Climbing equipment refers to a broad range of manufactured gear that is used in the activity or sport of climbing.[1]
Notable groups include:
- Alpine climbing equipment as is used in alpine climbing and mountaineering
- Deep-water soloing equipment as is used in deep-water soloing
- Ice climbing equipment as is used in ice climbing and mixed climbing
- Mixed climbing equipment as used in mixed climbing and dry-tooling
- Mountaineering equipment as is used in mountaineering and alpine climbing
- Rock-climbing equipment as is used in aid climbing, bouldering, competition climbing, free solo climbing, multi-pitch climbing (including big wall climbing), rope solo climbing, sport climbing, traditional climbing and top rope climbing.
- Via Ferrata equipment as used in Via Ferrata climbing
- ^ The Mountaineers (2018). "Chapter 2: Clothing and Equipment". Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (9th ed.). Quiller Publishing. pp. 18–41.