A rope team (sometimes also called moving together) is a climbing technique where two or more climbers who are attached to a single climbing rope move simultaneously together along easy-angled terrain that does not require points of fixed climbing protection to be inserted along the climbing route.[ Rope teams contrast with simul-climbing, which involves only two climbers and where they are ascending steep terrain that will require many points of protection to be inserted along the route. A specific variant of a rope team is the technique of , which is used by to help weaker clients, and which also does not employ fixed climbing protection points.]
Rope teams are commonly used in alpine climbing, particularly for moving across glaciers and traveling along snow slopes and ridges.[ Members are typically spaced apart with any surplus rope coiled and carried by the first and last members.][ The weaker members of the team are placed in the middle, however, it is important that the team can move together in a way that the rope does not become excessively slack or taught.][ Rope teams can accommodate many climbers, which gives greater "holding power" if a member falls into a crevasse or slides down a snow slope.][ However, large teams are also less flexible, which is a problem on more varied terrain where the rope team might want to quickly change to a short-roping or even a simul-climbing format.][
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Some rope teams will simply tie each member directly into the rope via a climbing knot (e.g. figure-eight on a bight attached to a screw-gate carabiner), however, members can also be attached via or progress capture devices for greater flexibility.[ When crossing glaciers, some rope teams will pre-apply prussik knots and loops to the rope to speed up the Crevasse rescue of any member who falls into a crevasse, however, some don't as these knots and loops can make the rope more difficult to manage.][ When small rope teams of 2-3 climbers are crossing glaciers, additional knots can be added to the rope to act as a partial brake against a crevasse lip in the event of a fall.]
Various records have been set for the longest climbing rope-teams at various altitudes.
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