Rock Climbing

Rock climbing is gaining popularity these days. It can be considered an exciting and thrilling sport. However it needs a lot of training and experience. When learning you should not give up. Always work in pairs so that when one is climbing, the other is belaying. The belayer uses a belay device to feed the rope to the leading climber who climbs up the rock. He “locks off” the rope to offer safety to the climber. There are bolted clip hangers that offer protection.

The leader can offer his own type of protection or rely on the permanent one that is attached to the wall. Traditional rock climbing uses detachable protection, which is a spring loaded camming device put on the cracks or the pitons. Protections are loops made of metal, and you use expandable masonry bolts to fix them on the wall or you can alternatively use glue-in in bolt systems.

Protection of ice is made of Ice screws and you attach the rope to protection using carabineer or quick draws. In case the climber falls, he falls twice the length of rope from the last protection point, plus rope stretch and slack. If the gear dislodges the fall will be long. The belayer should arrest the the rope in case the climber falls. The belayer device runs the rope through sharp edges that increase the friction and stops the rope from running.

Rock climbing calls for practice and one should build enough courage because of encountering many falls. After getting to the pitch together, you should descend together to the starting point. The belayer should place multiple pieces of protection hooks and ropes as he climbs to balance the weight of the climber. If you wish to start this sport game, watch your friends doing it.

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