Climbing garden

A climbing is a climbing plant to natural rock walls, quarries, or on buildings. Sometimes ropes courses are referred to as climbing gardens.

Construction

Suitable rocks and walls are prepared with bolts, diverters and other securing means so that secure climbers with little effort and can climb (eg rockfall ) with relatively low objective dangers.

The climbing routes are classified into levels of difficulty. The classifications differ within Europe and also in Germany. However, these classifications are only approximate, since it also on physical conditions such as size matters, whether a route is easy or not. This distinguishes the climbing of other climbing equipment, which are often planned so that as many people can commit the routes.

The routing of the routes as well as their level of difficulty can be removed from topos, which it partially available on the Internet, but most are summarized in climbing guides for an entire climbing area.

In order to build a rock wall climbing gyms, typically this requires a system installer and Sustainer of the climbing facility. These installers / providers are sections of the local mountaineering associations or other entities operating in the field of climbing clubs, partly dedicated individuals mostly. Climbing areas are also used for commercial purposes by climbing schools for blocking climbing courses. This requires that the environment is relatively safe and easy routes according to available.

In the Alps there are some crags near mountain huts and be set up and maintained by the lodge hosts.

Expiration

In climbing areas with routes that often steep, to overhangs, where the slope is greater than 90 °.

Normally, the routes will be climbed upwards only. At the highest point of the route there is a so-called deflector, such as a permanently fixed snap hook, in which the cable is hooked. This allows the belayer Drain the climber. Sometimes it is possible or necessary to withdraw from the route and run down by a footpath.

Visitor

Since there are mounting options for securing means ( eg express sets) in climbing areas, a relatively safe climbing for beginners and children is possible. Outside of climbing walls a savepoint must be built partly very complex itself, eg slings tied around ledges by clamping wedges stuck in crevices or.