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Free climbing is a style of Climbing in which the climber uses no artificial aids to make progress upwards, but just hands, feet and other parts of the body. Equipment is used only for Protection against the consequences of a fall. The term is used in contrast to Aid Climbing , in which equipment is used directly to make progress. Styles of free climbing include Traditional Climbing , Sport Climbing , some forms of Solo Climbing and Bouldering . Free soloing is a type of free climbing where no rope is used for protection and falls would be disastrous.