+**Free Climbing** is a style of [Rock Climbing](/wiki/rock_climbing) where climbers ascend rock formations using only their physical strength, skill, and technique. Ropes and other protective gear are used exclusively for [Safety](/wiki/safety) in the event of a fall, not for upward progress.
+## See also
+- [Bouldering](/wiki/bouldering)
+- [Aid Climbing](/wiki/aid_climbing)
+- [Mountaineering](/wiki/mountaineering)
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