noun
Rock climbing in which ropes and artificial anchors are not used as direct supports for the ascent, though they may be used to provide a belay in the event of a fall.
Related Forms:
- free climb
verb
noun
free climbing
free climbing
verb
The definition of free climbing is rock climbing without the use of ropes or climbing tools to help ascend, but only to protect in the case of a fall.
Climbing up El Capitan in Yosemite without a rope to help pull you up is an example of free climbing.
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