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2. Climbing gym - Wikipedia

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   A climbing gym is a gym dedicated to indoor climbing. ... many gyms use a circuit system wherein climbs of a similar grade in a gym will be the same colour, ...

3. Rock climbing - Wikipedia

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   Modern indoor climbing walls and gyms include artificial versions of almost every type of obstacle and climbing hold encountered in the natural environment. [20] Artificial walls include novel features such as volume holds and sloper holds, which indoor route setters use to challenge climbers in very specific and unusual ways. [20]

4. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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   A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...

5. Bouldering - Wikipedia

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   Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses.While bouldering can be done without any equipment, most climbers use climbing shoes to help secure footholds, chalk to keep their hands dry and to provide a firmer grip, and bouldering mats to prevent injuries from falls.

6. Route setter - Wikipedia

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   A "setter" can set routes in many ways, some examples being bouldering, top roping, lead climbing, among other types of climbing.Someone wishing to get training as a route setter can simply take a short workshop in a specific climbing gym and learn the basics in order to set in that particular gym.

7. Pick your route: Downtown Erie now has an indoor rock ... - AOL

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   The climbing gym, 426 State St., officially opens to the public Monday after a soft opening over the weekend for members. ... Rope wall routes also have their own Yosemite Decimal System number ...

8. Waterfront climbing gym and housing project with ‘amazing ...

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   The gym will feature 55-foot-tall top rope and lead walls, and more than 100 rope stations. It will include bouldering areas both indoors and on the outdoor rooftop.

9. Grade (climbing) - Wikipedia

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   In aid climbing (i.e. the opposite of free climbing), the most widely used system is the A-grade system (e.g. A3+), which was recalibrated in the 1990s as the "new wave" system from the legacy A-grade system. For "clean aid climbing" (i.e. aid climbing equipment is used but only where the equipment is temporary and not permanently hammered into ...