free climbing

noun

1. mountaineering climbing without using pitons, étriers, etc, as direct aids to ascent, but using ropes, belays, etc, at discretion for security Compare aid climbing

Example Sentences

Each episode of this new four-part series follows adventure athletes on majestic, dangerous quests: skiing and snowboarding down a remote mountain in Glacier Bay National Park, kayaking in an Ecuadorean jungle, free climbing in Kyrgyzstan and surfing off the west coast of South Africa.

From New York Times

Zuckerberg and Honnold appear as Horizon’s traditional legless avatars and pop into a 360-degree video of Honnold free climbing the Dolomites, then switch to a space landscape for more chatting.

From The Verge

There’s also crafting for children with UpCycle, an arts center focusing on recycled materials; live music; food trucks; and free climbing at the neighboring Sportrock gym.

From Washington Post

His on-air stunts have involved him allowing himself to be attacked by a shark, free climbing skyscrapers, and lying on a single nail as a breezeblock is broken on his chest with a sledgehammer.

From BBC

King’s passion for free climbing began aged 13, when he got stuck climbing a 10-metre wall without a rope or a harness.

From The Guardian