Redpoint (climbing)

For other uses, see Red Point (disambiguation).

In rock climbing, a redpoint is a successful free-climb of a climbing route performed by a lead climber.

The climber can use rock-climbing equipment only for protection, not as an artificial aid to rest or climb. The climber can have attempted or practised the route many times beforehand, such as by headpointing or by top roping.

When performed on the first attempt, a successful redpoint is typically called onsight (without prior knowledge about beta), or flash (with beta provided by others). Typically, climbers try to redpoint a route after having failed to onsight or flash it.

Regardless of the number of attempts required to perform it, the first successful redpoint of a climbing route is recorded as the first free ascent (FFA) of that route.

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