Rock Climbing

Christopher Brouillard

Rock Climbing Wall

What is rock climbing?

Rock climbing is a traditionaly outside sport that involves planning paths and climbing cliff faces or boulders. There are three major types of rock climbing.

  1. Bouldering
  2. Top Rope Climbing
  3. Lead climbing

There are also other derivative types of rock climbing such as:

Rock Climbing In Orlando Area

Rock Climbing Difficulty Scale

Difficulty YDS French
Beginner 5.2-5.9 1-6a
Intermediate 5.10a-5.11d 6a+-7a+
Advanced 5.12a-5.13d 7b-8b
Pro 5.14a-5.15c 8b+-9b+

WARNING!

Rock climbing can be very dangerous when getting to higher difficulties. It is important to take long breaks and not to rush difficulties that are out of your league. If you put too much stress on your body while rock climbing you could cause permanent damge.