Artificial climbing
the sport of climbing an artificially constructed, rocklike wall by means of footholds and handholds and, typically, a belaying device.
noun
another name for aid climbing
noun
the recreation of indoor or outdoor climbing on a manmade surface intended to simulate that of a mountain
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