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- Tuolumne Meadow’s Best Climbing Routes — Your Tick List to Tuolumne’…Updated: Sun Jun 29 20:28:31 2008
Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park offers lots of climbing routes from short sport climbs to long routes that take a whole day. Some of the domes are easily accessed from the road while oth… - Tuolumne Meadows Rock Climbing -- Climbing Trip Planning InformationUpdated: Sun Jun 29 16:32:12 2008
Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park is easy to reach from San Francisco and the Bay area; offers lots of great amenities including camping, lodging, and dining; and is one of the best summer… - Tuolumne Meadows Climbing -- Rock Climbing at Yosemite National ParkCreated: Sun Jun 29 02:52:57 2008
Tuolumne Meadows in California's Yosemite National Park is simply one of the best summer rock climbing areas in the United States with its sky-scraping granite domes and glacier-etched faces, easy … - Which Climbing Harness Do You Need?Updated: Wed Jun 25 16:07:47 2008
Harnesses are specifically made for different types of climbing, including sport, gym, and competition climbing, general all-around climbing, big wall climbing, alpine and ice climbing, caving, and… - Parts of a Climbing Harness -- Understanding the Parts of Your Harne…Created: Wed Jun 25 16:06:16 2008
Your climbing harness, which basically connects your body to your rope, is a complicated piece of equipment. It has lots of parts—straps, buckles, and loops. Read this breakdown of all the par… - The 6 Most Important Knots - Learn the Best Knots to Climb SafelyUpdated: Sat Jun 21 05:08:58 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. … - List of U.S. State High Points -- The High Points of All 50 U.S. Sta…Updated: Fri Jun 20 19:48:35 2008
A list of the high points in all 50 U.S. states and Washington D.C. … - Double Overhand KnotUpdated: Fri Jun 20 17:50:09 2008
Definition of Double Overhand Knot, climbing words for a knot used to tie 2 ropes together for rappelling… - 4 Knots for Rappelling -- The Best Knots to Tie Rappel Ropes TogetherUpdated: Fri Jun 20 17:46:23 2008
If you're out climbing and need to rappel off the cliff, here are the four best knots to tie your climbing ropes together… - Double Fisherman’s KnotUpdated: Thu Jun 19 19:40:34 2008
A Double Fisherman’s Knot is a good rock climbing knot used for tying two ropes together for rappelling. … - Square Fisherman’s KnotCreated: Thu Jun 19 18:50:00 2008
Definition of Square Fisherman’s Knot, climbing words for a knot used to tie 2 ropes together for rappelling… - Double Figure-8 Fisherman’s KnotCreated: Thu Jun 19 18:26:20 2008
Definition of Double Figure-8 Fisherman’s Knot, climbing words for the best knot to tie 2 ropes together. … - RappelCreated: Thu Jun 19 18:04:10 2008
Definition of Rappel, a climbing word for descending fixed ropes… - A gallery of photographs by Ed Webster of famous desert climbing rou…Updated: Fri Jun 13 15:43:05 2008
Gallery of Photographs by Ed Webster of famous desert climbing routes in the Utah canyonlands… - Ed Webster climbing The Priest, a large sandstone tower near Moab, U…Updated: Fri Jun 13 15:43:01 2008
Photograph of Ed Webster climbing The Priest, a large sandstone tower near Moab, Utah… - Pete Gallagher drilling a summit bolt atop the King of Pain at the B…Created: Tue Jun 10 18:31:09 2008
Photograph of Pete Gallagher atop the King of Pain at the Bridger Jack Spires, Canyonlands National Park, Utah… - Buck Norden celebrates the sunset and the first free ascent of the N…Updated: Tue Jun 10 18:30:08 2008
Photograph of Buck Norden celebrating the sunset and the first free ascent of the North Face of Castleton Tower near Moab, Utah… - Earl Wiggins climbing Supercrack, the most famous crack climb at Ind…Updated: Tue Jun 10 18:30:06 2008
Photograph of Earl Wiggins climbing Supercrack, the most famous crack climb at Indian Creek Canyon near Canyonlands National Park, Utah… - Jeff Achey squeezes up a chimney while climbing Vision Quest on the …Updated: Tue Jun 10 18:29:03 2008
Photograph of Jeff Achey squeezing up a chimney while climbing Vision Quest on the King of Pain at Bridger Jack Spires, Indian Creek, Utah… - Pete Williams climbing Lightning Bolt Cracks on North Sixshooter Pea…Updated: Tue Jun 10 18:28:00 2008
Photograph of Pete Williams climbing Lightning Bolt Cracks on North Sixshooter Peak, Canyonlands National Park, Utah… - Ed Webster on the summit of Cottontail Tower in the Fisher Towers, U…Updated: Tue Jun 10 18:28:00 2008
Photograph of Ed Webster on the summit of Cottontail Tower in the Fisher Towers, Utah… - Jeff Achey climbs the first ascent of Learning to Crawl on Thumbelin…Updated: Tue Jun 10 18:25:53 2008
Photograph of Jeff Achey climbing Learning to Crawl on Thumbelina, Bridger Jack Spires, Indian Creek, Utah… - A rock climber rappels into Taylor Canyon to climb Moses in Canyonla…Updated: Tue Jun 10 18:25:53 2008
Photograph of a rock climber rappelling into Taylor Canyon to climb Moses in Canyonlands National Park, Utah… - Highest Mountains in the World — List of the 8,000-Meter PeaksUpdated: Sun Jun 8 15:00:18 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… - Your Climbing Harness -- Essential Personal Climbing GearUpdated: Sat Jun 7 14:14:00 2008
A climbing harness is a key piece of your personal climbing equipment. Your harness, with a waist belt and leg loops constructed of sewn webbing, connects you to your climbing rope with a knot. Lea… - Top-Rope Climbing EquipmentUpdated: Fri Jun 6 23:14:54 2008
Here's what you need to get out top-rope climbing, including rope, carabiners, slings, and personal gear. … - First Aid for Lightning Victims -- What to Do if Lightning Strikes W…Updated: Thu Jun 5 21:50:09 2008
The worst thing to happen during a thunder storm is that you or someone in your party is struck by lightning. If lightning strikes while you're climbing, follow these first aid steps to save a life…