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American Alpine Institute
July 24, 2026
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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.
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