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'''Face climbing''' is a type of [[rock climbing|climbing]] where climbers use features and irregularities in the rock such as [[finger pockets]] and [[edge (climbing)|edges]] to ascend a vertical [[rock face]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Rock Climbing: Rock Climbing |first1=Timothy W. |last1=Kidd |first2=Jennifer |last2=Hazelrigs |publisher=Human Kinetics 10% |year=2009 |isbn=9781450409001 |page=211 }}</ref> Face climbing is contrasted with [[crack climbing]]. Face climbing is less reliant upon [[climbing technique|technique]] than crack climbing, but instead relies more upon body position.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Free Climbing With John Bachar |first1=John |last1=Bachar |first2=Steven |last2=Boga |publisher=Stackpole Books |year=1996 |page=5 |isbn=9780811725170 }}</ref> |
'''Face climbing''' is a type of [[rock climbing|climbing]] where climbers use features and irregularities in the rock such as [[finger pockets]] and [[edge (climbing)|edges]] to ascend a vertical [[rock face]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Rock Climbing: Rock Climbing |first1=Timothy W. |last1=Kidd |first2=Jennifer |last2=Hazelrigs |publisher=Human Kinetics 10% |year=2009 |isbn=9781450409001 |page=211 }}</ref> Face climbing is contrasted with [[crack climbing]]. Face climbing is less reliant upon [[climbing technique|technique]] than crack climbing, but instead relies more upon body position.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Free Climbing With John Bachar |first1=John |last1=Bachar |first2=Steven |last2=Boga |publisher=Stackpole Books |year=1996 |page=5 |isbn=9780811725170 }}</ref> |
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Face climbing is a type of climbing where climbers use features and irregularities in the rock such as finger pockets and edges to ascend a vertical rock face.[1] Face climbing is contrasted with crack climbing. Face climbing is less reliant upon technique than crack climbing, but instead relies more upon body position.[2]
References
- ^ Kidd, Timothy W.; Hazelrigs, Jennifer (2009). Rock Climbing: Rock Climbing. Human Kinetics 10%. p. 211. ISBN 9781450409001.
- ^ Bachar, John; Boga, Steven (1996). Free Climbing With John Bachar. Stackpole Books. p. 5. ISBN 9780811725170.
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