Climbing is the activity of using one’s hands and feet (or indeed any other part of the body) to ascend a steep object. It is done both for recreation, to reach an inaccessible place, or for its own enjoyment. It is done both for recreation, to reach an inaccessible place, or for its own enjoyment.

It is done both for recreation, to reach an inaccessible place, or for its own enjoyment. It is done both for recreation, to reach an inaccessible place, or for its own enjoyment.It is done both for recreation, to reach an inaccessible place, or for its own enjoyment. It is done both for recreation, to reach an inaccessible place, or for its own enjoyment.

ANATOMY OF FINGERS

Lead climbing (also known as “Sport” Climbing, see below): An important form of recreational climbing in which the climber starts at the base of a route, then climbs upwards pulling a rope behind him for protection (i.e. without the benefit of a rope from above). From time to time the rope is passed through a carabiner attached to the rock via some kind of anchor (known as a running belay, or runner), thus affording the climber some degree of protection should he/she fall. The degree of safety depends crucially on the quality of the anchors available, and the distance between them. A falling climber will typically fall over twice the distance between him/her and the last runner.