Natural Gear rock climbing
Perhaps the most common and the more traditional approach to rock climbing is natural gear rock climbing. The sport involves a lead climbing ascending the rock face and putting in place temporary anchor points to protect themselves in case of a fall and to provide a path for following climbers.
Often referred to as traditional or trad climbing this method of climbing can be further subdivided into “Crag climbing” – smaller outcrops of 20 to 100m where the aim is to ascend ‘free of climbing aids”; “Continuous rock climbing – super cragging, typically over 100m climbs, but with a one day time limit; “Big wall climbing” – large rock face climbing, where one climber will take on a section of the climb and others will follow by jumaring or prusiking (overnight stays on the rock are common for the big wall climbers).