How was the climbing route developed?

The work of designing and developing climbing routes on the natural rock wall is called "opening line" and English is called "bolting route". Opening the line is a very imaginative and creative, but very hard work. When you face a strange rock wall, how to find the right climbing route and where to install the protection point so that the climber can focus on climbing in a safe way is not an easy task; develop a beautiful and yet another A safe and challenging climbing route requires a wealth of experience in rock climbing, a deep understanding of the rock walls, a strong body and excellent climbing ability.

At the same time, the opening line is also the duty and responsibility that the climber should undertake. The climbing route developed can not only be climbed by himself, but more importantly it can also be shared with all climbers; this work can only be undertaken by the climbers themselves. And, in the vast majority of cases, work is unpaid. There are countless climbing routes around the world, but it is not investors or companies that spend money to develop because the climbing route is open to rock climbers free of charge and does not earn any return. This is not a business. Rock climbers are dedicated to their pursuit and enjoyment of climbing life, creating and accumulating wealth for rock climbers themselves, and they will tirelessly search for rock walls and development routes.

First of all, we need to find and discover the rock wall

Finding a beautiful rock wall suitable for climbing is the first step. The natural rock wall is generally far away from the city. In this process, a global concept is needed. The rock wall to be searched for is suitable for the proximity. The distance of walking after leaving the transport should not be too far away.

Second, find the right rock wall and investigate it.

Whether the development of the rock wall will affect the normal life and environment of the local people. At the same time, do investigation and analysis of the shape of the rock wall and the quality of the rock. Is it suitable for climbing and is it suitable for opening the line? The rocks that are best suited for climbing are the first to promote limestone and granite; there are some questions that should be answered. What route is suitable for the development of rock walls? Single or multiple segments? The general difficulty of the route? How is the climbing environment around the rock wall? Security issues when developing and climbing, etc. The answers to these questions need to be considered comprehensively. After the rock wall is developed, it should be suitable for most rock climbers to climb. If other rock climbers do not want to climb, the work of opening the line will lose its proper meaning.

To determine the rock wall, it is necessary to plan the rock wall.

According to the shape and characteristics of the rock wall, the rock wall is divided into several regions. According to the characteristics of each region, what kind of route is designed and developed; the design and planning work before starting the operation is very important. To do this step, you can avoid Blind construction, waste of physical strength and time do not say, but also destroyed the rock wall.

Entering the open-line stage, imagination and experience go hand in hand.

It would be helpful to have more extensive climbing experience and open-line experience, which requires some imagination and creativity. Although the characteristics of the rock wall are naturally formed, the direction and height of the climbing route, and the climbing of the rock wall Which part is open line can be designed.

A beautiful high-quality climbing route should have the following characteristics:

Clean and rocky walls; reasonable and safe protection points;

Uniform climbing difficulty; rich and interesting movements;

The right route length.

If a worker wants to do something good, he must first sharpen his tools and open up the equipment inventory;

After the design and planning work is completed, equipment is prepared as required. The equipment for opening the line generally has the following types:

Drilling tools: rechargeable drills, drills;

Protection points: stainless steel expansion nails, hanging pieces or stainless steel bolts, glue, according to the rock type, quality and environment, select the appropriate protection points, and Mellon lock or top chain;

Installation tools: rock hammer, wrench, blowpipe;

Climbing equipment: power ropes, static ropes, main locks, snap hooks, flat belts, auxiliary ropes, risers, GriGri, protectors, traditional climbing equipment (rock plugs, mechanical stoppers, etc.), equipment climbing equipment (rock hooks, rope ladders, Etc.) and personal climbing equipment (helmets, seat belts, climbing shoes, powder bags).

Cleaning tools: crowbars, saws, trowels, rust removers, hard bristle brushes, etc.;

Other auxiliary tools: drag ropes, pulleys, rope knives, headlights, slings, fine auxiliary ropes and so on.

Organize equipment used for opening line before departure

Open-wire drills typically weigh 2 to 3 kilograms, requiring a certain amount of arm force for openers.

Lazy no notebook, multi-segment line information can only be recorded on the arm

Open line method

In general, there are two ways to open the line: from the top down and from the bottom up. Relatively speaking, the way from top to bottom is easier and the efficiency is relatively high. Most of the routes are developed in this way.

The first step is to find the easiest and safest way to reach the top of the rock wall. You can choose the other part of the rock wall to go from where it is easier to climb, or you can choose the easiest route to climb with traditional climbing. In any case, reaching the top of the rock wall is the purpose.

