Examples of crack climbing In rock climbing, a crack climb is a type of climbing route that follows a system of crack(s) or fissure(s) which the climber...

his climbing partner Tom Randall. Whittaker came to notability from crack climbing, including the first ascent of the world's hardest off-width climb, the...

Glossary of climbing terms relates to rock climbing (including aid climbing, lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing), mountaineering, and...

indoor crack climbing training. In 2011, alongside climbing partner Pete Whittaker, Randall made the first free ascent of Century Crack (5.14b), one of...

Cobra Crack is a 45-metre (148-foot) long traditional climbing route on a thin crack up an overhanging granite rock face on Stawamus Chief, in Squamish...

Traditional climbing (or trad climbing) is a type of free climbing in rock climbing where the lead climber places removable protection while simultaneously...

traditional climbing, and crack climbing in particular. In 2003, Berthod came to international prominence when he pinkpointed the unfinished sport climbing route...

In rock-climbing, a first free ascent (FFA) is the first redpoint, onsight or flash of a single-pitch, multi-pitch or bouldering climbing route that did...

Rock climbing is a climbing sports discipline that involves ascending routes consisting of natural rock in an outdoor environment, or on artificial resin...

Rock-climbing equipment varies with the specific type of climbing that is undertaken. Bouldering needs the least equipment outside of climbing shoes,...

the type of challenge presented (e.g. crack climbing, slab climbing, etc.). Some routes may require aid climbing and/or abseiling equipment. Length and...

to climb across the peaks of Greenland. Also in 2021, Honnold started a podcast about climbing called Climbing Gold. In its first season, Climbing Gold...

became the first rock climb in the world to have a proposed climbing grade of 9c (5.15d), and it is an important route in rock climbing history. To complete...

Indian Face, Cobra Crack). Free soloing is a form of rock climbing that uses no artificial aids (and is thus also free climbing) and where the climber...

the use of slings, chocks (rocks) and jammed knots to artificial climbing (aid climbing) and that "there should be no illusion that the use of a chockstone...

roofs) in climbing In rock climbing, an overhang is a type of route that leans back at an angle of over 90 degrees for part or all of the climb, and at...

hands and feet. Most walls are located indoors, and climbing on such walls is often termed indoor climbing. Some walls are brick or wooden constructions but...

climbing, a redpoint is the free-climb of a climbing route by lead climbing. The lead climber cannot use any artificial aid—including their climbing protection—to...

Century Crack is a 120 ft (40m) long offwidth roof crack climb in the White Rim Sandstone, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, graded at 5.14b (8c). It is...

Single and multi-pitch climbing In climbing, a pitch is a section of a climbing route between two belay points (or belay stations), and is most commonly...

efficient crack climbing technique. There are now over 400 documented routes with grades ranging from 4 to 32 on the Ewbank Scale. The style of climbing is staunchly...

wall climbing and in aid climbing is a metal spike (usually steel) that is driven into a crack or seam in the climbing surface using a climbing hammer...

sandstone crack climbing. It has an elevation of 5,765 feet (1,757 m). Climbers Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indian Creek (climbing area). Bridger...

professional climber, known for his strength in many rock climbing disciplines – particularly traditional climbing – and contributing to hundreds of first free ascents...

Sport climbing (or bolted climbing) is a type of free climbing in the sport of rock climbing where the lead climber clips their rope — via a quickdraw...

in her career, she has climbed at, or just below, the highest climbing grades achieved by a female in every major rock climbing discipline, including bouldering...

unlike in crack climbing. Face-climbing routes are typically sustained and exposed, and longer multi-pitch face-routes can become big wall climbing. Face-climbing...

Rhapsody is a 35-metre (115 ft) long traditional climbing route up a thin crack on a slightly overhanging vertical basalt rock face on Dumbarton Rock,...

damage to the rock, which made clean climbing (climbing without damaging the rock) practical on many more climbs. Since the invention of the Technical...

Examples of slab climbing In rock climbing a slab climb (or friction climb) is a type of climbing route where the rock face is 'off-angle' and not fully...