rock climbing

n. The sport or activity of climbing sheer rock faces or walls that simulate such rock faces, especially by means of specialized techniques and equipment.

rock climbing

n (Mountaineering) the technique and sport of climbing on steep rock faces, usually with ropes and other equipment and as part of a team or pair

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Noun

rock climbing - the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)mount, climb - the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

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Rock Climbing

a sport, a type of mountaineering. Rock climbing as an organized sport appeared for the first time in the USSR in the 1930’s. All-Union championships have been held since 1947, usually in the Crimea and at the Stolby Preserve near Krasnoiarsk, on cliffs 100 m high. At a less advanced level, competitions are held on cliffs of any height. The competition consists of two parts: an individual, unaided ascent and a team ascent of two climbers roped together and using special equipment. The organizational structure and training methods for rock climbing were developed by I. I. Antonovich, Honored Coach of the USSR.

Since 1966, rock climbing has been included in the Uniform All-Union Sports Classification. Climbers from Leningrad, Krasnoiarsk, and Tbilisi have been the most successful at championship meets. Since 1973, rock-climbing competitions have also been held in Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, and elsewhere.

REFERENCE

Maerkovich, V. V., and Iu. A. Gur’ian. Naskaly! Spravochnik-putevoditel’ dlia skalolazov i turistov. Leningrad, 1971.

rock climbing

An ‘extreme sport’ in which the participant climbs rock formations—including sheer rock faces—with or without ropes
Injury risk Abrasions, fractures, death

rock climbing

Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports.

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noun the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)

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