2. Rock climbing is one of the extreme types of active recreation and sports,
which involves climbing on natural or artificially created terrain.
3. Rock climbing is a sport whose very name sounds dangerous.
However, every year it becomes more and more popular among
people of all ages.
Is this sport right for you?
Rock climbing is becoming a sporting trend in all countries.
Recently, this discipline even became one of the Olympic sports.
4. There are two types of rock climbing: outdoor and indoor
In the first case, you practice climbing on rocks, that is, on natural terrain, and in the second,
on artificial terrain, that is, on a climbing wall.
5. The first petroglyphs depicting a person on a rock date back to 400 before Christ and were found in China. In
Europe, the first attempts at rock climbing refer to cases when there was a rock on the way to the top. Climbing
as a separate activity appeared in three places around 1880: the Lake District in Great Britain, Saxony near
Dresden in Germany and the Dolomites in the Italian Alps.
6. Types of rock climbing:
•Bildering
•Bouldering
•Free solo
•Sport climbing
•Trad
•Deep-water solo
7. The first thing you will be asked to do is try on climbing shoes. Climbing in
regular sneakers is dangerous to your health.
8. While climbing, you may also want to use a product that dries your palms when they sweat - magnesium, which is a
white powder, like loose chalk.
It is placed in a special bag that can be tied to your belt.
By the way, the ideal clothing for climbing is one that covers the knees and is made of elastic fabric.
