There are many types of equipment you can have when climbing:

Carabiners
Quickdraws
Harnessses
Belay devices
Rappel devices (descenders)
Ascenders
Figure eight
Slings

Protection equipment
Helmet, belay gloves, climbing shoes.

Miscellaneous equipment
chalk, chalk bag, haul bag, gear sling, bouldering mat, resin, nut tool, robe bag.

Training equipment
grip savers, finger board, campus board, bachar ladder.

Protection devices
nuts, hexes, tricams, spring-loaded caming devices.

These are the diffenrent types of climbing styles:

• -          Traditional Climbing
• -          Sport Climbing
• -          Big-Wall Climbing
• -          Aid-Climbing
• -          Free Climbing
• -          Free Soloing
• -          Bouldering