Rock Climbing

ROCK CLIMBING evolved in BC from its roots in MOUNTAINEERING in the first half of the 20th century to become a popular adventure sport. The most prominent aspect of the sport is freeclimbing, progressing by the use of natural hand- and footholds with ropes and other equipment for safety. Other aspects include aid climbing, which requires the use of direct assistance from devices inserted into the rock on otherwise unclimbable terrain, and bouldering, which is the art of making very short,...

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