| Everything has its own history because nothing just | | | | The history of rock climbing indicates that as |
| dropped from heaven onto the face of the earth. | | | | popularity grew, there came up a grading system |
| This is true for rock climbing too. It is an activity that | | | | that would give an indication of how easy or difficult |
| started off as mountaineering, till people discovered | | | | a climb is. A person had to choose the level of |
| new oceans and realized that they could engage in | | | | complexity that he wanted to climb, depending on his |
| more daring activities like this. It involves going up | | | | level of expertise and experience. However, the |
| steep rocks and cliffs. | | | | grading differs from one country to another. |
| Rock climbing remains an integral way of training | | | | As the activity progressed in terms of popularity and |
| people for more involving activities like military. It is | | | | addiction, more and more people wanted to try it |
| an activity that became popular in the US as an | | | | out, both the young and the old. Climbing techniques |
| important aspect of mountain climbing, till the 1950s | | | | were developed and equipment were developed to |
| when people discovered that they could actually do it | | | | make it more safe and exciting. What began in the |
| as an independent sport activity. People from far and | | | | last quarter of the 19th century in the Victorian Alps |
| wide developed a craze for this activity and they | | | | has today become among the world's top most |
| even started traveling far and wide in such of | | | | hobby. All through history, rock climbing has become |
| mountainous landscapes. | | | | better and better. |