Climbing

Paul Pritchard on the FFA of the 600-metre (2,000 ft) big wall route, El Caballo de Diablo 5.12a (7a+), on the North Tower of Torres del Paine, in Patagonia

Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or other parts of the body to ascend steep topographical objects that can range from the world's tallest mountains (e.g. the eight thousanders) to small boulders. Climbing is done for locomotion, sporting recreation, for competition, and in trades that rely on ascension, such as construction and military operations. Climbing is done indoors and outdoors, on natural surfaces (e.g. rock climbing and ice climbing), and on artificial surfaces (e.g. climbing walls and climbing gyms).

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