climbing
Let an agent explain climbing disciplines and techniques in general terms, relay safety principles, equipment standards and governance, describe history and culture, and route instruction to qualified courses.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain climbing disciplines and techniques in general terms, relay safety principles, equipment standards and governance, describe history and culture, and route instruction to qualified courses.
The activity of ascending steep natural or artificial surfaces using hands and feet, as recreation, sport or means of travel, including rock climbing on slabs, faces, overhangs and roofs, ice climbing on frozen waterfalls and glaciers, indoor and competition climbing, bouldering, mountaineering and vertical dance as a performance form; climbing uses ropes, harnesses and protection or is done free solo, is governed by federations such as the IFSC and UIAA, and became an Olympic sport in 2020.
What it is for: Ascending steep terrain for recreation, sport and travel.
It can be explain disciplines and techniques; relay safety and equipment standards; describe governance and competition; route instruction to qualified courses.
Distinguishing features
Technical movement
Protection systems
Grading scales
Ethics of style
What it looks like
People ascending rock, ice or artificial walls with ropes and specialised gear.
Physical character
Olympic debut: 2020 year - Tokyo Games
How it is recognised
Ascending steep surfaces by hand and foot
Rock, ice, indoor, competition, bouldering, mountaineering
Hiking and scrambling involve less technical terrain; industrial rope access is work, not recreation
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is governed by - for competition
is related to - an overlapping activity
In practice
Families and kinds
rock climbing: slab, face, crack, overhang and roof climbing
ice and mixed climbing, including competition ice climbing
indoor and competition climbing: lead, bouldering, speed
traditional, sport, free solo and aid climbing styles
mountaineering and alpine climbing
vertical dance as performance
Standards and regulation
UIAA and EN standards for climbing equipment
IFSC competition rules
Access agreements and land rules at crags
Olympic programme inclusion
Failure modes and hazards
Falls and equipment failure
Rockfall, avalanche and weather
Agents giving safety-critical instruction without qualification
Access conflicts
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What climbing is.
Definition.
Disciplines
Disciplines.
Disciplines
Disciplines.
- What disciplines and styles of climbing exist, and how do they differ? definition
- Is the question about recreational climbing, competition or rope access work? boundary
Technique
Technique.
Technique
Technique.
- What are the basic movement techniques on slab, face, crack and overhanging terrain, in general terms? definition
- Which entry fits the specific discipline? action
Safety Safety and equipment.
Regulation.
Systems
Protection systems.
Systems
Systems.
- How do ropes, harnesses, belays and protection work, and what standards apply? provenance
- Is the user seeking instruction for a real climb, which needs a qualified course or guide? boundary
Hazards
Hazards.
Hazards
Hazards.
- What are the main hazards, and what do accident studies show? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Sport Competition and grading.
Governance.
Competition
Competition.
Competition
Competition.
- How are lead, bouldering, speed and ice climbing competitions run, including at the Olympics? provenance
- Which entry fits sport climbing? action
Grading
Grading systems.
Grading
Grading.
- How do grading systems such as YDS, French and V-scale work? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Context History and culture.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did climbing develop from alpinism to modern sport climbing? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of mountaineering? action
Culture
Culture and access.
Culture
Culture.
- What ethics, culture and access issues shape climbing communities? provenance
- Which entry fits climbing access? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each discipline be a separate entry?
- How should equipment standards be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming terrain types and a performance form; should they be split off?