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Sport Climbing ACT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Overview of Sport Climbing ACT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Sport Climbing community for all <\/p>\n\n\n\n

climbers in the ACT and surrounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Volunteers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A volunteer run organisation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All Ages and Abilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supports competitive sports <\/p>\n\n\n\n

climbers of all ages and abilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Building Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Build a connected climbing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

community, where we have the <\/p>\n\n\n\n

opportunity to learn and support <\/p>\n\n\n\n

each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Encompass All<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encompass all ages and abilities <\/p>\n\n\n\n

from young children right <\/p>\n\n\n\n

through to masters, para-climbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts and beginners alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Create Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create Opportunities for climbers <\/p>\n\n\n\n

to expand their experience and <\/p>\n\n\n\n

prepare for competition from <\/p>\n\n\n\n

an introductory level through to <\/p>\n\n\n\n

international standard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sport Climbing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sport Climbing encompasses three disciplines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lead Climbing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climbers compete to see who can climb the highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Involves ascending a route while clipping into fixed protection points, with the rope belayed from below. This discipline also includes top rope climbing where a climber uses a rope that runs up from the climber, through an anchor at the top of the wall and back down to a belayer, providing continuous protection as the climber ascends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bouldering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climbers compete to see who can reach the top.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climbing short routes without ropes, typically close to the ground with thick mats for protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speed Climbing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climbers compete to see who is the fastest.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climber race up a standardized route on a wall as fast as possible, aiming
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Para-Climbing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Competitive climbing for athletes with disabilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adaptive climbers compete in a range of classification groups. Athletes use specialized techniques and adaptive equipment when needed, and the emphasis is on skill, strength, and problem-solving, just like in other climbing disciplines. Each category ensures that climbers are grouped with others who have similar abilities, promoting inclusivity and equality in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overview of Sport Climbing ACT Community A Sport Climbing community for all climbers in the ACT and surrounds Volunteers A volunteer run organisation All Ages and Abilities Supports competitive sports climbers of all ages and abilities Our Mission Building Connections Build a connected climbing community, where we have the opportunity to learn and support each […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportclimbingact.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportclimbingact.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportclimbingact.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportclimbingact.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportclimbingact.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/sportclimbingact.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174,"href":"https:\/\/sportclimbingact.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportclimbingact.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportclimbingact.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}