| Indoor rock wall climbing has become a very popular | | | | Every person that is climbing a rock wall will be |
| sport in the last five years and many people select | | | | assigned a safety observer. The safety observer will |
| indoor rock climbing walls because they offer the | | | | remain on the ground and be present at all times |
| best safety features. People can feel safe while | | | | while the climber is going up the rock face. Some |
| climbing on the wall because rock walls are made of | | | | rock wall climbing businesses will assign an escort to |
| sturdy materials that are guaranteed not to shift or | | | | accompany a climber while they are learning the |
| come loose and fall to the ground below the climber | | | | ropes. The safety observer will have the |
| during the time it takes to reach the top of the wall. | | | | responsibility of notifying climbers if they see any |
| An indoor rock-climbing wall features boulders | | | | safety issues that could cause them to be removed |
| fashioned from synthetic material such as paper | | | | from the rock wall course. |
| Mache and plaster of Paris. These materials are | | | | No contact is allowed between climbers when they |
| colored to look like true to life boulders and are | | | | are on the course and some climbers are not aware |
| enhanced with colored rocks that climbers use as | | | | that a person might be directly below them on a |
| places to put their feet as they progress higher and | | | | course. An extra set of eyes that are trained to spot |
| higher up the wall. One of the safety precautions | | | | mishaps before they occur is an invaluable tool that all |
| that climbers use is to wear shoes made for climbing | | | | climbers take full advantage of while they are |
| and this shoe style will closely resemble tennis shoes | | | | improving their skills. Some climbers use the guidance |
| or any other shoe style that have no form of heel | | | | and advice of safety observers to change their |
| on them. | | | | approach and improve their movements while |
| Teeth guards are worn at some indoor rock wall | | | | climbing. |
| locations because the wall is also made with lifelike | | | | The safety observer will also ensure that the climber |
| terrains that are fashioned from cement. A climber | | | | has a safety harness on and that it is securely |
| can lose their footing at any time on the rock wall | | | | fastened at all times. The safety harness is one of |
| and this could cause the mouth to come in direct | | | | the best safety precautions that a climber can take |
| contact with this building material. Even with this form | | | | to ensure that the climb is completed without any |
| of safety gear in place, it is quite possible for climbers | | | | injuries occurring. There will be a line attached to the |
| to damage their front teeth or dislodge any tooth | | | | safety harness that will be controlled by the safety |
| from its socket. Some climbers have been known to | | | | observer on the ground. Should the climber slip off |
| bite through the tongue even when a mouth guard is | | | | the rock wall during the climb, the safety observer |
| in place. Safety equipment is worn at all times while | | | | can use the line to guide the climber while they are |
| climbers are enjoying their chosen sport in an indoor | | | | lowered to the ground. |
| environment. | | | | |