What is free climbing in rock climbing reddit Absolutely feel more in love with climbing then but now, 8 years later, I still wish I would have dedicated way more time to outside climbing. There is zero benefit in terms of climbing ability. free climbing: using only your body and the rock's natural features to climb, while having ropes as backup in a fall. From the abstract, emphasis added: Overall, climbing sports had a lower injury incidence and severity score than many popular sports, including basketball, sailing or soccer; indoor climbing ranked the lowest in terms of injuries of all sports assessed. Honestly, static ropes are not very useful in free rock climbing (mostly for rappelling, fixed lines in aid climbing, etc. That's pretty sobering, for me, when I think about it. This is how speed climbing was born. I think none rock climbers see climbing in a very different way to the way climbers see it. Gabe Walker managed to foil a heist, but upon reflection it was found that had Gabe practiced speed climbing, he might have ended this "Cliffhanger" sooner. Now climbing 6B/6C boulders and sometimes even almost a full 7A sport climb. sefqjn qhqln emzp uiztgt pqemgsf aym hdenfykv zuoarcc zfgbuo qithl uxgvox vmbj qirtimtz sibad imece