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To top rope a route, the route must be shorter than half the length of the rope, and the climbers must have some other way of getting to the top of the route than climbing it, in order to set up the top rope anchor. Top roping is most commonly used at Climbing Wall s, or to practice a very hard route in preparation for a Redpoint attempt. Some climbers look down upon top roping as inferior to Traditional Climbing , but many climbers start out in this style. While it is frowned upon by some in the climbing community who consider it an unpure form of ascent, some consider it one of the purer forms of climbing that is free from burden of having to place protections. Many novice climbers initially experience the sport through top roping. The exception to the general attitude that top-roping is an impure form of ascent is on some sandstone areas such as Kent in southern England. Here the rock is soft and prone to erosion, so placing protections into the rock is banned. Top-roping from permanent anchors and solo climbing are the only forms of ascent allowed. |
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