The second step, after reaching the top of the rock wall, is to set up a protection station at the top of the designed route, and then set up the top rope.

The third step is to use the top rope to test the design route. During the trial climb, the direction of the route and the position of each hanging piece are determined. This is a key step. The route will eventually become This step decides that you need to imagine the situations that other climbers will encounter when climbing: Falling, customer service difficulties, the distance of the hanging piece, whether it is suitable for placing fast hanging, etc., to ensure the rationality of the position of the hanging piece, the more abundant the opening The more helpful the line experience is.

The fourth step is to drill holes and install hanging pieces. Although this is a specific operation, there are many details to pay attention to: the quality of the rock at the drilling location, the fine adjustment of the position of the hanging piece, the direction and depth of the drilling hole, and the rock face From the perspective of the depth of the expansion screw, the tightness of the nut, the angle of the tab, etc. need to be considered.

The fifth step is clearing the route. The cleanup of the route is also very important. Loose and unstable rocks, weeds, shrubs, dust, moss, etc. need to be cleaned up so that the route after cleaning will be more secure and does not affect climbing. Of course, we must also clean up the environment and the path around the rock wall.

If some of the rock walls cannot climb up to the top to build a protection station, or if it is not suitable to open the line from the top, you need to change the way from the bottom up; before opening the line, the opener must go deeper Observing and determining the basic conditions of the route are roughly difficult, which puts higher requirements on the line-openers, requires more extensive experience of opening lines and equipment climbing experience, and has the ability to recognize the rock wall.

The opener had to climb up with a hammer and an opener tool in a vanguard style, and at the same time determine the position of the hanging piece, then install the hanging piece, use the mounted hanging piece to protect, and continue to climb up and install the hanging piece. Until the completion of the course; although in the process of climbing can use the equipment to climb, but must also try free climbing action to determine the course of the route and hanging pieces in a reasonable position. In this way, there is no opportunity for the top rope to try climbing, and the openers carry heavy equipment and tools. Therefore, the openers must have strong climbing ability, and the difficulty of the open route is generally also the climbing of the openers. Within capabilities. After the opening line is completed, it is also necessary to clear the route.

Follow-up

After the route clearing was completed, the line-opening work came to an end, but it had not yet completely ended; there are still some follow-up tasks to be completed: give a report on the route of this rock wall.

* Name the route, opener name, development time;

* Try to climb the route, revise the unreasonable hanging pieces; give the difficulty, length, number of hanging pieces;

*Describe route highlighting features and notes;

* Rock wall information and how to get there;

At this point, the opening line work was basically completed.

The work of opening the line is arduous and heavy, and it is a very difficult thing for climbing. The open line requires the use of a large number of equipment and tools. It takes a long time to work on the rock wall and consumes a lot of energy. Therefore, there is a high requirement for the opener, not only in the climbing ability, but also in the climbing exercise. Enthusiasm and sense of responsibility are difficult to handle.

A high-quality rock climbing route will attract many climbers to climb and challenge, and dance beautiful cliff ballet on the route, thus becoming a classic route, which is a great relief and glory for the openers, and many more Hard work is worth it, and this is where the significance of the opening line is.

How can we develop a high-quality climbing route? For openers, they need to have a variety of capabilities and a rigorous attitude. Of course, the ability to climb is important to open the line, however, the experience of climbing and opening lines is more important. If the openers have strong climbing ability, but they have not enough experience, there are not enough routes to climb and open. It is not a good idea to read and understand the rock wall, because the rock wall that needs to be open is unfamiliar, there is no route, and it is necessary to read it to realize its maximum value. Opening the line is a creative work. . The rich imagination will bring inspiration, and knowledgeableness will open your mind, match the natural features of the rock wall, and design interesting and amazing routes. It is a great sense of accomplishment.

Open line is a serious job: Because rock climbing itself is a certain risk, if there is no strict attitude, serious treatment, unreasonable route design, improper placement of hanging pieces, not only no fun, but also Injury to rock climbers leads to serious consequences, especially for some simple routes developed for beginners. It should also take into account the fact that beginners do not have rich experience and weak climbing skills.

Of course, the opening line is still an interesting thing: through the observation and imagination of the rock wall, the course of designing the route has been very interesting; and the use of various equipment and tools in the opening process has made you Is it not a wonderful feeling to be able to hang and work in an incredible place?

Opening the line is a meaningful work: The results created through hard work are the common assets of all our climbers.

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