When rock climbing, what is the difference between lead climbing and top rope climbing?
The difference between lead climbing and top rope climbing has to do with the location of the rope when the climb is started. In lead climbing the rope begins at the bottom attached to the climber as well as the belayer. The climber must then bring the rope from the bottom of the route to the top by clipping into a series of quick draws that are generally placed 10-15 feet apart. If a person were to fall while lead climbing, they would be caught by the last quick draw they clipped into. When top rope climbing, the rope is already at the top of the route. This means the climber must tie into one side of the rope while their belayer must clip into the other side of the rope. As the climber ascends higher up the route the belayer must take out the slack of the rope as opposed to lead climbing where the belayer would be giving slack. When a person falls in top rope climbing they will only fall a short distance as the rope is already clipped in above them at the top of the route, so how far they fall will be determined by how much slack the belayer has not taken in.
Quando se escalada rocha, qual é a diferença entre escalada de chumbo e escalada de corda?
A diferença entre a escalada de chumbo e a escalada de corda de topo tem a ver com a localização da corda quando a escalada é iniciada. Na escalada de chumbo, a corda começa na parte inferior ligada ao alpinista, bem como ao belayer. O alpinista deve então trazer a corda do fundo da rota para o topo, cortando em uma série de tiros rápidos que geralmente são colocados a 10-15 pés de distância. Se uma pessoa caísse enquanto escalada de chumbo, ela seria pego pela última retirada rápida em que ela caiu. Quando a escalada de corda de topo, a corda já está na parte superior da rota. Isso significa que o alpinista deve se amarrar em um lado da corda, enquanto seu cliplayer deve estar no outro lado da corda.