> daredevil sports like free climbing Pedantic, but this terminology is used incorrectly so often that I have to comment. Free climbing just means rock climbi

> daredevil sports like free climbing Pedantic, but this terminology is used incorrectly so often that I have to comment. Free climbing just means rock climbing using your hands and feet, and not pulling/stepping on gear, to move you higher. Free climbers use ropes in the event they fall. You probably mean free soloing, which is climbing without a rope.