Types of climbing 2

Psicobloc
Unlike its predecessor, the psicoboulder, psicobloc is practiced in cliffs that have walls that collapse enough not to bump into some overhang. This passive protection is water. Although an apparently safe practice, the height of cliffs can produce some broken wrists, ankles and broken ribs from the blow against the water. One should also consider the number of jellyfish that can be seen in some of the most common psicobloc locales, such as Mallorca. A good video about the sport is King Lines, starring Chris Sharma.

Technical progression
Progression technique, which is common to all types of climbing, is as follows:
The first climber is roped up using grips or natural holds, and places the insurance-in the classic case of escalation-or anchors them-in the case of sport climbing. These are preferably placed at the level of his waist (the higher you place them, the greater the possible fall) and passes the rope with which the whip is bound by one of the carabiners connected by a rope belt linking the fixation (the set of two carabiners connected by a ribbon is commonly known by quickdraw).

Meanwhile, the second is ensuring the roped party of the first string from the ground or from a meeting. This will make use of a braking device that will prevent the rope from running during a fall. In case of a fall, the last anchor point will stop it. The energy of the fall is absorbed by elements of the security chain, such as the elasticity of the rope, straps that connect to the fixings, the brake device (if dynamic), climbing harnesses, and in the latter case, the body of these.

The second is roped up for the first secured from above, using the same string, except that he is exposed to a fall from a much lower height. In the classical method of climbing, and if the second is the last one up, you must remove the fasteners that are recoverable (friends, nails, fisureros, natural anchors tapes …) and possible elements in the artificial fasteners (such as connection plates or rings in the self-piercing studs).

Once you reach the end of the scale you can use several techniques to descend. In multi-pitch climbing, and if you can not make the descent on foot through an alternative route, you must use the technique of rappelling. If the road is a long one, the climber may be lifted from the meeting and may leave the rope attached to the second climb on top-rope (the rope from the top).

Computer
The team depends on the type of climbing, as if climbing requires the use of harnesses, climbing shoes (cat feet), connectors, slings express or rings, brake systems or insurance (ATC grigri, reverse, etc. .) dynamic rope, lift handle, and, something that many climbers have forgotten, their helmet. For climbing and / or classical or indoor climbing one also requires various materials (fisureros-also called nuts, stoppers or nuts, friends, etc.)

All of these are according to the route one wants to go up. Most climbers use magnesium to protect against sweat, although in certain protected locations (such as parks, etc.) it is not used because it is expressly forbidden by the authorities due to temporarily staining the rock.

A set of security elements are always used to climb: harness, Express tape, carabiners (normal or safety), dynamic rope, magnesium, cat feet, gri-gri, etc. It is of utmost importance for every type of climbing that one takes the right equipment, taking into account the type of rock, the sector ranking where one will climb and the state of the existing anchors, to verify the degree of oxidation etc. One should not hesitate to always carry a little more material, for possible emergencies.

In rock climbing, the needed climbing equipment will be at least: harness, rope, cat feet, express ribbons, a brake device (preferably an automatic or semiautomatic, gri-gri type, etc.). For sports climbing routes equipped with fixed anchors need some more, usually a corporal being self-insured for use at meetings, something that many climbers have forgotten. Climbing and/or classic climbing also requires various materials such as fisureros, friends, nuts, nails, and sinkers. These vary widely depending on the route chosen, type of rock, kind of sites for anchorage, ethics of the determined area, and so forth.

We can classify the climbing equipment
Personal computer
Harness
Climbing
Casco
Ropes, cords and ribbons
According to its elasticity:
Static ropes
Dynamic ropes
According to their use:
Simple Strings
Twin Ropes
Double Ropes
Carabiners
Normal
Security
HMS
Brakes. There are a lot of devices that serve to ensure the progress of a climber.
Gri-gri
Sum
Cinch
Brake Plates
ABS
ATC
Reverse
Hitch mounted on HMS carabiner
Rappelling or descenders (such as “8″)
Bindings
Nails or pins
Fisureros or nuts
Friends
Tricams
Lead
Bindings

We can differentiate between two types of fixation: the recoverable ones used mainly in classical, Big Wall, and Alpine, and the unrecoverable, used especially in sports but also in other styles.

The self-piercing stud fixings used in sports technique can be discussed in the section on classic climbing, but the increasing use of powerful, affordable self-drilling fasteners allow deeper installation (unless it is necessary to open the hole by hand) that offers more guarantees. This applies to expansion bolts, known as bolts, pins and chemicals.

The bolts are threaded screws up to fifteen centimeters in length along which there are one or several cone-shaped wedges that expand against a jacket and this, in turn, against the walls of the hole (similar to those used with self-drilling expansion). The sheet or ring connection is placed in the threaded end of the screw that comes out of the rock, making it possible to use the anchor point instantly after being posted. This has gained support in the areas of exploration where it is feasible to keep autonomous drilling equipment, such as specific caving campaigns.

Chemical bolts attach to the rock by an adhesive, which is usually epoxy-based. The hole is drilled into which, after being properly cleaned, the resin is introduced. There are a variety of forms of application, such as with a spray gun or pre-dosed capsules. Then the bolt, basically a rod with corrugation on the body, clings to the resin, and it is finished with a ring attached to the carabiner. The pin, also called tensor, is usually a very durable material such as stainless steel or dichromate.

This installation system requires a set time after placement before it can be used, which varies according to the binder used and weather conditions. It appears to offer greater durability and resistance of the anchorage, and may be placed in many rocks, even soft rock that will not allow the use of expansion anchors. It is now considered the best type of anchor on rock, with the disadvantage of the need for a set time before using.

Grading Systems
The difficulty of a scale may be calibrated using different metric systems. These systems vary by region (French, Yosemite, English, etc.,) or the kind of escalation (free, artificial ice, Psicobloc). In Spain the most common system for rock climbing is a mixture of French and UIAA grading. For the path of least difficulty, the UIAA system is used (Roman numerals from I to V with + or – to further develop), moving up to the French grading system (6, 7, 8, 9 subscript a, b, or c with a + or – to adjust even more).