Climbing technique
Climbing technique refers to a broad range of physical movements used in the activity or sport of climbing.
Notable sub-groups of climbing technique include:
- Aid climbing technique as is used in aid climbing
- Big [wall climbing technique] as is used in big wall climbing
- Ice climbing technique as is used in ice climbing
- Mixed climbing technique as is used in mixed climbing and in dry-tooling
- Mountaineering technique as is used in mountaineering and in alpine climbing
- Multi-pitch climbing technique as is used in multi-pitch rock, ice, and mixed climbing
- Rock-climbing technique as is used in bouldering, competition climbing, free solo climbing, sport climbing, traditional climbing and in top rope climbing.
- Rescue techniques in climbing including:
- *Crevasse-rescue technique as is used in glacier travel and in alpine climbing
- *Self-rescue technique as is used in self-rescue climbing
- Rope-solo technique as is used in rope solo climbing
- Simul climbing technique as used in simul-climbing and by rope teams