Climbing is going up, or, depending on context, also down. It may refer to aircraft, a land vehicle, and humans and other animals. On land, in particular it refers to steep climbs, e.g. on a hill, mountain or stairs, in a pole or tree, etc. This article covers climbing without a vehicle.
Professional tree climbing is climbing on trees for the purpose of hardware installation, pruning, or removal.
By method of ascent:
In aid climbing, all means of ascent are used, from pulling on gear to climbing rope ladders attached to drilled bolts.
In free climbing, climbers use only their hands, feet and other body parts to make progress. Ropes and other gear are only used for protection.
By type of protection:
In traditional climbing the leader places all protection. The climbing system is used to protect the climber against the consquences of a fall.
Sport climbing is climbing on routes that are protected mostly or entirely by bolts drilled into the rock.
Top-rope climbing uses a rope attached to an anchor at the top. It is often used to introduce beginners to climbing but is frowned on by some in the climbing community who consider it an unpure form of ascent. It is also used to let climbers Red point difficult trad routes.
Solo climbing is climbing without a partner. It can be done with a rope for protection ("roped solo") or without any form of protection at all ("free solo").
Competitions
Competitions are usually held indoors on purpose built climbing walls. There are two main categories.
Difficulty: competitors climb the same route one after the other. The winner is the one who reaches the highest point on the climb; if several competitors reach the top (or the same high point) the time taken may be used to determine the winner.
Speed: on two identical routes, competitors race each other to the top. The first to reach the top wins.
Typically climbers must have to climb the route on sight. This means that they are not allowed to see other climbers on the route, and have only a limited amount of time to visually inspect the climb from ground level. (Otherwise later climbers would be able to learn from previous competitors' mistakes, giving them a considerable advantage.)
Grading
Climbers grade the difficulty of the routes they climb. The grading system used varies from country to country (and region) and according to the style of climb. See also grade (bouldering).
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Should the climber succumb to any one of these dangers, a new climber takes his place at the exact point where he fell; the last major danger is eliminated.
One ally the climber has is a red "Lucky Balloon"; if he is able to grab it, in addition to the player earning bonus points, the climber is transported up 10 stories to a safe window.
If the climber is able to ascend to the top of a skyscraper and grabs the runner of a waiting helicopter, he earns a bonus and is transported to another skyscraper, which presents more dangers than the past.
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