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A climbing anchor; in this example, all three pieces are placed in the same crack. Generally anchor pieces should be placed in different features, where possible, to protect against rock failure.

Traditional climbing, or trad climbing, is a style of rock climbing in which a climber or group of climbers places all gear required to protect against falls (pitons, etc.), and removes it when a passage is complete. Characterising climbing as "traditional" distinguishes it from sport climbing in which all protection and anchor points are permanently installed prior to the climb typically while rappelling, and "free solo climbing" (a.k.a. "free soloing"), which does not use ropes or gear of any kind. However, protection bolts installed while lead climbing are also considered "traditional" as they were placed during the act of climbing from the ground-up rather than on rappel, especially in the context of granite slab climbing.

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