K2 is not for the novice climber, and sometimes not even for the experienced.

Lead climbing is an advanced aspect of rock climbing and is not often practiced by novice climbers.

A panicking novice climber clinging to hand holds while searching desperately for a foot hold.

Like many novice climbers, she was afraid to trust the full weight of her body to her harness and ended up gripping the rope a lot tighter than she needed to.

He died in an accident while climbing the south face of Zamarła Turnia in the Tatra Mountains with some novice climber.

Allen meets Newby's old travelling companion Hugh Carless at Snowdonia where the two novice climbers spent weekend practising for an impromptu trip to Afghanistan.

It's a common place to take novice climbers due to the ease of access, ease of routes, as well as the beautiful and unique setting for rock climbing.

Many novice climbers initially experience the sport through top-roping.

Like any other novice climbers, they blithely pluck sophisticated equipment from their backpacks and follow procedures they recall having seen on ESPN.

It's the latest trend for novice climbers seeking the same high-altitude rush as the pros - within the safest possible confines of a fixed-protection iron rung route.