Types of climbing

Parkour () is a self-led movement practice where practitioners use only the abilities of their bodies to interact with obstacles in any given environment. With roots in military obstacle course training and martial arts, parkour includes flipping, running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, and whatever is suitable for a given situation. Parkour is an activity that can be practiced alone or with others, and is usually carried out in urban spaces, though it can be done anywhere. It involves seeing one's environment in a new way, and envisioning the potential for naviga

sporting activity that involves climbing natural rock formations using physical strength, technique and balance, with hands and feet, and employing safety systems according to the type of climbing practised

type of climbing that takes place on routes pre-equipped with fixed anchors where the climber secures the rope at these points as they progress

thumb|Bouldering in Idyllwild, California

type of climbing with ice tools

thumb|Canyoning in Gitgit, Bali, Indonesia

activity

type of climbing in which the climber progresses along the route by placing quickdraws and passing the rope through the anchors as they ascend, assuming the risk of falling beyond the last secured point

type of rock climbing without protection

form of work positioning, initially developed from techniques used in climbing and caving

type of climbing in which the climber progresses using only their hands and feet on the rock to move forward, using ropes and belay devices as protection against falls, but not to progress

climbing discipline

thumb|A climber ascends the Doran Memorial Bridge using [[aid climbing techniques]]

type of climbing on climbing walls

a form of climbing in which progress is made using artificial devices

type of rock climbing in which one climbs a long route consisting of several pitches, so the ascent usually takes more than a single day

form of free solo climbing over water

climbing style using traditional belaying methods

method of climbing in which the climber is anchored from the top of the wall by a rope

thumb|right|upright|Scrambling Mount Galwey in Waterton Park, [[Alberta, Canada]]

thumb|Climber dry-tooling on The Finish (grade D10), White Goods crag, Wales

Paraclimbing is competitive climbing for athletes with disabilities.

climing activity

style of mountaineering

outdoor training activity

type of climbing that involves ascending using cracks in the rock as handholds

style of climbing in which the climber climbs alone

variant of ice climbing, with the difference that it takes place on a mixture of different terrains: ice, snow and rock

type of climbing in which the route is divided into pitches, each secured by intermediate anchors, requiring the lead climber to place the protection and the following climbers to follow secured from each belay station

thumb|A rooftopper on top of the Zürich Hauptbahnhof railway station in Switzerland|alt=A person sits on the ledge of a building looking down at the street below thumb|thumbtime=1:49|Buildering and rooftopping on a cable-stayed bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine

free-climbing a route, while lead climbing, after having practiced the route beforehand

type of climbing practised in high mountains