Rock Climbing

[Dean Wilson]

Smith Rock is considered the birthplace of modern sports rock climbing.

The History of Sport Climbing at Smith Rock

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[Grumps]

Sports vs. trad climbing can be a 'contentious' subject.

Sport Climbs UK | Sport Climbs UK

Sports Climbs UK is a free online climbing guidebook. Regularly updated and featuring over 400 pages and 200 topos it covers both popular and less known sport climbing areas.

www.sportclimbs.uk

Then there's the "plastic" stuff (as seen on the Olympics).

Superficially I'm looking at the photos and seeing (seemingly) perfectly good cracks where gear could be placed, rather than drilling and bolting the rock.

(There's places in the UK where even placing gear is more than frowned upon. Either solo or top-rope. e.g. https://www.southernsandstoneclimbs.co.uk/p/code-of-practice.html)