Just hang on or give up! There is no place for slipping. Push your fingers to keep them together and take a heave to drag your body weight upwards. Steadily, stretch your legs to put enormous strain on your thighs, and then only your shoes literally glue to the rock. Yes, you have moved up a couple of inches, but there is a long way ahead to go. Rock climbing is explicated in one way – either you are in or out.

A well-toned body and a daring mind only can take up such challenges. If you have it then no cliff is beyond your reach, but you have to come up with a systematic approach. In a broad manner, climbing is more than an individual sport.

It all begins with a strong will to climb and the rest itself follows. Initially, a climber needs to develop his bouldering skills. The most important technique required in climbing is toproping, which is a form of rock climbing where safety for the climber is provided by a rope strung from the top of the cliff and anchored securely via bolts or camming devices.

Choosing the right gears is the most important thing in rock climbing, as your overall performance and safety depends upon them. Buy the precise climbing shoes, which are tight enough to prevent any slip, but not that tight to make you feel itchy. A carabiner is a pear-shaped locking device which enables lock gating when you create unnatural gaps to climb.

As a learner you begin with toproping. Then you practise locking carabiner technique. All these skills can be mastered in a climbing gym. After that you can try your hand outdoors. Usually, a climber ties one rope with belayer who blocks the rope to make it easier for the climber. This technique depends upon the team work. Hence, you have to rely upon your belayer to master this technique. In other technicalities, you learn to handle descending and belaying techniques.