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Indoor Climbing is an increasingly popular form of rock climbing performed on artificial structures that attempt to mimic the experience of real rock climbing but in a more controlled environment.
The first indoor walls tended to be made primarily of brick leaving little scope for interesting routes as the steepness of the wall and variety of the hand holds were somewhat limited.
The most common construction method involves screwing resin hand holds on to wooden boards. The boards can be of varying height & steepness (from completely horizontal 'roofs' to not even vertical 'slabs') and have a large variety of holds (from very small 'crimpers' to huge 'jugs') attached. This variety, coupled with the ability for the climbs to be changed by attaching the holds onto the wall differently has resulted in indoor climbing becoming a very successful sport.
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Italians Rescued from Nanga Parbat
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:16:00 -0500
7/24/08 - Nine days after the death of Karl Unterkircher in a crevasse fall on Nanga Parbat, Unterkircher's climbing partners, Simon Kehrer and Walter Nones, have been rescued from the mountain by helicopter.
The Path and Cobra Crack Repeated
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:52:00 -0500
7/21/08 - Two of North America's hardest traditional rock climbs - both Sonnie Trotter routes in Canada - have been repeated in the past few days.
Patxi Usobiaga Onsights 5.14b/c
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0500
7/21/08 - The Basque climber Patxi Usobiaga has onsighted Home Sweet Home (5.14b/c) at Pierrot Beach, France, his second onsight harder than 5.14b.
Top Italian Climber Killed on Nanga Parbat
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:55:00 -0500
7/17/08 - Karl Unterkircher, one of the leading lights of Himalayan climbing in recent years, has been killed in a crevasse fall while attempting a new route on Nanga Parbat.
Rands Sends South African V12
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:59:00 -0500
7/16/08 - Lisa Rands sent Nutsa (V12) despite rainy weather at the sandstone mecca of Rocklands, South Africa.
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Build Your Own Hand Crack - Instructions for building an artificial hand crack. Includes materials and building plans.
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Home Gyms FAQ - Answers to frequently asked questions about building and using a home wall compiled from rec.climbing.
Meta Description: [ Frequently Asked Questions about building a home climbing wall. ]
Indoor Climbing - Topics for climbing training ranging from exercise to nutrition. Home Wall information. A list of gyms in North America. The Cyber Climber climbing game.
Meta Description: [ World-wide indoor rock climbing walls and gyms list, rock climbing wall construction, rock climbing training plans, rock climbing competitions, rock climbing gear information. ]
Indoor Climbing Awards Scheme - About the UK-based Indoor Climbing Awards Scheme. There are two ways of doing ICAS awards: an individual at a climbing wall which offers its customers the ICAS service or through a climbing course provider who offers ICAS awards to climbing course clients.
Linseth Climbing Wall at Cornell - Contains the email address of someone injured at the Linseth wall, looking for others with similar experiences.
Metolius Climbing How To's - How to: Build A Climbing Wall, Use Install Campus Boards, Use A Fingerboard, Install Inset Holds, Install A Climbing Simulator, Use A Climbing Simulator. Pages on training routines.
rockcomps - Home of the American Bouldering Series. Competition results. Schedules. Photos.
Meta Description: [ USA Climbing is the national governing body for the American Bouldering Series, the Sport Climbing Series, and the Pro Climbing Series in the United States. ]
Southern Indoor Bouldering League - UK-based competitive bouldering league. Schedule of competitions. News and results.
Meta Description: [ The official website of the SIBL, check here for all the latest news and results tables, plus pictures and other useful information. ]
StephenWilliamson.com - An article on making your own polyster resin climbing holds.
Indoor climbing Awesome!!!! |
