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** [[Top rope climbing]], or top-roping, is when an anchor is placed at the top of a climb and a rope is hung down from it. This is used to protect the climber on his ascent, and it is usually used to lower the climber off the face.

** [[Traditional lead climbing]], "Trad Leading", is when the leader ascends a climb while placing removable protection gear which is used to attach the rope to for safety. Once the leader gets to the top of the climb or pitch, the next person, the "cleaner", follows the leader up the climb and removes (cleans) the protective gear from the climb. Trad leading is more nature friendly because the gear is removed and nothing is left scarring the rock. Trad leading canis be veryas safe ifas youyour know howcapability to correctly utilize equipment and take care of the equipmentand you'replace usinggear. The big disadvantage of leading is having to carry all the equipment up the climb.

** [[Sport lead climbing]], "sport leading", is the same as trad leading except there are bolts drilled into the rock face that are used to clip to instead of placing your own gear while you climb. Sport leading can be dangerous if the bolts are not upkept. They can rust out and break when weighted, so using bolts is at your own risk. The advantage of sport leading is you do not have to carry the trad gear to complete the climb.