Free solo climbing

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  Also free soloing. Climbing without any type of aid or protection. This typically means climbing without a rope. [[French free Also French climbing or French freeing. The use of aid climbing techniques to bypass a section due to climbing difficulty, rock conditions, etc.; typically for only a short section of the total climb.32 [[FrenchiesAn exercise used to develop lock-off strength consisting of pull-ups that stop with the elbows locked at angles between 20 and 160 degrees. [[friableDelicate and easily broken, as of rock, often dangerously so. [[frictionA climbing technique relying on the friction between the sloped rock and the sole of the shoe to support the climber's weight, as opposed to using holds or edges, cracks, etc.   Early Wild Country rigid Friends [[FriendA name brand of a type of spring-loaded camming device (SLCD) made by Wild Country, sometimes used to refer to any type of spring-loaded camming device. G

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