bing ▁ro pe ▁touch es ▁the ▁rock ▁as ▁little ▁as ▁possible ; ▁damage ▁to ▁or ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁ro pe ▁can ▁result ▁if ▁a ▁ro pe ▁is ▁loaded ▁or ▁drag ged ▁across ▁sharp ▁rocks ▁enough ▁times ▁or ▁with ▁enough ▁force . ▁ ▁For ▁anch ors ▁which ▁are ▁set ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁cl iff ▁edge , ▁extending ▁the ▁anchor ▁using ▁multiple ▁sl ings , ▁a ▁long ▁adjust able - length ▁s ling , ▁or ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁static ▁line ▁is ▁common . ▁Most ▁pract ition ers ▁run ▁the ▁clim bing ▁ro pe ▁through ▁two ▁sc rew gate ▁car ab in ers ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁anchor , ▁to ▁provide ▁backup ▁in ▁case ▁one ▁becomes ▁und one . ▁In ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁safety ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁separate ▁and ▁redundant ▁anchor ▁points ▁should ▁be ▁used , ▁with ▁forces ▁distributed ▁as ▁even ly ▁between ▁them ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁photo ▁above , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁that ▁only ▁the ▁two ▁lock ing ▁car ab in ers ▁pro tr ude ▁over ▁the ▁cl iff ▁edge , ▁allowing ▁the ▁clim bing ▁ro pe ▁a ▁relatively ▁free ▁run ▁from ▁bel ayer ▁to ▁clim ber . ▁ ▁Top - rop ed ▁clim bing ▁is ▁sa fer , ▁psych olog ically ▁easier , ▁and ▁less ▁phys ically ▁demand ing ▁than ▁sport ▁clim bing , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁lead ▁clim ber ▁must ▁clip ▁into ▁prep la ced ▁bol ts ▁in ▁the ▁rock ▁as ▁they ▁asc end , ▁or ▁traditional ▁clim bing , ▁in ▁which ▁protection ▁is ▁placed ▁along ▁the ▁route ▁by ▁a