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Climbing covers a range of recreational, adventurous or sporting activities involving using one's hands and feet to move up the surface of a steep object. Evolving from the pursuit of mountaineering, rock climbing is the scaling of steep rocky surfaces, usually using ropes and other climbing equipment for protection. This is then categorised as either free climbing, i.e., bouldering, free soloing, or rock climbing, (where ropes are used strictly for safety), and aid climbing, where you climb the equipment instead of the rock. In the modern era, indoor climbing allows rock climbing to be practised on artificial walls in a controlled environment, with professional competitions being held at a world cup level. At the other extreme, traditional climbing and ice climbing emphasise self reliance and meeting nature on its own terms.
People have been climbing mountains recreationally since the early 1700s. The use of a rope in mountain climbing started in the mid-1800s in Europe. At this time the rule was the leader (one who climbs first on the rope) - usually a professional guide - must not fall. This was a fairly straightforward rule as the ropes and techniques of the day meant that a lead fall would most likely be fatal. By the early 1900s climbers in Saxony were using ropes in a somewhat more efficient manner - threading them through occasional iron safety rings embedded in the rock - in their attempts to protect dangerous leads.
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New Route to Ama Dablam's Summit
Thu, 15 May 2008 09:08:00 -0500
5/15/08 - An Italian-Spanish pair has climbed a new variation on the west face of 22,493-foot Ama Dablam, the striking peak in the Khumbu region of Nepal.
French Climb Major New Route on Mt. Dickey
Tue, 13 May 2008 18:19:00 -0500
5/13/08 - Four French climbers have made the first ascent of the northeast arete of Mt. Dickey in Alaska.
Hidden Alaskan Peak Gets First Ascent
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:55:00 -0500
5/13/08 - Ben Gilmore, Maxime Turgeon, and Freddie Wilkinson have completed the first ascent of the Bat's Ears, an 11,044-foot peak that was possibly the highest unclimbed major summit in the Alaska Range.
French Team Repeats Alaskan Testpiece
Fri, 09 May 2008 06:29:00 -0500
5/09/08 - A quartet of French climbers has repeated the 1974 route on the southeast face of Mt. Dickey in the Alaska Range, likely the third ascent of this mile-high alpine climb.
The Haute Route in a Day!
Mon, 05 May 2008 09:15:00 -0500
5/05/08 - A pair of elite French skiers has completed the famed Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt in less than 24 hours.
Ice Magazine - News. Articles. Table of contents for current paper issue. Back issues for sale. Question and answer forum. Some online guides.
8a.nu - News. Competition results. World rankings for top climbers plus keep your own score. Articles. Training information. Interviews.
About Climbing - Articles. Links.
Meta Description: [ Do you want to get started rock climbing, mountain climbing or ice climbing? If youÂ’re interested in mountain climbing gear or want to climb a mountain, About.com is a great place to start. ]
AdventureHut - Online log book with ability to upload photos and rate climbs. Searchable.
Meta Description: [ Where climbers, kayakers and cavers keep personal logs of their activities (non-commercial site). ]
America's Roof - News of interest to climbers. Summit panoramas.
America's Roof - News of interest to climbers.
Camp4 - Includes news, articles, trip reports, and fiction, plus photos and links.
Meta Description: [ Camp4.com is one of the longest running online climbing resources. Here you can find climbing news, climbing access issues, trip reports, poetry, short stories, fiction and climbing photography. ]
Climber Online! - Articles. Reviews. Site of the week. Searchable link database.
Meta Description: [ Climber Online is dedicated to providing an online, global resource for climbers of all disciplines and abilities. ]
Climbing FAQ - Answers to frequently asked questions including sections on buying and maintaining gear, top-roping, leading, ice climbing, aid climbing, home gyms, health and training, and safety.
Meta Description: [ Frequently asked questions about rock climbing, including sections on beginner questions, buying rock climbing gear, caring for your rock climbing gear, advanced climbing techniques, and important climbing safety issues ]
Climbing Femmes - Articles, tips, and photos with a female slant.
