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In contrast to free climbing, aid climbers place equipment in or on the rock and actually use it to ascend. For example, you might place a small metal hook on an edge on the rock, attach a webbing ladder to it, climb the ladder as high as you can, and then place another metal hook to repeat the process. Thats an overly simplified way of describing it, but you get the point.
