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Brief introduction of rock climbing

Rock climbing is a kind of upward climbing on natural or man-made rock walls, which is usually classified as extreme sports. Rock climbing requires people to continuously complete turning, pull-ups, prancing and even jumping on rock walls of various heights and angles, which integrates fitness, entertainment and competition, and is called "ballet on the cliff".

Second, the type

Classification of climbing method:

1, free climbing:

That is, climbing by the climber's own strength without any equipment. This form is dominant in China, which is more in line with the significance of sports. This paper mainly tests the comprehensive climbing ability of climbers from the aspects of difficulty, speed and climbing. Free climbing can be divided into sports climbing and traditional climbing.

2. Sports rock climbing:

That is, climbing on the line with safety protection points (stations). This kind of rock climbing is very safe and easy to carry out, and it is mainly used for competitive competitions, athlete training and beginners' experience.

3. Traditional rock climbing:

That is, climbing on a route without any artificial protection measures in advance. All protective measures need to be temporarily set by the leader according to the characteristics of the route and with his accumulated experience, and the followers will collect all the protective equipment set on the route, so that in principle, no equipment will be left in the whole climbing process.

It will not destroy any rock wall surface, and all traditional rock climbing can be considered as a "green climbing" way. However, this kind of climbing is dangerous and requires climbers to have rich equipment use and climbing experience. This form was invented by early British climbers and was advocated and loved by later climbers in the country.

4, equipment climbing:

That is, rock climbing can be used as a climbing tool with the help of equipment. This form is mainly used in the process of climbing large rock walls and developing natural rock wall routes, which requires climbers to have more equipment use and climbing experience.