That's why Climbing rocks!

Lead, boulder, speed...
you can always switch your game...

The history of rock climbing

Rock climbing began as early as the 1700’s, mostly as training for larger alpine and mountaineering goals. Eventually it was seen as a sport in its own right. At first the goal of rock climbing was simply to ascend to the top of a rock face through any means necessary. This included hanging or pulling on gear that was drilled or hammered into the rock. As climbing gear improved, climbers began focusing on using only their hands and feet on natural features of the rock to move upwards. Over the past 3 centuries, different types of rock climbing have begun to emerge—including trad climbing, sport climbing, top roping, free soloing, and bouldering.

The art of trad climbing

Traditional climbing, or trad climbing, as it has come to be known, is effectively the oldest form of competitive climbing, which began to separate from the emerging sports climbing scene sometime in the 80s. While there are several different forms of the discipline, trad climbing generally refers to climbing where all of the protective gear is placed while climbing on lead, instead of while rappelling which is more common in sports climbing.

Sport climbing

• LEAD: HEIGHT, ENDURANCE, STRATEGY
  Athletes climb secured by a rope, one at a time, on an overhanging route with a 6-minute time limit. The athlete who reaches the highest point wins.
• BOULDER: POWER, TECHNIQUE
  An explosive performance on routes (problems) with a maximum height of 4 metres and safety mats below.
• SPEED:15 METRES IN SECONDS
  Secured from above, climbers run up standardised parallel routes