Introduction: The first man to climb Mt. Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, was once asked

why he climbed mountains. His response was “because its there.” If you asked a rock climber the same question, they would give you a much more definitive answer. They would say it’s the thrill and challenge of testing your skill against something as imposing and overwhelming as a rock wall. According to the book, climbing a guide to Mountaineering, climbing is one of the most absorbing sports ever devised by the restless human mind. This sentiment is echoed by the early pioneers of the sport to the current climbers who have a variety of technical devices that enable them to make climbs that would have been considered impossible to those early climbers. First we will look at the early days of climbing, the evolution of the equipment and finally how rock faces are rated and categorized depending on the degree of difficulty associated with the climb.

II. The evolution of some of the equipment

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