Each sport has its own particularity that is different from other sports. The main characteristics of rock climbing are reflected in the following aspects:
Speciality of the Venue
Rock climbing is the only sport carried out on steep rock walls (including artificial rock walls). This particularity has attracted the attention of countless people, arousing infinite curiosity and reverie, and thus making people have an impulse to experience it.
Danger
Rock climbing is a sport with certain dangers. As long as you leave the ground, there is a possibility of falling off, and as long as you fall off, there may be danger; as long as you go into nature, there are many uncertain factors, some of which may bring disaster to people. This requires each participant to have sufficient understanding of this in mind, and to master relevant techniques through continuous practice and accumulate experience in various aspects.
Creativity
Rock climbing is a sport that requires creativity. The climbing route may be on a natural rock wall or an artificial rock wall; the angle of the route can be divided into four types: depression (slab: angle <90°), right angle (vertical: angle = 90°), elevation (overhand: 90° < angle <180°) and eaves (roof: angle = 180°); the types of fulcrums on the route are divided into crimp, slope, pinch, pocket, etc.; the direction of each fulcrum and the position and distance between the fulcrums are uncertain. All of these determine that there is no completely fixed action in rock climbing. If you want to do it well, you must constantly practice and strive to create new actions and give full play to your imagination. It is this endless innovation that gives rock climbing unlimited vitality.
Challenge
Rock climbing is a sport that is extremely challenging to people's climbing ability, perseverance and psychology. It requires climbers to constantly challenge the height, difficulty and time (i.e. speed) of the route. Each climb is a process of constantly encountering and overcoming difficulties. It fully reflects the harmony between man and nature. People show courage and perseverance through rock climbing, and the rock wall is full of vitality and charm because of the arrival of rock climbers.
Flexibility
Before climbing, climbers should make corresponding climbing plans and plans according to different rock walls, different routes and personal conditions, and constantly adjust to new situations during the climbing process and adopt new contingency measures (i.e. second plan or backup plan). For competitive climbing, since most competitions use closed climbing, it is even more necessary for contestants to keep a clear and calm mind at all times and quickly and decisively choose the best climbing action and route. Any mistake, even if it is just an unreasonable action, will lead to failure.
Based on the above characteristics, we can think that rock climbing is a complex sport. Participating in rock climbing requires not only good physical fitness, excellent technical skills, and rich experience, but also good psychological quality, strong perseverance, and a spirit of continuous innovation. If you want to reach a high level in rock climbing, you must make great efforts.
Keep Training
Whenever, keep training is the key to climb higher and higher. So, take a doorway hangboard to train at home daily or a portable hangboard outdoor always is really very important. During your training, ensure you have enough energy always. So, you'd better to have a rock climbing mug to have some tea or coffee at side. This climbing mug is with a real rock climbing hold, which can practice your grip strength always. Also, you can take it as rock climbing gifts for rock climbers.