Like how do they get the pegs in the rock hundreds of feet up the cliff if they’re at the bottom? I don’t get it.
Like if someone starts out at the base of a mountain with all the shit you need, ropes, pulleys, hooks and metal rods to stick into the rock, how do they manage to get their rods in the rock to climb in the first place? It makes sense if someones been there before and have put the rods in the rock before them, but how do the “FIRST ONES” do it?
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You climb up with all the pegs and gear you need. You climb the actual rock using your limbs.
You grab the stone and pull yourself up the cliff bit by bit. The rope isn’t there to help you climb, only to stop you falling all the way down. You can free climb without any pegs at all, they’re just a safety feature.
Then every couple meters up the cliff you wedge a peg into the rock securely and pull your rope through, ensuring you won’t fall beyond that peg. Then you climb some more, put another peg, pull the rope through, climb some more, etc etc.
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