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The 9 pages that link to Climbing protection, each with the reason it gives.

• Rock climbingNarrower topic: Protection ranges from pads beneath boulders to ropes and anchors on long routes.

• Sport climbingNarrower topic: Fixed bolts are one form of protection, distinguishing sport routes from unprotected climbing.

• Climbing gradeRelated: Protection affects route seriousness, but is usually rated separately from movement difficulty.

• BelayingRelated: Protection points shape the rope path and help determine fall distance.

• ClimbingRelated: Protection lets roped climbers manage fall consequences on routes without continuous fixed anchors.

• Lead climbingNarrower topic: Lead climbing depends on protection that can hold the rope if the climber falls.

• Lynn HillRelated: Protection kept Hill roped while her hands and feet, rather than gear, produced upward progress.

• Climbing wallRelated: Wall routes may use fixed protection, while bouldering relies on mats instead.

• Walter BonattiRelated: Bonatti’s difficult rock routes depended on placing protection while progressing over steep terrain.