For climbing without partner with protection, see Solo climbing. For climbing without protection or partner (with only shoes, clothing, and helmet), see Free solo climbing.
Free climbing is a form of rock climbing in which the climber may use climbing equipment such as ropes and other means of climbing protection, but only to protect against injury during falls and not to assist vertical or horizontal progress.[1] The climber ascends or traverses by using physical ability to move over the rock via handholds, footholds, and body smears.[2]
The term free climbing is used in contrast to aid climbing, in which specific aid climbing equipment (such as mechanical ascenders) is used to assist the climber in ascent. The term free climbing originally meant "free from direct aid".[3]
While clear in its contrast to aid climbing, the term free climbing is nonetheless prone to misunderstanding and misuse.[citation needed]
The three most common errors are:
Confusing free climbing with solo climbing (or soloing,) a style of climbing in which the climber climbs alone, without the assistance of a belayer and with or without a self-belaying system.
Confusing free climbing with free soloing (a subset both of free climbing and solo climbing), which is climbing alone with just one's hands, feet, and body without any rope or protective equipment.
Confusing the term soloing a free climb with free soloing, "soloing" in each case meaning merely to climb without a partner (with or without a self-belaying system in the first instance, without any protection at all in the second).
References
^hiking, Stewart Green Stewart M. Green is a lifelong climber from Colorado who has written more than 20 books about; Green, rock climbing our editorial process Stewart. "What is Free Climbing? Definition of a Rock Climbing Word". LiveAbout. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
^Mountaineering The freedom of the hills (7th ed.). Seattle, Washington, USA: The Mountaineers Books. 2009. p. 209. ISBN978-0-89886-828-9.
^Bachar, John; Boga, Steven (1996). Free Climbing With John Bachar. Stackpole Books. p. 1. ISBN9780811725170.
Bibliography
The French Spiderman (La légende de l'homme araignée), DVD, director Olivier Van'L.
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