2009-02-03 07:00
A climbing area is a small geographical region with a concentration of opportunities for climbing. The term is most commonly used of rock climbing areas, but there are also ice climbing area… Read More
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2009-01-19 17:14
In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produ… Read More
2008-11-20 00:59
Buck produced this climber’s knife in collaboration with mountaineer Peter Whittaker. The 436DPL Short Revolution overcomes some of the weaknesses of the usual lockblade folder and ke… Read More
2008-11-18 08:46
Clean climbing is a style of rock climbing that avoids damage to the rock by eschewing the drilling of bolts and the hammering of pitons. The style became practical with the invention of cle… Read More
2008-11-18 08:36
A campus board is a training tool that has been widely adopted to improve rock climbing performance. Typically, a user ascends or decends the campus board using only their hands. Campus boar… Read More
2008-11-05 03:30
In geology, a boulder is a rock with grain size of usually no less than 256 mm (10 inches) diameter. While a boulder may be small enough to move or roll manually, others are extremely massiv… Read More
2008-11-05 03:12
Blue ice occurs when snow falls on a glacier, is compressed, and becomes part of a glacier that winds its way toward a body of water (river, lake, ocean, etc.). During its travels, all of th… Read More
2008-11-04 04:09
Action Directe is a famously difficult sport climb in the Frankenjura, Germany.It has been climbed by ten people.The first ascent (FA) was by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991, who climbed the r… Read More
2008-11-04 04:02
Black ice is ice frozen without many air bubbles trapped inside, making it transparent. Black ice takes the color of the material it lies on top of, often wet asphalt or a darkened pond. Its… Read More
2008-10-22 03:33
A climbing command is a short standard phrase used in climbing to ensure the smooth operation of the climbing system. Standard commands make it possible for climbers to work safely with each… Read More
2008-09-21 05:04
An arête is a thin, almost knife-like, ridge of rock which is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. The arête is a thin ridge of rock that is left s… Read More
2008-09-21 04:50
In rock climbing, an anchor can be any way of attaching the climber, the rope, or a load to rock, ice, steep dirt, or a building by either permanent or temporary means. The goal of an anchor… Read More
2008-09-21 04:35
Alpine style refers to mountaineering in a self-sufficient manner, thereby carrying all of one's food, shelter, equipment etc. as one climbs, as opposed to expedition style (or siege style)… Read More
2008-09-21 04:31
A Mountain hut (also known as alpine hut, mountain shelter, and mountain hostel) is a building located in the mountains intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hik… Read More
2008-09-21 04:23
Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), altitude illness, or soroche, is a pathological condition that is caused by acute exposure to low air pressure (usually outdoo… Read More
2008-09-08 08:02
The Butterfly Loop, also known as the Lineman's Loop or alpine butterfly loop, is a "non-jamming loop on the bight": a loop which may be tied in a rope with two fixed ends, and can take load… Read More
2008-09-06 06:43
Single Rope Technique (SRT) is a set of methods used to descend and ascend ropes. SRT is used in caving, potholing, rock climbing, rope rescue, roped access for building maintenance and by a… Read More
2008-09-06 06:22
Abseiling (German: abseilen, "to rope down"), rappelling in American English, is the controlled descent down a rope in rock climbing, mountaineering, caving, and canyoneering; the technique… Read More
2008-06-10 05:43
Outdoor cooking differs substantially from kitchen-based cooking, the most obvious difference being lack of an easily defined kitchen area. As a result, campers and backpackers have develope… Read More
2008-06-10 05:39
Backpacking (US; tramping, trekking, or bushwalking in other countries) combines hiking and camping in a single trip. A backpacker hikes into the backcountry to spend one or more nights ther… Read More
2008-06-10 04:56
Camping is an outdoor recreational activity.The participants, known as campers, get away from urban areas, their home region or civilization in general and enjoy nature while spending one or… Read More
2008-05-14 04:52
Establish Training Objectives. To start the planning phase, you need to define your objectives, or why you need a climbing wall. This is key to developing your plan to build a climbing wall… Read More
2008-05-14 04:34
4 Steps to Build a Climbing Wall.The steps of the design-building a climbing wall are planning, design, construction, and finishing. It is fun and challenging to build a climbing wall. Defin… Read More
2008-04-24 08:16
A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with grips for hands and feet, used for climbing. Some are brick or wooden constructions, but on most modern walls, the material most ofte… Read More
2008-04-23 07:02
CLIMBS110 The Western Breach 1100m I** 6h to summit.The easiest way on the south-west side of the mountain; well marked. The first section is on steep scree above the Arrow Glacier Hut, occa… Read More
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