Climbing Magazine - News. Information about the current issue. Subscription information. Back issues for sale. Tech tips. Photos. Letters to the editor.
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Climbingsource - Crag listing by state with beta, directions, photos, and links. Gym listing by state.
Meta Description: [ Climbingsource.com - Climbing Resources, climbing weather, local climbing beta, online climbing guides,
climbing access, climbing hazards, local climbers network, climbing links and climbing resources ]
Crag-X - News. Articles. Interviews. Photos and video clips.
Dark Peak Images - News. Articles. Photos, primary from the Peak District, England and Fontainebleau, France. World Bouldering Cup results and photos.
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Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - Climbing - Online guides. Trip reports and photos. Discussion forum. Question and answer forum. Advice and beginner's guides.
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Greenspun Mountaineering - Discussion forum for mountaineering and general climbing topics.
Gripped - Discussion forum. Basic information about Canadian climbing areas, gyms, and gear shops. Subscription information. Table of contents for the current issue. Some online articles. (Canadian magazine)
Jolly Power - Articles on training for climbing. Personal training offered. (site in English and Italian, some sections in Italian only)
Just Climb - Discussion forums for rock climbing, bouldering, ice climbing, and access issues. Also includes photo gallery and news.
Kendal Mountain Film Festival - About the annual festival. Competition rules and entry forms. (Kendal, England)
Mountain Online - Offers free email and web space for climbers. Includes articles, expedition notes, guide to regional resources, news, and classifieds.
Meta Description: [ Mountain Inn - resources for mountaineers, hillwalkers and rock climbers. free eMail, base camp (web site), classifieds and comprehensive directory ]
Original Climbing Video - Video clips in Realplayer format.
PlanetMountain - News, articles, competition results. Gear reviews and test results. Information on climbing in the Dolomites, Italy. (English and Italian)
Meta Description: [ PlanetMountain.com è un sito specializzato in alpinismo, scialpinismo arrampicata e nella montagna, dalle Dolomiti, alle Alpi e Himalaya. ]
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Posing Productions - British climber, photographer and writer Alastair Lee displays his photographs from around the globe and gives details of his books 'Climbing New Zealand' and 'Eyes Up'.
Rocklist - Articles. Fiction. Information and links, searchable by geographic area.
Sierra Club Outing, 1934 - Vintage movies (QuickTime) of Norman Clyde and others in Yosemite in 1934.
Snowfire - A collection of images from climbing and mountaineering around the world.
Meta Description: [ Snowfire - hot and cold pictures. A selection of pictures from around the World. Including climbing, abstracts, and landscape shots. ]
The Climbing Dictionary - Provides definitions of climbing terminology.
The Online Climbing Guide - Searchable crag database. Searchable gym database.
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Tom Moyer's Testing Page - Test results for the Euro-Death Knot (overhand knot for rappelling), water knots, high strength cord, and other technical rescue and climbing issues.
Tuan's Mountaineering Page - Information for Yosemite, California and the Mont-Blanc range. North American ice climbing and mountaineering. Trip reports. Photos. Links. Tips. Technical articles.
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Vertical Devices - Photos and descriptions of ascenders, descenders, belay devices, and miscellaneous devices used by climbers and cavers historically and currently.
Vertical Jones Magazine - Gear reviews for rock and ice climbing gear. Photos. Online archive of some articles. Table of contents for the current print issue. Subscription information.
Webclimbing.com - News. Articles. Photos and videos. Discussion forum. Competition information and results. Wallpaper.
Women Climbing - History of women in climbing. Gear for women. Articles. Photos. Discussion forums. Partner listing.
Meta Description: [ Women climbing a site for anything and everything about women climbing. Bios, history, gear, events, clubs and organizations, quotes. Chat with other women, research the history of the earliest women mountaineers and rock climbers. Figure out what might be the best gear for you. ]
Yahoo's Climbing and Expedition News - Links to climbing-related news stories on the net.
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