The term rock climbing can be used to describe any activity that involves using your feet and hands to climb a mountain or climbing wall. This type of rock climbing is usually done with safety equipment such as helmets, ropes, and harnesses. This term can also be used by those seeking adrenaline to describe ‘free-climbing’, where the gear is only for safety and not as a means of climbing.
Different kinds of rock climbing
There are many different kinds of rock climbing, and they all require different techniques and equipment. Lead climbing is the most common type of rock climbing. The climber ascends the rock face using a rope trailing behind them, and clips into safety equipment as they move. The protection can be pre-placed bolts, or it may require the climber to insert their own in cracks on the rock.
What is Bouldering?
Bouldering refers to climbing at lower levels without the use of harnesses or ropes. Rock climbing is more endurance-based, as the equipment used in rock climbing relies heavily on climbing gear. The routes tend to be shorter and more demanding. When you say ‘bouldering,’ people tend to think about climbing walls with defined routes at the bottom and crash pads. When ‘rock-climbing’ is discussed, people will most likely picture natural rock formations with a harness and climbing up the face. For Bouldering Gloucester, visit 270 Climbing
Bouldering is essentially the same whether it’s done indoors, on a wall of climbing or outside on small rock surfaces.
