Types of Climbing
There are different types of climbing to suit different kinds of rocks and different climber abilities. The two we will look at are leading and top roping.Top Roping
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When top roping a climber climbs up a face to an anchor that has been preset at the top. Since the anchor is fixed and is always above the climber top roping is one of the safest ways to climb. Photo: http://pages.uoregon.edu/opp/climbing/topics/anchors.html |
Lead Climbing
When lead climbing there are no fixed anchors and the climber attaches single point anchors while going up the wall. This more advanced form of climbing allows climbers to go up walls where fixing an anchor at the top is not possible. Photo: http://passioncove.com.sg/c_rockclimb.php |
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