Rock climbing is a very challenging and dangerous sport. Not using safety ropes will greatly increase the risk of injury and seriously threaten life and safety. Therefore, safety ropes must not be used during rock climbing. Safety ropes are the key equipment to ensure the safety of rock climbers in rock climbing. They can effectively reduce the impact force and prevent rock climbers from falling and being injured in the event of an accident. If you have to explore measures to reduce risks without the use of safety ropes, you can take the following limited measures, but these measures are far from replacing safety ropes.： -**Fully prepared and adapted** -**Physical training**: Ensure that the body is in a good state of physical fitness, enhance strength, endurance and coordination, in order to better cope with various movements and emergencies during rock climbing. Through targeted training, such as pull-ups, push-ups, squats, etc., to enhance the strength of the upper, lower limbs and core muscles, aerobic exercise to improve endurance, and exercise balance skills to enhance coordination. -**Proficiency in skills**: Before trying rock climbing, spend enough time to learn and master basic rock climbing skills, including how to grasp, step on, and move the center of gravity correctly. Only by having sufficient control over these basic actions can the possibility of mistakes and accidents be reduced to a certain extent. -**Familiarity with the environment**: Before rock climbing, observe and understand the rock texture, angle, cracks, etc. of the rock climbing site in detail. Familiarity with the characteristics of the site helps to plan the climbing route in advance and avoid areas where there may be greater risks, thereby reducing the risk factor. -**Auxiliary equipment and protection** -**Use auxiliary supports**: You can find some natural auxiliary support points, such as stable branches, rock bumps, etc., and use them to share part of the weight of the body and reduce the impact of direct falling. However, it should be noted that these support points must be carefully evaluated to ensure that they are strong enough to withstand the weight of rock climbers. -**Set up simple protection devices**: If conditions permit, you can use on-site materials to set up some simple protection devices. For example, use ropes or cloth strips to bypass relatively stable rocks to form a fixed point similar to a safety belt, connect it to the body, and provide a certain buffer and fixation in case of failure. However, the protective effect of this simple device is far less than that of professional safety ropes, and can only be used as a temporary remedy in extreme cases.