Pitch

The distance between where your original anchor (or the ground) is located and where the leader setups the next anchor is a 'pitch'. A 5 pitch climb will require 5 anchors (4 anchors on the rock face and one anchor at the top of the climb). 'Pitch' lengths are normally between 20 to 70 meters depending on your team's climbing tactics.

Multipitch climbing has more than one pitch. Top Rope climbing only has one pitch.

Related Pages

• Climbing Anchor
• Hans Florine - Fastest Solo Ascent of El Capitan - Speed Climbing
• Haul Bag
• Lowering
• Multipitch
• Rope Soloing
• Route
• Salathe Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite July 2006
• Self Rescue
• So You Want To Be An Aid Climber
• Weather