brings the consumption tide of personal rock climbing equipment. They spent money and energy to bring back equipment from Hong Kong or abroad that was not available in the market at that time. Demand means business opportunities, and the expansion of fans has promoted the birth and development of equipment stores and clubs. Domestic artificial rock walls and climbing fulcrums also came into being. Rock climbing has embarked on the road of self-development in China.
Prosperity stage
Next is 1998 Huashan International Invitational Tournament. We were amazed by the skills displayed by international experts, and we also set a goal. Foreign coaches and masters came to China to teach art, and official and non-governmental international exchange activities began to flourish.
1999 was also a year of high enthusiasm. Stars and idols have appeared in the rock climbing circle, and powerful players have become the focus of attention and follow-up by enthusiasts. Known as the Four donkey kong (Ding Xianghua), (Li) and occupy the first place in this issue with superb level and outstanding appeal. 1999, the first Huzhou Extreme Sports Competition positioned rock climbing as an urbanized and popular sport from the perspective of fashion and entertainment, and promoted rock climbing to enter the living space of urban youth at an increasing speed.
high-tide period
At the same time of idol monopoly, rock climbing is gradually diversified. With the joint efforts of officials, businessmen and enthusiasts, Baihe Canyon in the suburbs of Beijing has developed a number of pioneer climbing routes with good quality and moderate difficulty. Based on several routes opened by TODDSKINNER in 1992, Yangshuo, Guangxi developed into a rock climbing base in the south, which provided an opportunity for the development of rock climbing in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
In terms of competition, universities and clubs in more provinces and cities have their own artificial rock walls and athletes, and the competition results are contended. Domestic players began to enter the Asian stage and gain a place. From hosting the Asian Cup, Asian Youth Championship and Asian Championship to the World Cup, China is playing an increasingly important role in rock climbing.
condition
The appearance of artificial rock wall makes rock climbing develop into a sport and entertainment. At present, there are various rock climbing clubs everywhere in foreign countries. Every year, there are different forms of rock climbing competitions and entertainment activities, such as large, small, indoor, outdoor, adults, teenagers, men and women. In addition, this kind of training is also carried out in some sports centers, military and police training bases and some special forces. Rock climbing is quite popular in Europe and America, the former Soviet Union and Japan and South Korea in Asia. The highest level of rock climbing in the world is in Europe and America, especially in France and the United States. Artificial rock walls are superior to France and natural rock walls are superior to the United States. In Asia, the level of Japan and South Korea is very high, and some of their players have reached the world level. The level of Chinese mainland, Hongkong and Taibei is about the same, and it is in the middle level in Asia.
Rock climbing in China has taken shape after more than 10 years of development, especially in the last two years, attracting more and more young people to participate, and the development prospect is very gratifying. Since 1997, more than two national or international competitions have been held in China every year. 1In August 1998, the highest international rock climbing invitational tournament in China was held in Huashan, Xiyue.1In September 1999, China hosted the 8th Asian Championship for the second time. In the north of China, especially in Beijing, there are quite a few people who know about rock climbing, and participating in rock climbing has become a fashion for many teenagers there. Although rock climbing has not been well popularized in the whole country at present, it is gratifying that through the vigorous publicity of news media in recent years, many people in the southeast coast, southwest and northwest are carrying out this sport one after another. All kinds of natural and artificial rock climbing grounds have been built or are under construction for people to train and entertain.
prospect
With the development of China's economy and people's growing material and cultural needs, people are more and more keen on tourism and adventure sports. At present, the situation of domestic tourism resources is "absolutely rich in resources and relatively poor in resources", that is, there are many scenic spots, but the form is too single to meet the needs of people with different hobbies and levels. Diversification of tourism and leisure forms will be the main trend of future development. Rock climbing, as a new extreme sport with adventurous and innovative spirit, is indeed a perfect combination of these aspects. It plays an inestimable role in promoting national fitness and promoting the development of local tourism, leisure and entertainment. China is mountainous and rich in geographical resources, and cliffs for rock climbing abound; China people are dexterous, agile and good at rock climbing. As long as we work hard, we can enter the advanced ranks of rock climbing in the world in the near future.