J.K. Rowling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAid climbing, climbing using equipment that acts as artificial handhold or footholds, became popular during the period 1920-1960, leading to ascents in the Alps and in Yosemite Valley that were considered impossible without such means. However, climbing techniques, equipment and ethical considerations have evolved steadily. Today, free climbing, climbing using holds made entirely of natural rock while using gear solely for protection and not for upward movement, is the most popular form of the sport. Free climbing has since been divided into several sub-styles of climbing dependent on belay configuration.<\/p>\n
Most of the climbing done in modern times is considered free climbing\u2014climbing using one’s own physical strength, with equipment used solely as protection and not as support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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