| My friends and I went rock climbing during | | | | purposes since the 16th century. Previously, |
| the summer and it was the highlight of the | | | | mountain climbers did not use a rope and this |
| entire summer for me. At the start, I thought | | | | became a regular practice in climbing only in |
| to myself, what's the big deal about climbing | | | | the middle of the 17th century. At that time, |
| a bunch of rocks. I never realized that it | | | | mountain climbers usually employed |
| could turn out to be such a satisfying | | | | professional guides to help them in their |
| experience. | | | | journey. The role at the time was that the |
| | | | leader (the guy who climbs up the rope first) |
| My friends say that there are several kinds | | | | must not fall. The practice of threading |
| of climbing ranging from recreational | | | | ropes through iron safety rings embedded into |
| climbing to adventurous and sport climbing. | | | | the rock began in the early 1900s. |
| All of them involve the use of one's hands | | | | |
| and feet to move up a steep object. I suppose | | | | There are several types of climbing. These |
| rock climbing started from the pursuit of | | | | include Traditional climbing (or "Trad |
| mountaineering since they both involve | | | | climbing" which uses removable and fixed |
| climbing up a steep rocky surface wit the use | | | | protection); Sport climbing (involves the use |
| of ropes and other climbing equipment and | | | | of pre-placed bolts for protection); |
| protective gear. | | | | Bouldering (climbing small rocks without a |
| | | | rope); Aid climbing (using equipment to climb |
| After reading up on the topic, I discovered | | | | instead of hands and feet); Ice climbing |
| that there are two basic types of rock | | | | (traditional climbing on ice-covered slopes |
| climbing. These are free climbing, which | | | | or frozen waterfalls), Top rope climbing |
| involves the use of ropes and other gear | | | | (having a safety line that is always above |
| strictly for safety purposes in case you | | | | the climber); Indoor climbing (involves |
| fall, and aid climbing, which involves using | | | | bouldering, top roping, and lead climbing); |
| equipment to create a passage on a piece of | | | | Alpine climbing (involves rock and ice |
| rock in order to be able to move forward. | | | | climbing as a part of mountaineering); Free |
| | | | solo climbing (solitary climbing on exposed |
| History tells us that man has been climbing | | | | rock without protective gear) and Roped solo |
| up mountains strictly for recreational | | | | climbing (solitary climbing using ropes). |