Bary McMaster

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Bary McMaster
Rock Climbing
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The Ins and Outs of Rock Climbing

• All you need to know to get started

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What is Rock Climbing?

• rock climbing --the sport or pastime of scaling
  rock masses on mountain sides (especially with
  the help of ropes and special equipment)

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Rock Climbing Basics

• What you need to know and have
• Type of climbing you want to do
• Type of equipment you need
• Proper Safety precautions
• Climbing locations

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Types of Rock Climbing

• Traditional
• Sport
• Big Wall
• Bouldering
• Aid
• Indoor
• Speed
• Buildering
• Ice

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Types of Climbing

• Trad (traditional) The climber does not rely on
  following routes with pre-drilled holes that hold
  quick-draws to hook carabineers into. The climber
  creates his own route up the rock, utilizing
  mental and physical skill.

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Types of Climbing

• Sport This type of climbing involves the use of
  ropes for safety only and clipping into bolts
  that are placed permanently in the rock. The
  climber is belayed
• by someone below. This is
• popular in climbing gyms, as
• well as outdoors.

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Types of Climbing

• Big Wall This type of climbing includes multiple
  pitches. Climbs like these are done on such
  routes such as
  
• El Capitan in Yosemite and
• can take several days.

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Types of Climbing

• Bouldering Close to the ground (usually no
  higher than six feet) without ropes. A crash pad
  is used below the climber to protect him in case
  of falls.

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Types of Climbing

• Aid This type of climbing uses equipment to aid
  the climber in his effort to
  
• scale the rock. Things such as
• pre-drilled holes with bolts that
• can be clipped into, jumars,
• and daisy chains.

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Types of Climbing

• Indoor This is the best way to get your feet wet
  when learning how to climb. It can be done safely
  with little experience.

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Types of Climbing

• Speed With this type of climbing, getting to the
  top the fastest is the object. It is a popular
  type of competitive climbing.

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Types of Climbing

• Buildering Although not
• recommended, this type of
• climbing can be seen
• occasionally, and usually
• illegally. This is where a
• climber ascends a building,
• without the use of safety
• ropes.

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Ice

• Ice climbing is the recreational activity of
  climbing ice formations and frozen waterfalls.
  Depending on the slope and texture of the ice,
  different equipment and techniques can be
  employed by the climber.

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Equipment

• Some basic rock equipment
• Biners
• Harnesses
• Ropes

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Equipment

• Belaying Device
• Chalk Bag

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Safety Concerns

• Wear Helmets
• Know how to properly tie knots
• Use a certified belayer
• Keep up on maintenance of equipment

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Ready to climb!!

• THE END!!