technical climbing
Protection-based rock ascent
Technical climbing is rock or ice climbing that requires specialized equipment and techniques beyond basic hiking or scrambling.
The term distinguishes routes where climbers must use ropes, protection devices, and trained skills from those that can be ascended by simply walking or using hands for balance: The route involves several pitches of technical climbing above the snowfield.
- rock faceSteep exposed stone surface
- belayingFixing rope for safety
- rappellingRope-controlled descent technique
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- camsMotion-converting rotators
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technical climbingscrambling
Moving clumsily in haste
hiking · hill walking · walking · trekking · trail walking
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