12 - Mountain Climbing

Mountain climbing is the challenge of high places outdoors. Mountain climbing is also called alpinism. The key is challenging themselves through steep slopes, high mountains.

Usual spots for mountain climbing in the United States include Fouteeners, Mt. RainiMt. Whier, Mt. Whitney, Adirondack Mountain and Old Rag Mountain.

Worldwide includes the Andes, Antartica, the Canadian Rockies, the French Alps, the Himalayas and Mt. McKinley.

Risks are many and include avalanche, cold, frostbite, hypothermia and thunderstorms.

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11 - Climbing Equipment Care

Climbing equipment wears out very easily. Do not use WD-40, use dry silicon spray. Try not to store in any spot what will get warm or hot, or in compartments with chemicals and auto-supplies. Change your ropes every three years. Do not step on your rope. To wash your rope uncoil it and put it in a safety mesh in cold water and no detergent. Let it dry in a cool place without sunlight.

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10 - Sport Climbing Equipment

in Sport climbing you will need a minimal amount of gear, about the same as top-ropping.

A 200 foot, 11mm UIAA-rated rope made for rock climbing
16 A quickdraws to attach two carabiners.
A petzl GriGri belay device.
Auto-locking carabiner
belay gloves
work gloves
lightweight harness
A daisy chain
tight fitting rock shoes
Chalk bag and chalk

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9 - Top Rope Climbing Equipment

in top rope climbing you will need a minimal amount of gear.

Rope - 50 or 200 meter long, 11mm thick rope.
9/16-inch sewn slings: about 10; two feet slings. 4; four slings.
1 inch tubular webbing: one in a ten foot loop, the other in a twenty foot loop.
10 Oval carabiners
6 locking carbiners
3 steel carabiners


Personal gear
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A pair of rock shoes
chalk for hands
a harness
a belay & rappel device with a locking carabiner
a helmet

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8 - Lowering Down

When you're at the top shout to your belayer that you're ready to lower. He will signal to you that you about lowering. The belayer will let the rope through the belayer device easily.

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7 - Climbing Vertically

When climbing you will be at the end of the rope and your partner has you on belay. When your partner is ready he will say "On Belay". When you are ready you will reply " Ready to Climb". He will respond "Climb On". Beginning routes usually have lots of footholds and handholds.

There are several different types of hold. A "crimp" will only take your fingertips. "Jugs" will let you wrap your whole hand around. "Pockets" can hold a several fingers.

You must use your legs effectively to hold your weight and place them always on the footholds to keep the weight from your arms.

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6 - Belaying

Belaying is holding the climber and rope in case they fall. Rope connects the belayer and the climber allowing the climber to fall and not hit the ground.

In a gym partner-climb one person is the belayer and the other is the climber. The rope is hooked to the top of the wall and put on both belayer and climber. The climber is connected to the end of the rope and the belayer is connected through a belay device.

Gyms do not offer belayer, either you must adequately train yourself or find someone already there who doesn't have a partner.

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5 - Rope Tying

You must tie your rope securely onto your harness so that it will not loosen under pressure. The first knot you should learn is the figure-8-followe-through knot. athis type of knot will only tighten as pressure is applied. You can learn this from your instructor at the gym. Always get your partner to check your knot to make sure they're properly ties.

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4 - Gearing Up

In a gym the equipment you need are a belay device, harness and rock shoes. The first step in putting on your gear are your rock shoes. Some prefer to wear rock shoes without socks. Alternatively, basic running shoes can also be used.

You will then put the harness on by putting your leg through the loop and shifting it so your waist loop is belt level. Properly tie the strap through the buckle two times, the strap should extended a little less than three inches from the buckle.

The belay device should be clipped on the side of your harness on a loop.

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3 - Your First Time Climbing

If this is your first time climbin you should take a trip with a friend or associate to a gym so you can get used to the basics of climbing, gear and skills. These gyms will let you rent all your equipment and show you lessons in climbing and safety belay. The advantages of climbing indoors is you will not have to deal with bad weather, deadly risks and natural objects that may fall.

When you climb indoor you will usually climb in a pair. When you climb in pairs you check on your partners knots, and belay them.

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2 - Types of Rock Climbing

There are several different types of rock climbing which include the following: Rock Climbing, Tradition Climbing, Sport Climbing, Bouldering, Top-Rope Climbing, Aid Climbing, Indoor Climbing, Mountaineering and Ice Climbing.

Rock Climbing - is a main type which subdivides into bouldering, sport climbing and traditional climbing.

Aid Climbing - Is using special equipment to go vertically on steep rock.
Bouldering - Is climbing boulders and cliffs without rope
Ice Climbing - Climbing frozen features of natural occur.
Indoor Climbing - Is climbing of using preset places for hands and feet on artificial walls.
Mountaineering - Climbing mountains
Sport Climbing - Uses preset anchors, focusing on safety and difficulty
Top-Rope climbing - is the act of scaling walls and cliffs with a safety rope always overhead.
Traditional Climbing - going vertically on protected walls

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1 - Safety

Climbing is not nice. You can easily die or be injured. Sorry but there is a risk. The first thing concerning you safety is to learn proper instruction on anchors, equipment, movement, rappeling and ropes. You must use your judgement in determining if you should leave if there should be bad weather. You must also know your strengths and weaknesses in your physical abilities.

Things that can happen in a rock climb include: broken bones, wounds, faulty equipment, objects falling, bad weather, avalanches and mudslides and yourself falling.

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