Rock Climbing: The Ultimate Guide (Greenwood Guides to Extreme Sports)

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Features A chronological history of rock climbing in the United States, covering the places, events, and people A glossary of key climbing terms A subject index Highlights Includes coverage of the history of rock climbing as well as its key events and places and the heroes of the sport Provides a complete introduction to climbing techniques and styles Considers future directions of the sport. In the early s, another pioneer skateboarder named Rodney Mullen adapted this technique for use on flat ground, allowing him to pop onto—or over—obstacles without stopping.

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BASE jumping—the four-letter term being an acronym for the four categories of jumping points: Building, Antenna, Span, Earth—is not a recently invented extreme activity. In the death toll was more than 60, making it one of the world's deadliest mountains.

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We weren't glib enough to assume it would be a walk in the park. Despite this, our acclimatisation continued as planned. It's hard to say whether this part is for getting you used to the altitude, or to the mountain huts. Both are a challenge: To get us used to the rope and crampon work essential on glaciers, John chose to ascend the Petite Fourche, a modest peak in the massif with striking views of the Eiger and the Matterhorn.

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With this in the bag, we rappelled into Switzerland and trekked across the Trient plateau, an endless swathe of snow under a baking sun. The next morning we again crossed the plateau, catching a view of Mont Blanc in the early morning light through a gap in the rock by the Aiguille du Tour. That was where we were heading. The mood was heavy with tension, excitement and nerves — not mitigated by sharing the Cosmique hut with other climbers, some of whom could only be described as rugged mountain types.

It was the evening before our summit attempt. He chose the Three Mounts, confident we were strong enough to handle it. Two other guides would be joining us and we would ascend in three groups of three, to increase safety and pace.

The problem was the weather. Erm, basically like that. We moved swiftly, aware of the dangers of our position underneath them and focusing on our task.

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We had to be back down by 3pm or risk being caught in the forecast storm. Everything had to go like clockwork for us to reach the summit. After the Tacul we faced the Col du Maudit — maudit means damned. Wind tickled my ears. My headtorch carved a column of light: But we were climbing Mont Blanc!