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Free climbing
Free climbing describes climbing in which movement comes from holds and footholds on rock or wall; rope and protection are used for safety, not upward aid. It is more a climbing style than one single competition sport.
LevelVariant
FamilyClimbing Family
CategoryOutdoor sport
Classification
Category
Outdoor sport
Family
Climbing Family
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Tags
individual, indoor, outdoor, einzeln, free-climbing, climbing, style, needs-review
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Climb a route by one's own movement with proper protection.
Teilnehmer
Individual in performance, often rope team/partner check in practice.
Teamgröße
Individual or rope team by route.
Spielfeld
Climbing route in gym, crag or alpine context.
Dauer
Route- and style-dependent.
Wertung
No single sport scoring; by context route, style, ascent or competition rules.
Gewinnbedingung
Free ascent under agreed style or sport-climbing competition result.
Ausrüstung
- climbing shoes
- harness
- rope
- belay device
- route/holds
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- belay error
- using protection for upward progress
- access/environment breach
- route-rule breach
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- Klettern Deutscher Alpenverein · federation-guide · high
- Competition resources IFSC · federation-rules · high
- Safety standards UIAA · safety-standards · high