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Climbing walls are a great way to keep up and even increase your climbing skills if don’t have the convenience of living among the mountains, or have the finances to travel to them as often as you would like. Plus, most people are so swamped they can’t find the time in their daily life to take a rock climbing trip, which makes a climbing wall so useful. Going to a climbing wall is great if you want to escape from the daily grind and monotony that can make you apathetic or depressed over time. Here are some of the great things that people love about climbing walls.
- The Climbing Wall is Closer – No long car trips or camping trips which happen all too infrequently. Climbing walls are popping up in gyms, schools, and other locations all over the country.
- A Climbing Wall is Simple to Get – If there is no climbing wall near you, then you have the option of purchasing a prefabricated climbing wall to put in your backyard or in your home.
- Building a Climbing Wall – You also have the option of building a climbing wall yourself. There are plenty of resources and books on the Internet to help you build your own climbing walls.
Climbing walls are greatly beneficial not only to the expert, but also the beginner. A climbing wall is great fun, and growing to be a popular sport worldwide.
French Team Repeats Alaskan Testpiece
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!
5/05/08 - A pair of elite French skiers has completed the famed Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt in less than 24 hours.
Austrian Woman Climbs 11th 8,000'er
5/02/08 - Austrian Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner summited 8,167-meter Dhaulagiri in Nepal on May 1, giving her 11 of the 14 main 8,000-meter summits on Earth, more than any other woman. (New Photo Added - 5/15/08)
Swiss Duo Completes Much-Tried Nepalese Face
4/30/08 - Simon Anthamatten and Ueli Steck from Switzerland have completed the highly prized north face of Tengkangpoche in Nepal to its 21,283-foot summit, on their second attempt this season. (Updated - 5/15/08)
Kinder Creates Utah Testpiece
4/28/08 - Joe Kinder has completed <i>Golden Direct</i> (5.14c/d) at the Cathedral near St. George, Utah.
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