Sport climbing - techniques

What you need to know for this different form of climbing

There are key differences between 'trad' climbing and sport climbing.

Here, we have an in-depth guide to the range of techniques used in sport climbing, including equipment, knots, rope work and rope care, belaying, equipping the route, lowering off, stripping the route, falling off, on sight sport climbing, bolting, working the route and preparing for the redpoint.