| Rock climbing is the sport where you climb | | | | down like the rock walls at the local fairs |
| steep rocks and it was first done in England. | | | | that you may have. |
| By 1930 some hundred climbing resorts opened | | | | |
| in England alone and people started the sport | | | | Every kind of climbing here is dangerous and |
| of rock climbing. A person who wants to be a | | | | you should always take serious care when |
| climber should always be ready to climb such | | | | doing these kinds of sports. When you are |
| as being in good physical and mental health. | | | | doing leads climbing you need to be sure to |
| The person who is outlaying the route to the | | | | follow the path that the leader has given to |
| top of the climb should always be watching | | | | you and not stray from it. If you were to |
| out for the other climbers since they just | | | | stray from the right path you could seriously |
| started climbing. | | | | hurt yourself and could possibly even die if |
| | | | you don't follow the right path and stick to |
| There are a few different kinds of climbing, | | | | what you are told to do. Climbing a rock |
| there is free climbing where you do not use | | | | formation without any kind of help is called |
| any kind of ropes or anything and that is | | | | free climbing and should never be attempted |
| very dangerous then there is aid climbing | | | | if you are not strong in your upper body and |
| where you are aided into climbing with ropes | | | | cannot climb alone with the help of bolts and |
| and such. In lead climbing the leader of the | | | | ropes. |
| group that is climbing will outlay a path to | | | | |
| take by taking a rope around their own body | | | | When you are doing lead climbing you are |
| and then start to climb up the rock | | | | always going to be safe as your body is being |
| formation. Once he has made it up the rock | | | | held up with ropes and you are continuing to |
| formation a good ways the others start to | | | | follow the path which had been given to you. |
| climb and use his path. | | | | Sometimes it may be hard to stick with |
| | | | everyone when you are doing lead climbing but |
| With sport leads climbing the bolts are | | | | once you have lead climbing down and you can |
| already placed in the rock formation and so | | | | probably go do some of your own lead climbing |
| the climbers can just attach their ropes to | | | | and start climbing with other people that |
| the bolts already placed and keep climbing | | | | need help just like you needed help. Even |
| without having to bring extra equipment with | | | | though it may take some time for you to be |
| them on the climb. When a rope is placed on | | | | able to lead it will pay off when you are the |
| top of the rock formation with an anchor you | | | | one leading everyone to the top and you are |
| just kind of use the rope and make your way | | | | not the one following anymore. |