Do you have to always belay with somebody or how can you do it inddividually, im goind but have no one to bellay me!so l dunno

Only the best & most experienced climbers can climb ''solo'' without being on belay by another person. it is extremely dangerous, deadly in fact. l have lost 4 friends in my life to climbing accidents (one died solo climbing even though he was very good & had a lot of experience) & have helped to rescue several badly hurt people who fell climbing without a belay.

Your question indicates that u have little or no experience so u should ALWAYS climb with other people who have equipment, experience & training. Do not u remember the story a couple of years ago about the young guy who got his arm trapped between two rocks while climbing alone in the desert? After a few days of being trapped he had to cut his own arm off & walk several miles before being rescued. He lived, but he was very tough & very lucky. Solo climbing is not something to mess around with.

Ok, I've been climbing for three years, & l think the person who said it is dangerous does not know what shes talking about.

l know a way to climb without a belayer, & still be safe! (It would be best to have a spotter if u r outdoors though)

The name of the climbing is Sport Lead Climbing. If u r indoors, in a climbing gym, u may see some clips hanging from the wall. These r quickdraws.
You start off with a bundle of rope underneath you, & as u climb up, u clip the rope into a quickdraw, so if u fall, the last spt u clipped into catches you. About every 6 feet is a quickdraw to clip into.

If u do outdoor climbing, it is pretty much the same thing, only u nail the quickdraw into the rock. You have to make sure it is sturdy, though.

l hope this helped u out!

The discipline of rock climbing that u need to learn more about is called ''bouldering.''

Once considered a sub-discipline of sport climbing, nowadays bouldering is considered by many to be a sport in its own right. In a nutshell, bouldering consists of un-roped climbing of walls, objects & surfaces that r fairly close to the ground. It may also include traversing (lateral movement, parallel to the ground) from fairly low heights.

In general, the techniques r analogous to sport climbing, but typically characterized by a lot of dynamic movement. If you're used to roped sport climbing or top-roping, u will probably get really sore the first few times u try it out.

Most indoor rock gyms include bouldering ''problems'' (specific sequences/locations r called problems, not routes) which r graded on a V# scale. (The easiest is V0, which probably equates to about 5.8, & they go up from there.) You can also typically boulder any route at the gym, as long as u stay under a certain line (often about 15 feet up).

An unusually high boulder problem is called a ''highball'' & the line between highballs & free soloing is kinda fuzzy.

It is safest to do any form of climbing with a partner, even bouldering. A good partner will ''spot'' you, attempting to ensure any falls take place in the safest manner possible. That said, many safety-conscious climbers (myself included) frequently boulder alone.

If u plan to boulder frequently outside, consider investing in a crash pad, which is a specially designed mattress used to break ur falls. In the gym, the floors r soft & there r often crash pads available that u can drag over to the area where you're working a problem. Other essential gear includes climbing shoes & chalk.

l hope this helps. Check out rockclimbing.com for more information. l think they might even have a forum devoted solely to bouldering. A lot of dedicated climbers do nothing else.

Cori, u ignorant **** what r u trying to do, get someone killed????!!!??? Lead sport climbing still requires a belay. what, do u think the quickdraws stop ur fall for you? if there is a pile of rope under you, WHO'S HOLDING ONTO THE ROPE DUMMY? For someone who claims to have been climbing for years, u do not seem to know an ascender from ur a.sshole.

That being said, take advice from c_kayak & do not do any soloing. if ur really looking for something u can do on ur own without a belay, try bouldering. pick up a crashpad & scale away on the boulders.

It is no good for man to be alone. You may climb alone. just be sure, you have a buddy.

Some ignorant here.

You can get belay devices for solo climbing. l think the most popular is called The Soloist.

Simply, u can set up a fixed line from the top, rappell or hike down, & then climb. As u move up, the device, attached to ur belay loop, smoothly moves up the rope, & will lock up if u fall. You need at least a cordollete loop to tie in a prussic & attach another loop to stand up in, in case u cannot complete the climb. l would say this is pretty basic & would be fine for a beginner if they have the knowledge to set up an anchor, & safely rappel & ascend a rope. Well worth the $80 or whatever it costs. It is on my wish list.

You can lead with these devices, by building a bottom anchor, & sticking to 30m pitches. Then, for multipitch, u can come back down, retrieve ur gear, ascend the rope back up to ur new belay, & climb the next pitch.

You can also do ''roped solo'' technique without the special device, but it is not as fun. It involves tying in with figure 8 knots (on a bight) to back u up. Climbers have completed some of the longest & hardest climbs with this method.

Do yourself a favor, & get a good book or 2 on climbing. Read, read, read!

If you're a gym climber, then sorry, there is no way they will let u use this device. Rather, just show up & start bouldering & traversing, until u find a partner. Groups with odd numbers of climbers will usually appreciate another climber because then everyone has a partner & can get more climbing in. A good way to meet new people, hopefully someon who would invite u outdoors some time to do the real thing. l would encourage any gym climbers to get some books & some help & do the real thing. Gym climbing only adresses abut 50% of the fun!

If you are climbing more than 10-15 feet above the ground, you should be belayed and wear a helmet. It is a safety thing.