Climbing technique

Climbing technique refers to a broad range of physical movements used in the activity or sport of climbing.

Illustration from a 1924 textbook by Ernst Platz

Notable groups include:

• Aid climbing technique as is used in aid climbing
• Big wall climbing technique as is used in big wall climbing
• Ice climbing technique as is used in ice climbing
• Mixed climbing technique as is used in mixed climbing and dry-tooling
• Mountaineering technique as is used in mountaineering and alpine climbing
• Multi-pitch climbing technique as is used in multi-pitch rock, ice, and mixed climbing
• Rock-climbing technique as is used in bouldering, competition climbing, free solo climbing (including deep-water soloing), sport climbing, traditional climbing and top rope climbing.
• Rope-solo technique as is used in rope solo climbing
• Self-rescue technique as is used in self-rescue climbing.

See also

• Beta (climbing), information on what technique to use
• Campus board, an important training device for enabling advanced climbing techniques
• Grade (climbing), closely associated with the development of climbing technique
• History of rock climbing, a chronicle of the impact of evolving techniques on standards

External links

• Climbing Techniques and Moves, REI (2023)
• A Comprehensive Guide to Climbing Technique, Gripped Magazine (February 2021)