Bouldering
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Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses. While bouldering can be done without any equipment, mos
Bouldering in Idyllwild, California
The largest outdoor bouldering gym in North America, The Cliffs at DUMBO, is located in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
An indoor bouldering gym
Climber on the Thimble in Custer State Park in South Dakota during the 1960s
Free solo climbing
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Free solo climbing is a form of rock climbing in which the climber climbs on technical terrain without ropes or any form of protective equipment — all they are allowed to use are climbing shoes and cl
Bouldering
…shoes to help secure footholds, chalk to keep their hands dry and to provide a firmer grip, and bouldering mats to prevent injuries from falls. Unlike free solo climbing, which is also performed without ropes, bouldering problems (the sequence of moves that a climber performs to complete the climb) are usually less than…
Alain Robert free soloing (on sight) the multi-pitch route, No Self Control 7a (5.11d), in the Verdon Gorge, 1991.
Alain Robert free solo of Pol Pot (5.12d, 7c), Verdon Gorge, 1996
Steph Davis free solo of Outer Limits (5.11a), Yosemite, c2002
Michael Reardon free soloing Lower Right Ski Track (5.10b) in Joshua Tree National Park, 2007.