Beta (climbing)
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Beta is a climbing term that designates information about how to ascend a climbing route, and the specific climbing techniques required—and how to apply them—to overcome the key challenges encountered
Competition bouldering climbers at the IFSC World Cup 2017 pre-inspecting the boulder problems to figure out the beta.
A Betamax cassette
Climbers standing on the top of 'Boot Flake' on El Capitan, preparing to do the "King Swing" pendulum
Redpoint (climbing)
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In rock climbing, a redpoint is a successful free-climb of a climbing route that is performed by a lead climber. The lead climber can use rock-climbing equipment only for their protection, and not as
Beta (climbing)
…and without falling, it is called an onsight if they had no beta, or a flash if they had beta (a completion after several failed attempts is called a redpoint). New grade milestones in the on-sighting and flashing of routes are actively followed in the climbing media. The discovery of new beta has led to the…
Kurt Albert climbing at the "Streitberger Schild" near Streitberg, Frankenjura, Germany, the place where he made the first Rotpunkt in 1975.