What are the different types of hand grips used in rock climbing?

What are the different types of hand grips used in rock climbing?

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Depending on the features you encounter, you're going to want to use them to your advantage for your upward mobility. If you have a crimp, it's generally going to involve putting a lot of weight on a very small hold, with your fingertips. If you encounter something called a jug, you can usually grab your whole hand around it, and it's great leverage, and those are the kind of the holds that you really enjoy finding on a route. On something like an arête, where it might be like a corner, you might be doing a lie back move on it, where you're using mostly the palm of your hand, but you're using your leverage to lean back on it. Those are the basic kinds of holds that you'll probably encounter.