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400
400 BC
Watercolor paintings in China depict men climbing rocks -
First time ropes were used to climb rocks
Initially used by Martin Martin of Scotland to climb St. Kilda. -
Rock Climbing becomes a sport
No specified date, rock climbing becomes recognized as a sport in the 19th century. -
First Carabiner
Otto Herzog designed the first steel carabiner made for climbing -
First Indoor Wall
The first wall was created iat Leeds University by Don Robinson, -
Sport Climbing
Alan Watts introduces sport climbing to the US