The Thrill of Rock Climbing

I’ve gone rock climbing only a couple times in my life and it’s been really fun. I love to climb things it gets my blood pumping. I’ve climbed trees, buildings, cliffs and mountains. I feel like I should go rock climbing more often. It’s a really active sport and it’s healthy. Some people, when rock climbing, like to race each other up a cliff or mountain. People set competitions once in a while.

Climbing is fun, but has its fatalities. A lot of people die every year in rock climbing accidents. My dad’s friend’s brother died in a rock climbing accident. Rock climbing it can be a very dangerous sport, the wire can snap, or your gear can be put on incorrectly. You’re climbing a cliff of course it’s going to be dangerous naturally. It’s an extreme sport and you have to be patient, taking your time checking your gear and making sure everything is secure and ready to go. Climbing up is fun, building the skill to get yourself up and watching your feet, planning where to step next, where to grab and pull yourself higher, and when you’re done, propelling yourself down is thrilling. Kicking yourself down the cliff and just doing this process is relaxing and makes you feel weightless, like you’re floating back down.

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  1. David Lenz Says:

    This article makes Rock climbing look very dangerous, while in my experience, it can be as safe as people are willing to make it.

    I like your description of foot and hand placement, good work there.