Rockclimbing

Do you think rock climbing is an extreme sport? I dont know. i love it, but i dont really like doing things that are dangerous. I think rock climbing is relatively safe. Maybe I am asking – when is something an extreme sport?

It’s definitely extreme, haven’t you seen the ledges these people climb? And free-climbing (without ropes) is especially dangerous. Can be done safely, though :)

to be honest, if you just climb normally, with a rope, helmet and good equipment, it's not dangerous at all. In my opinion, it's not an extreme sport. Free-climbing is something different, but there you usually just climb routes that you already know well and can do easily. I guess if you know yourself and your abilities and limits, it's not that big of a risk. anyway i don't really see the point in doing it though.

Climbing mountains is much more dangerous. Often you have to go up or down a snow field and there just is no way of securing... Strange feeiling if you know that should you or anyone on the rope make a mistake, stumble or slip and fall down, everybody's dead :)