What is the meaning of free climbing in the sport of rock climbing?
2006-10-25 16:37:55 · 8 answers · asked by black_cat_13_1313 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Other - Outdoor Recreation
No ropes, no ties or no clips, just your fingers, toes and a mind of steal holding you to the rock.
2006-10-25 16:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Most of these answers are describing *free soloing*, which is climbing without protection (i.e. ropes). Free climbing is climbing using gear *only* as protection (i.e. if you fall, the rope will keep you attached to an anchor just below you), as opposed to *aid climbing*, where you can place gear in the wall and use it to pull yourself up.
2013-08-07 19:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by Sam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
climbing on rock with no rope attached to climber is free climbing. very high risk of injury or death but a complete mind format.it might look easy at none vertical or easy routes but you may jam on the route and thats when that u r in trouble. decent on such routes is usually harder than climbing.(down climb is much harder than ascent)
2006-10-27 17:29:06 · answer #3 · answered by alpinist 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i must state that I'm no climber, but many years ago i trained with marine recon units and i was instructed to climb rock faces without any safety ropes or fall supports and was inform red that this was considered to be free climbing.
2006-10-25 23:50:15 · answer #4 · answered by gator 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
free climbing is when there is nothing saving you if you fall while your climbing
2006-10-25 23:41:10 · answer #5 · answered by No-One 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no ropes, belayer, or gear attached to the rock...
look out below!
2006-10-26 23:10:23 · answer #6 · answered by ssyrah 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No ropes..
2006-10-27 11:11:01 · answer #7 · answered by kaotic261 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no ropes or anything.
2006-10-26 20:35:44 · answer #8 · answered by Jack B 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