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• Climbing equipment — A wide range of equipment is used during rock climbing. The most popular types of climbing equipment are briefly described in this article. The article on protecting a climb describes equipment commonly used to protect a climber against the… …   Wikipedia

• Rock-climbing equipment — Rock climbing History Styles Technique Equipment and protection Grades (difficulty of climb) Terminology Belaying Abseiling …   Wikipedia

• Sling (climbing equipment) — A sling or runner is an item of climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing that can be wrapped around sections of rock, hitched (tied) to other pieces of equipment or even tied directly to a tensioned line using a prusik knot …   Wikipedia

• Climbing shoe — A climbing shoe is a specialized type of footwear designed for rock climbing. Typical climbing shoes have a close fit, little if any padding, and a smooth, sticky rubber sole with an extended rubber rand. Unsuited to walking and hiking, climbing… …   Wikipedia

• Climbing protection — To make climbing as safe as possible, most climbers use protection, a term used to describe the equipment used to prevent injury to themselves and others.[1] Contents 1 Types of climbing 1.1 Lead climbing 1.2 Top roping …   Wikipedia

• Climbing — This article is about Human climbing. For climbing in other animals, see Arboreal locomotion. For other uses, see Climbing (disambiguation). Rock climbers on Valkyrie at The Roaches in Staffordshire, England …   Wikipedia

• Climbing harness — Sit harness A climbing harness is a piece of equipment used in certain types of rock climbing, abseiling or other activities requiring the use of ropes to provide access or safety (e.g. industrial rope access, working at heights, etc.). A harness …   Wikipedia

• Climbing hold — A climber using resin climbing holds on an artificial wall A climbing hold is a shaped grip that is usually attached to a climbing wall so climbers can grab or step on it. On most walls, climbing holds are arranged in paths, called routes, by… …   Wikipedia

• Climbing formwork — on a future residential skyscraper in Takapuna, New Zealand the whole white upperstructure is actually formwork and associated working facilities. Climbing formwork is a special type of formwork for vertical concrete structures that rises with… …   Wikipedia

• Climbing style — Rock climbing History Styles Technique Equipment and protection Grades (difficulty of climb) Terminology Belaying Abseiling …   Wikipedia

• Climbing styles — Rock climbing may be divided into two broad categories: free climbing and aid climbing. * Free climbing requires the climber use only his/her bodily strength for upward progress. Commonly confused with free soloing which means to climb without a… …   Wikipedia