Rock Climbing

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My friends and I went rock climbing during the summer and it was the highlight of the entire summer for me. At the start, I thought to myself, what’s the big deal about climbing a bunch of rocks. I never realized that it could turn out to be such a satisfying experience.

My friends say that there are several kinds of climbing ranging from recreational climbing to adventurous and sport climbing. All of them involve the use of one’s hands and feet to move up a steep object. I suppose rock climbing started from the pursuit of mountaineering since they both involve climbing up a steep rocky surface wit the use of ropes and other climbing equipment and protective gear.

After reading up on the topic, I discovered that there are two basic types of rock climbing. These are free climbing, which involves the use of ropes and other gear strictly for safety purposes in case you fall, and aid climbing, which involves using equipment to create a passage on a piece of rock in order to be able to move forward.

History tells us that man has been climbing up mountains strictly for recreational purposes since the 16th century. Previously, mountain climbers did not...

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