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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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Air Traffic Controller. ATC is also a plate style device wtih a loop connecting it to one's belay carabiner.
a vertical edge nearby a climb. Aretes are often classed as "out" of a climb, because they make it too easy.
| What is the correct spelling of the d-shaped device with which you attach your belay device to your harness? | Rock Climbing Terms
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carabiner. Carabiners come in a wide variety of types. For optimum safe locking use a screw gates, and check that your carabiner is rated to carry the weight you intend to put on it.
| If a device says 2KN, how much weight is it safely rated to carry (in kilograms)? | Rock Climbing Terms
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200kg. Remember that when you fall you place a lot more than your own bodyweight on a device. Don't try to climb on a device rated to only carry your weight and no more.
Grigri. Grigris are a safer option for inexperienced belayers when belaying on a toprope, but more complex to set up. A better option is to use an experienced belayer that you trust.
Take in the rope, as the climber is falling or in danger of falling. "Take" and "safe" can sound very similar if the sound quality is bad. Always make sure you know which your climber is yelling before unclipping.
5a or 5a+. The same climb would be graded an 11 in Australia, or a Diff or V-Diff in the UK.
t. If you use a static rope while climbing, and you fall, you will "snap" to the end of the rope, and risk injury.
A knot used for climbing. You need a knot that won't slip for safe climbing. Another good example of this is a double-figure-eight knot.
Placing one's foot against smooth rock without a foothold. "Smearing" is putting your foot against the wall or the rock where there are no holds or ledges to support your weight. You use body tension and pressure to keep your foot in place, so you can use it for balance or to push yourself up. The softer your climbing shoes, the easier it is to smear.
| You have arrived at the climbing gym. Many people are enjoying themselves on a wide variety of colourful climbs. You proceed to the counter. You've never climbed before. What is the first thing that you have to do? | Rock Climbing Basics
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Sign a release of responsibility. Signing a release of responsibility is an essential part of being allowed to climb. No climbing gym will let you near the walls without it. A belay test will be required on subsequent visits.
| The cashier at the climbing gym asks you if you will be renting any equipment. As it is your first climbing experience, you don't own any. What is the one piece of equipment that is absolutely necessary? | Rock Climbing Basics
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Harness. Without a harness you can cause yourself serious injury. Everything else is optional. Running shoes are fine, chalk is for difficult holds, and rope is going to be at the beginner walls already.
| Because you don't want to fall and hurt yourself when rock climbing indoors, you opt for the beginner lesson. Especially as it covers the equipment rental and your day of climbing. What is the absolute first thing that you are taught during the lesson? | Rock Climbing Basics
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Putting on the Harness. One of the main factors leading to injury in climbing is not putting the harness on properly. It is taught first because it is the most important thing. A bad knot may hold you, but a poorly worn harness will likely get you killed.
| The rock climbing instructor teaches you a knot. This knot is named for its shape and is the only knot that you are allowed to use to tie into a climbing route. What is this super safe knot called? | Rock Climbing Basics
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Double Figure 8. The Double Figure 8 knot applies pressure evenly throughout. When tied properly, this knot cannot slip through. The prussik is a knot also used in climbing, but it is used for ascending.
| The rock climbing instructor shows you an object called a gri gri. The gri gri comes equipped with a brake system. How does the brake engage on this device? | Rock Climbing Basics
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Quick loading of the rope. Slow loading of the rope will prevent the brake from engaging, resulting in a fall. Pushing the handle down releases the brake. Only a sharp tug on the rope will lock the brake.
| Your friend is climbing their first indoor rock wall. You are down at the bottom with the instructor. What one thing do you never do with the rope running through the gri gri? | Rock Climbing Basics
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Let go of it. Although the gri gri will normally stop somebody from falling, sometimes a person will fall slowly at first, and the gri gri will not lock. This requires that you stop the rope to force it to engage. You can only do this quickly if you have your hands on the rope.
| Now it's your turn to climb the rock wall. Before you head up the wall, your partner performs a safety check. What is not part of the safety check? | Rock Climbing Basics
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Chalk bag attached correctly. Chalk is a tool that is useful for climbing, but not having it is not a safety concern. Many people climb without it. Your harness, rope, and belay device are what will keep you safe while your up on the wall.
| You're on your first rock climb, but it is tough. Your arms are getting exhausted. What are you doing wrong? | Rock Climbing Basics
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Pulling with your arms. The biggest mistake that new climbers make is to rely on their arms far too much. Your arms are there to hold you in place on the wall to balance you. Your legs are much bigger than your arms are. Remember to use those leg muscles and you'll be able to climb longer.
| You finally make it to the top of the rock climbing wall. Time to come down. What is not part of preparing to be let down? | Rock Climbing Basics
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Slowly lower yourself to tighten the rope. Remember that if you slowly tighten the rope, the brake on the belay device won't engage properly, and you might fall. Trust your equipment and just let go. Sitting back and bracing your feet against the wall will keep you in a safe position, so that you don't bump your head against the wall as you come down.
There is no adjectival grade between HVS and E1. Some people think that the grades HVS (Hard Very Severe) and E1 (Extremely Severe 1) cover too broad a spectrum and would like to introduce an extra grade between the two grades. This theoretical grade is E0, but it doesn't actually exist.
How hard the hardest move on the climb is. In the UK, two grades are used to describe a climb. The adjectival grade describes the overall difficulty of the climb, including how much protection there is, how exposed the climb is, how long it is, how difficult it would be to escape from the route and how hard the moves are on the climb. The technical grade simply describes how hard the hardest move on the climb is (the crux of the climb).
Gritstone. Gritstone is a very hard form of sandstone, with very high friction and rounded holds. Routes tend to be quite short, but require a specialised climbing style, which uses the friction of the rock.
| Sometimes, climbers want to climb on sea cliffs, but first of all they have to get down to the bottom. How would climbers in the United Kingdom usually do this? | Rock Climbing in the UK
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They would abseil. Although climbers may sometimes scramble down to the bottom of a rock climb, they usually wouldn't actually down climb. Abseiling is the word that is used in the UK to describe rappeling.
| Which climbing calls would usually be used in the United Kingdom when a climber leads a climb? | Rock Climbing in the UK
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Climb when ready, climbing, safe. "Climb when ready" is used by the second to say that they have the leader on belay and are ready for you to climb. "Climbing" is used by the leader to say that they have started to climb. "Safe" is used by the leader to say that they have reached the end of the pitch, have tied themselves off, and the second can now take them off belay.
You can never stop that pungent odor of rubber and sweat. Many suggestions have been made for how you can reduce the smell of your sweaty rock climbing boots. However, none of the solutions ever gets rid of the smell completely.
A rather strange activity where rock climbers pit their wits against the rock without going up. Bouldering means that climbers try problems which are low enough to fall off. The problems may be highly technical. Sometimes problems can be quite high, and are known as Highball problems. A bouldering mat may be placed under the problem to cushion any falls.
| In the United Kingdom, what would you call it when a person climbs with no ropes or protection? | Rock Climbing in the UK
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Soloing. In the United Kingdom, it would be called soloing. Although free soloing is correct, this is not commonly used, as the free part of it is assumed. Free climbing simply means that the climber does not put their weight on any of the gear during climbing. The gear is only weighted by a fall.
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