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This site will cover two different Climbing Styles i.e. Traditional Rock Climbing and Sport climbing. However there are other Styles of Climbing too. Some of these Climbing Styles will be carried out in the winter season and other in the summer season, and some in all seasons. Here, we give a short summary about some of these different Styles of Climbing.
Traditional Rock Climbing
A Traditional Rock Climber is more often called 'Trad climber’. A ‘Trad Climber’ is given to any roped climber who ascends a piece of rock placing protection, like nuts and hexes, as he goes to ensure his safety. The protection , also called ‘Pro’ is placed in the rocks weaknesses such as a crack or a rock spur. The rope you carry is attached to you via a sit harness that you wear, the other end of the rope is attached to your climbing partner. As you climb up your partner feeds out the rope as you need it through a belay device.
Sport Climbing
Sport Climbing is very similar to Traditional Rock Climbing except for the difference in the gear. You still have the same rope technique but the protection is already in place in the form of bolts. Instead of using "nuts" and "friends" you have "quick draws" which is a short sling with a carabiner on each end. Sport Climbing
is mostly face climbing and tends to stay to shorter climbs not much longer than two pitches or rope lengths. In addition, with the danger element removed, emphasis can be placed on technique and doing hard moves.
Bouldering
If you boulder your feet may never get more that a few feet of the ground.
You do not have a rope attached to you nor any other form of protection (except maybe a mat to fall on!!!) Bouldering is a very explosive Type of Climbing. When Bouldering you do what are called "Boulder Problems". The Solution to these Boulder Problems are a series of moves and you can do them over and over again until you get it with out hurting your self as you are just a few feet off the ground. Since you are just a few feet of the ground you can try insane moves that you would most likely would not try on a climb when you are 50-60 feet off the ground.
Solo Climbing
Soloing is the freest form of climbing in the sense that you have only you up there with the birds and the breeze. It is a kind of extended form of Bouldering, but then it is totally different. Instead of focusing on your moves, the Solo Climber is totally committed to reach the summit. And just to stress out, without ropes nor any other gear!!!!!! Therefore that if the Solo Climber is to fall, it would mean that they would most likely die.
Mountaineering
Mountaineering is the thrill to reach mountain tops. Mountaineering requires a combination of skills. For example to reach the peak of the Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain on the African continent, you will start in the jungle under hot and humid conditions. Then quickly it gets steeper and colder, making you to use you rock climb skills and ice skills in the fullest.
Ice Climbing
Using ice tools, as efficiently as possible, a climber will be able to climb vertical ice, like frozen waterfalls. Ice Axes, crampons etc. are the main tools the Ice Climber uses. In addition to the difference in equipment, the nature of the medium that is to be climbed differs greatly as well. While the quality of rock varies little over the year, ice, on the other hand, exhibits daily even hourly mutations.
Indoor Climbing
Indoor climbing came from people wanting to train year round or during adverse condition like when it was raining. Today however indoor climbing is much more than that. Climbing competitions are done on indoor climbing walls and the walls are even some times moved out side. Indoor climbing provides a great opportunity to learn to climb in a very controlled environment. There are even people today that have been climbing for years now and never climbed on real rock.
A Special Thanks To ABCs of Rock Climbing
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