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Aid Climbing

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Aid climbing is a sub-genre of rock climbing that requires one to use direct aid to climb a feature. Often a person employs specialized gear. Sometimes people use aid technique to climb “big walls” in places like Yosemite and Zion.

Intro to Aid Technique

American Alpine Institute
May 12, 2017

Intro to Aid Technique

American Alpine Institute
November 12, 2012