>>889136>first climber (leader) ties in, goes up, places pro as he goes, clips rope into pro, second climber belays him>first climber reaches a stopping point, builds an anchor, and sets up to belay second up to him>second climbs, belayed from above by leader, and cleans the protection leader placed to protect himselfalso, free climbing=/=free soloing.
free soloing is climbing without protection
free climbing is climbing using only rocks to bear your body weight (differentiated from aid climbing, where you hang from hooks and pins you hang from/place in the rock)
but yes, leading is riskier and more difficult than following. which is why it's more fun. :)
