Choosing the Site for Top-Rope AnchorsUpdated: Sun May 18 13:45:51 2008
The first skill you need to safely create top-rope anchors is to select the best site for them on the cliff-top…
Facts About Lightning - A Climber's Guide to Lightning FactsCreated: Sat May 17 17:18:54 2008
Learn interesting facts about lightning. What are your chances of being struck? How many lightning strikes are there each day and year? What are the most dangerous places for lightning in the US? …
8 Tips to Avoid Lightning StrikesUpdated: Sat May 17 17:17:32 2008
You're out climbing or hiking in the mountains and see a lightning storm brewing. What do you do to be safe? Here are 9 tips to avoid lightning strikes and avoid getting caught in severe storms wit…
10 Rock Shoe Buying Tips for BeginnersUpdated: Sat May 17 17:07:10 2008
10 Rock Climbing Shoe Buying Tips for Beginners -- Buying Your First Pair of Rock Climbing Shoes
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List of Colorado's Fourteeners - Colorado's 14,000 Foot PeaksUpdated: Thu May 15 23:07:24 2008
Colorado, the roof of the Rockies, offers 55 Fourteeners or peaks above 14,000 feet for climbers. Here is a complete listing of all the Fourteeners, their elevations, and their mountain ranges…
The 6 Most Important Knots - Learn the Best Knots to Climb SafelyUpdated: Thu May 15 23:01:38 2008
You need to know these 6 knots to go rock climbing safely--Figure-8 Follow-Through Knot, Clove Hitch, Figure-8-on-a-Bight, Double Fisherman's Knot, Prusik Loop, and Münter Hitch. …
Figure-8 Follow-Through KnotUpdated: Sun May 11 15:02:30 2008
Definition of Figure-8 Follow-Through Knot, climbing words for the best and most used knot for tying a rope into a harness…
What is Climbing?Updated: Sun May 11 14:34:48 2008
Want to know what climbing is all about? This article describes climbing as a recreational sport that uses hands and feet to ascend steep obstacles like mountains, cliffs, and artificial walls…
Why Climb?Updated: Sun May 11 14:33:11 2008
Why go climbing? It's a lot of fun, gets you outside, and challenges you to push the boundaries of the possible. Learn here about some of the risks and rewards that climbing offers…
Learn How to Climb: Lowering Back DownUpdated: Sun May 11 14:18:31 2008
Learn how to lower back to the wall base after climbing an indoor wall for the first time…
Learn How to Climb: Climbing UpUpdated: Sun May 11 14:04:49 2008
Learn how to climb an indoor wall in a climbing gym and how to use your hands and feet…
Learn How to Climb: Belaying BasicsUpdated: Sun May 11 14:00:25 2008
Belaying is one of the most important climbing skills. Here you learn the basics about belaying and using belay devices…
Learn How to Climb: Tying into the RopeUpdated: Sun May 11 13:55:10 2008
How to tie into a climbing rope and why the Figure-8 Follow-Through is the best knot for tying in…
Learn How to Climb: Gearing UpUpdated: Sun May 11 13:49:03 2008
Gearing up to go climbing for the first time in an indoor climbing gym…
Highest Mountains in the World List of the 8,000-Meter PeaksUpdated: Sun May 11 04:18:28 2008
The world’s 14 highest mountains are an exclusive club of peaks whose summits tower more than 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) above sea level.The Eight Thousanders all lie in the Himalayan and Kara…
The Seven Summits High Points of the Seven ContinentsCreated: Sat May 3 17:02:23 2008
The Seven Summits, a well-known mountaineering objective, are the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. Learn here about these seven mountains and climbing them…
List of California's Fourteeners California's 14,000-foot MountainsUpdated: Thu May 1 17:20:40 2008
California, with the highest peak in the contiguous US, offers 13 Fourteeners or peaks above 14,000 feet for climbers. Check out this complete list of all the Fourteeners, their elevations and moun…
What is Mountain Climbing? -- Defining the Sport of MountaineeringUpdated: Thu Apr 24 21:13:29 2008
Learn here about mountaineering or the sport of climbing mountains, one of the finest outdoor opportunities for the lover of high places. Mountain climbing is about challenge and perseverance, abou…
What Rock Shoes Should I Wear?Updated: Tue Apr 22 18:42:04 2008
You're just learning how to climb and want to buy a new pair of rock climbing shoes. Learn the essentials here about what kind of shoes to buy and how they should fit your foot…
Rock ShoesUpdated: Sat Apr 19 22:00:48 2008
Definition of Rock Shoes, a climbing equipment word for specialized shoes made for rock climbing…
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