rydra_wong: Lisa Rands' chalky hands on the sloper on the route Gaia (climbing -- hands)
rydra_wong ([personal profile] rydra_wong) wrote in [community profile] disobey_gravity 2010-06-02 08:59 am (UTC)

Adding to what [personal profile] cofax7 said: trad climbing can be much more dangerous (not always, but it can be) than sport climbing, if the particular configuration of the rock on a route doesn't allow for much protection or reliable protection.

So you have the separate system of grading, which factors in how exposed/dangerous/"committing" a route is (if something's "committing", it means you can't safely downclimb out of a situation if you get stuck; the only way out is up), whereas sports climbs are graded purely on physical difficulty.

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