An " On-Sight " climb refers to the manner of ascent, and is considered the best style attainable.

* Buildering: Climbing urban structures-usually without equipment-avoiding normal means of ascent, like stairs, escalators, and elevators.

Climbing Carstensz Pyramid has the character of an expedition, whereas the ascent of Kosciuszko is an easy hike.

* Climbing Alpamayo 2007 ascent of the French Direct route, including many photographs

* Competition Climbing: A formal, competitive sport of recent origins, normally practiced on artificial walls that resemble natural rock formations.

Climbing shoes are rubber-soled, tight-fitting shoes designed to fit in the small cracks and crevices for rock climbing.

The rock climbing portion was developed at Tahquitz Rock in southern California by members of the Rock Climbing Section of the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club in the 1950s.

Climbing protection is any of a variety of devices employed to reduce risk and protect others while climbing rock and ice.

; < span id =" climbing_wall "> Climbing wall </ span >: Artificial rock, typically in a climbing gym.

; < span id =" friction "> Friction </ span >: Climbing technique relying on the friction between the sloped rock and the sole of the shoe to support the climber's weight, as opposed using holds or edges, cracks, etc.

St. Albans rock climbers compete in the Washington Area Interscholastic Climbing League and kayakers no longer participate in interscholastic competition on the Great Falls rapids of the Potomac River, because the other schools decided to stop competing.

* Rock Climbing and Rappelling: Ninety-nine acres of forest land have been set aside for rock climbing and rappelling in Hocking State Forest.

Climbing guidebooks are used by rock climbers to find the location of climbing routes at crags or on mountains.

Climbing is best in winter, as during the summer months it quickly becomes too hot to spend much time on the rock, and midday climbing is not recommended.

There is a plaque set on the summit rock commemorating those members of the Fell and Rock Climbing Club who died in the First World War ; an annual memorial service is held here on Remembrance Sunday.

Climbing activities can sometimes encroach on rock art sites created by various Native American cultures and early European explorers and settlers.

There are several Rock Climbing schools at Railay beach, one source of information on rock climbing and other activities is krabitrek. com

The Downsview Park Sports Centre also accommodates Grand Prix Kartways indoor electric go-karting ( aka green go-karting ), the HoopDome basketball facility, The Rail Skatepark skateboard destination, True North Climbing indoor rock climbing gym and Premier Elite Athlete ’ s Collegiate ( PEAC ) school for elite athletes.

Climbing rock in Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington.

Climbing on the rock or disturbing the bird life is forbidden by law.

* Louise Shepherd ; A rock climbers ' Guide to Arapiles / Djurite, Victorian Climbing Club, 1994.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing ( IFSC ) is the official organization governing competition climbing worldwide and is recognized by the IOC and GAISF and is a member of the International World Games Association ( IWGA ).

* Net climbing: Climbing net structures.

Climbing nets are usually installed on playgrounds to assist children in developing their balancing and climbing skills.

* Pole climbing ( gymnastic ): Climbing poles and masts without equipment.

* Rope climbing: Climbing a short, thick rope for speed.

Climbing a rope ladder requires more skill than climbing a rigid ladder, because the ladder tends to swing like a pendulum.

* Bloc Climbing Centre is Sydney's only dedicated indoor bouldering climbing gym.

Shropshire Climbing Centre offers a state of the art bouldering and roped climbing facility, in Newport, with over 350 sq m of bouldering, it is are the largest bouldering venue in the West Midlands.

* On Social Climbing: Argues that social climbing should be seen as evidence of a natural curiosity about the modern world.

In 1803, it was thought by some that a mechanical brush could replace a climbing boy ( the Human brush ), and members of the 1796 society formed The London Society for the Superseding the Necessity for Employing Climbing Boys, They ascertained that children had now cleaned flues as small as 7in by 7in, and promoted a competition for a mechanical brush.

Even in his book Meditations on the Peaks: Mountain Climbing as Metaphor for the Spiritual Quest Evola discussed mountaineering as a possible approach or support on the way of initiatic ascesis in which heroic action is combined with specialized knowledge and training culminating in an initiation — the climbing of the mountain.

In 2007, a meeting of experienced tree climbing facilitators and instructors, including Peter Jenkins, and organized by Harv Teitelbaum of Tree Climbing Colorado and Abe Winters of Tree Climbing USA, took place in Colorado, USA to discuss the formation of the first democratic umbrella organization dedicated to serving the recreational, adventure, experiential and educational tree climbing communities.

; < span id =" climbing_area "> Climbing area </ span >: A region that is plentiful with climbing routes.

; < span id =" climbing_gym "> Climbing gym </ span >: Specialized indoor climbing centres.

; < span id =" climbing_shoe "> Climbing shoe </ span >: Footwear designed specifically for climbing.

; < span id =" climbin_technique "> Climbing technique </ span >: Particular techniques, or moves, commonly applied in climbing.

Climbing equipment, such as Quickdraws or other protection equipment, is not pre-placed on the route during an on-sight.

simple: Climbing route

Climbing expeditions attempting the normal route from Tibet use this glacier to reach the Advanced Base Camp of Mount Everest at the upper end of the East Rongbuk Glacier.

* Climbing, for returning to the base of a climb or to a point where one can try a new route.

* Climbing a given route on the first try without any advance firsthand knowledge of it ( so-called on-sighting ).

* Mount Borah Climbing Guide-photos of the normal route

* Top roping – Climbing with the protection of a rope that's already suspended through an anchor ( or also known as a " top rope system ") at the top of a route.

Although the controversy about his route Akira seems to have settled down with Climbing magazine and the popular website 8a. nu supporting his claim in the recent past, many of his boulder first ascents, like Soumission ( V14 ), were destroyed for unknown reasons.