rock climbing
nounDefinition of rock climbing
: mountain climbing on rocky cliffs
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The first Baltimore City site for Earth Treks will include a 20,000-square-foot indoor climbing gym and facilities for bouldering, a form of rock climbing on large boulders without the use of weight-bearing equipment. — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, "Earth Treks climbing gym will open Wednesday at Union Collective complex in Medfield," 5 June 2018 Activities included interactive games, a rock climbing wall, mini golf, arts and crafts and a water day to close out the week. — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, "Periwinkle Day Camp brings joy to campers battling cancer and life-threating illnesses," 3 July 2018 Rock Climbing Gecko ParX offers free rock climbing with purchase of any jump pass. — Mary Lou Cruz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Davie area events July 18-28," 14 July 2018 GlowZone, at 13150 Breton Ridge St. in Willowbrook, also features a rock climbing wall, arcade, and miniature golf. — Fernando Alfonso Iii, Houston Chronicle, "Peek inside the indoor play park GlowZone is now open in northwest Houston," 19 June 2018 The spewed rock climbed to a height as tall as Mount Everest before coming to rest. — New York Times, "Letter of Recommendation: Asteroid Day," 20 June 2018 Older kids can rock climb, hop on a roller coaster, or even bungee jump. — BostonGlobe.com, "Things to do in Greater Boston this summer," 15 June 2018 For her, a hard workout includes carrying most of her rock climbing gear, plus food and water, in her pack to the climbing area, using two hiking sticks and a leg brace made out of carbon fiber. — Laura Schwecherl, SELF, "13 Athletes Share How They Recover After a Tough Workout," 14 July 2018 Activities include games, inflatables, fire truck, give-a-ways, a rock climbing wall, D.A.R.E. car and a D. J. from radio 104.7. — Staff Report, Daily Southtown, "Church news," 3 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rock climbing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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The first known use of rock climbing was in 1875
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