| For over three decades now, sport climbing has | | | | used to attach gear to more and more routes. |
| grown in popularity. Unlike leading a group up a | | | | There are areas with bolts and areas without. |
| rock face, sport climbing has an individual pit | | | | There is always debate about how much damage |
| themselves against the rock alone whilst a | | | | and impact bolts and other climbing paraphernalia |
| companion belays below. This companion will then | | | | have on the immediate environment. Climbers are |
| lower the climber down upon reaching the summit | | | | certainly having an effect as more and more of |
| or end of the single pitch route. The climb will | | | | us turn to this sport. This gives us an added |
| already have fixed anchor points. | | | | responsibility to minimise our presence on rock |
| This evolved as a hang over form early climbing | | | | surfaces as much as possible. |
| expeditions which used 'pitons' as climbing aids. | | | | Sport climbing allows you to try moves you |
| These metal stakes were not removed but left in | | | | wouldn't otherwise attempt as you know you are |
| the rocks. In Alpine regions, young French climbers | | | | not going to fall - as long as your belayer is paying |
| in the seventies started to reuse these pitons for | | | | attention. The protection in the rock is solid and |
| climbing and thus sport climbing was born as one | | | | on the whole reliable. For its practitioners it gives |
| person could ascend on their own while another | | | | freedom of expression and the potential of |
| watched from below. | | | | developing strength and stamina and improving |
| Hand held drills and quick setting resins were later | | | | your all round athletic ability. |