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Climbing indoors, on artificial climbing walls. This is typically for training but many people consider this a worthwhile activity in its own right.
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Climbing involving a rope and some means of protection, as opposed to scrambling or glacier travel.
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Climbing on routes that are too long for a single belay rope.
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Climbing technique relying on the friction between the sloped rock and the sole of the shoe to support the climber's weight, as opposed using holds or edges, cracks, etc.
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Climbing technique where a leg is held in a position to maintain balance, rather than to support weight. Often useful to prevent barn-dooring.
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Climbing with your only protection being a parachute that is deployed in the event of a fall. A combination of free soloing, and BASE jumping.
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Climbing without aid or protection. This typically means climbing without a rope.
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Climbing without unnatural aids, other than used for protection.
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Clip-on string fastened to piton when inserting or removing, so as to avoid loss.
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Clipping into an anchor with the segment of rope from beneath the previous piece of protection, resulting in a tangled configuration of the belay rope.
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