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Aid climbing

A form of climbing in which progress is made using artificial devices

—country of origin
—first recorded
—not on the Olympic programme
—disciplines & variants
—international bodies

Aid climbing is a mountain sport, part of rock climbing.

PractitionersRock climber
Aid climbing
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