subject: Tips For Going Rock Climbing [print this page] Rock climbing is a fun sport, but when you want to go you have to have a professional rock climbers with you to teach you how to do it. You have to have to have professional rock climbers with you or you will not be able to do it cause it can be dangerous. The reason way it is dangerous is because you can can slip off a rock and fall, the metal hooks can come out of the rocks, or you can get tangled up in the robe and get hurt badly. These hooks are called bolted clip hangers and you have to know how to put them in the right way, this is to protect you when climbing. They are hammered in the cracks of the rocks, they will show you how to do this right. The hooks hold the robe to hold you.
You will have to take classes before you can go climbing to learn what to do when you are doing this. They will teach you how to grab the rocks the right way and so you will not slip. You will need to check all your gear before you go out on your climb. Because if you do not you can get hurt or you will not h ave enough to do the climb. Make sure you have string hooks If you do not put the hook in the right way they can come out and cause if you do not they can break and you can fall. You can get hurt or worse so you will need to know how to do this. You will have to get a lot of climbing experience under your belt to do this on your own.
They will also teach you to go down the cliff or mountains. Because you will have to know how to slide down the robe go get down with out falling or getting hurt. You need to hold it very tightly so you will not slip, fall from where you are, or get stuck in the robe. You have to make sure that the robe you are using is string and thick before youuse it for climbing. You also have to make sure that there are no cuts in the robe, that can cause it to snap andyou will fall. When a professional take you climbing you will have to listen to them very carefully of it can be bad.
Be sure you bring lots of water with you so you will not get dehydrated. Also bring some food with you so you will not get sick from being in the sun to long. It is always a good idea to have someone climb with you. So this way you are not alone when doing this and it is a good idea so someone is there if you or they get hurt so someone can get help.