Climbing
Climbing consists of scaling a rock face, gym wall or mountainside with the hopes of finding handholds and footholds along the way to get you to a safe spot. Climbers are harnessed and roped to a belaying partner (who is grounded just below the climber) to insure safety. Traditional climbing involves a climber using their own equipment to set protection in a rock in order to ascend it. Sport climbing is when a climber pursues a route that already has permanent fixtures in place. Bouldering is when a climber manuevers up and around a rock without a rope or harness, generally staying low to the ground. Regardless of the discipline, strength, flexibility and the ability to strategize are three essentials to successful climbing.
| Forms |
Traditional climbing, sport climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering |
| Time of Activity (minutes) |
60, 120 |
| Ease of Learning |
Difficult |
| Level of Commitment Required by Participant |
High |
| Equipment cost to begin |
$100 - 600 |
| Regular Participation Costs |
$20 - 45 |
| Schedule Flexibility |
Low |
| Injury Risk |
High |
| Endurance Required |
Aerobic |
| Strength Required |
Moderate
|
| Skill/Coordination Required |
Moderate |
| Family/Social Activity |
Moderate |
| Type |
Individual |
| Location |
Ice, Indoor, Land, Mountain, Snow |
| Access to Facility |
Moderate |
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