Lauchie+Cox+Rock+Climbing

Rock climbing originated from mountaineering in the 1950’s and has been excelling ever since. America was in front of the rest of the world in the 60's and 70's because of the yosemite climbers who took climbing to a hole new level, these climbers pushed the limits of free climbing and aid climbing. One peice of historical evidence is a Chinese watercolor painting, painted 400 BC that shows men climbing rocks.