free climbing
Gear-free rock scaling
Free climbing is rock climbing that relies only on the climber's body to ascend—hands, feet, and physical strength—rather than mechanical aids like ladders or ascenders.
Ropes and gear protect against falls but aren't used to make upward progress.
She free climbed the route in under an hour.
Often confused with free soloing, which uses no ropes at all.
- boulderingRopeless low-height climbing
- cruxMost important point
- first ascentsInitial successful climbs
- dynoEngine testing device
- carabinerSpring-gated metal link
mountaineering · chalk bag · flash · belaying · overhang · crag · protection · harness · vertical · beta · finger strength · adrenaline · ascent · highball · big wall · rock · grip · cliff
- adventure sportsmountaineering, skydiving, bungee jumping, paragliding, hang gliding
- extreme sportsbungee jumping, skydiving, wingsuit flying, cliff diving, paragliding
- mountain sportsalpine skiing, downhill skiing, skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing
- risky activitiesRussian roulette, chicken, cliff diving, bull riding, bungee jumping
- climbingbelay, bouldering, carabiner, chalk, climb
- mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes