Climbing Wall

The climbing wall was really fun. Once you get to the climbing wall you have to put your harness and helmet on. You put the bottom harness on like pants. You can tighten the harness at three places, by your waist and at the middle of your thighs. Now you can go in to the drop zone only if the camp instructor says you can. Then they hook up your carabineer to the rope. The knot they use is called a figure eight knot. You also have to ask two questions. One of the questions are “is my belay on” if it is they will say “belay on”. The other question is “can I climb?” and if you can they will say “climb on”. There are three anchor points on a climbing wall. The three anchor points are the carabineer on you, the carabineer on the belayer and the cement block that goes six feet in to the ground. The cement block holds you so you don’t fall when you’re climbing. The most effective muscles for climbing are your leg muscles. We all had a lot of fun.