Rock Climbing: The Basics

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…recently been described as a "sport." Past and pioneer climbers were interested above all in the adventure of climbing or the art and spirituality of it, and did not consider their activity as sport. Would an astronaut consider a mission to the moon sport? Seriously, mountaineering, like space travel, is an adventure of the greatest magnitude. The mountaineer's competition is within himself and against the elements. His objective: to reach the summit and return alive