The term climbing encompasses many activities: Traditional British Climbing, Bouldering, Indoor climbing, Via Ferrata, Deep water soloing, sport climbing, mountaineering, hill walking, aid climbing, scrambling, big wall climbing, ...
Trad Climbing - Baggy Point (Near Croyd Bay, Devon)
Traditional British rock climbing involves placing your own protection as you climb (in the form of removable metal wedges and the such-like, placed in cracks in the rock). One person 'leads' placing the protection, the 'seconder' follows and removes it all. You do not use the protection for resting or pulling on to gain upward movement. The protection is only used to hold you in the event of a fall (you hope).
Joc seconding something easy (HS) on Introductory rocks. Marion/In her Eyes/Ben ?
The aptly named Sexilegs. HVS.
My favourite climb at Baggy - Lost Horizons. Now graded VS but a definite HVS 5a I reckon. It's got one technical bit and it's very sustained. The gear is excellent throughout.
Bouldering - Fontainbleau (near Paris, France).
Bouldering is now hugely popular. You don't need ropes and you can get a lot of climbing done in day. Don't be fooled into thinking that it's easier because the climbs are shorter. It can be just as scary and dangerous as Trad climbing. 'Font' is the bouldering mecca of Europe, but there are loads of places to boulder in the UK too.
Via Ferrata
...means literally "iron road". The first vie ferrate were built in the Dolomites during the First World War, to aid the movement of Italian troops to strategic points in the mountains. They are equipped with fixed cables, ladders, stemples and bridges. Walkers and climbers can follow vie ferrate without needing to use their own ropes and without the risks associated with unprotected scrambling and climbing. You can find them all over Europe now and many new ones are being developed to attract visitors.
Via Ferrata
...means literally "iron road". The first vie ferrate were built in the Dolomites during the First World War, to aid the movement of Italian troops to strategic points in the mountains. They are equipped with fixed cables, ladders, stemples and bridges. Walkers and climbers can follow vie ferrate without needing to use their own ropes and without the risks associated with unprotected scrambling and climbing. You can find them all over Europe now and many new ones are being developed to attract visitors.
The bridge on what is apparently the hardest route in France - Le Roc DeTovièr, Val D'Isere.
Another section on Roc DeTovièr.
Elfer Nordwand on the Stubai Tyrol
Stemple heaven in the Sella Group, Dolomites. "What? I've got to go up here?"
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