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There are like... five(?) different types of climbing:

Top-rope - when the rope is going through a pulley or some such thing at the top of the wall.

Sport - where the rope is on the ground and you clip into protection as you climb.

Trad - where the rope is on the ground and your place your own protection to clip into as you climb.

Speed - there's a pre set top-rope route where people compete to see who can climb it the fastest.

Bouldering - shorter (but often harder) climbs that are only like max 12 feet and above mats, so you don't need a rope.