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2. 2025 in sport climbing - Wikipedia

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   This article lists the main competition climbing events and their results for 2025. This includes the World Cup, World Championships, International Climbing Series, and Continental Championships. This includes the World Cup, World Championships, International Climbing Series, and Continental Championships.

3. Ascender (climbing) - Wikipedia

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   An ascender is a device (usually mechanical) used for directly ascending, or for facilitating protection, with a fixed rope when climbing on steep mountain terrain. A form introduced in the 1950s became so popular it began the term "Jumar" for the device, and the verb "to jumar" to describe its use in ascending.

4. Can You Really Use An Ascender As A Belay Device? These ... - AOL

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   The ascender will glide smoothly up the rope when the belayer takes in slack. If the climber falls, the ascender will lock up. (I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt and assuming that the ...

5. List of grade milestones in rock climbing - Wikipedia

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   First-free-ascents that set new grade milestones are important events in rock climbing history, and are listed below. While sport climbing has dominated absolute-grade milestones since the mid-1980s (i.e. are now the highest grades), milestones for modern traditional climbing, free solo climbing, onsighted, and flashed ascents, are also listed.

6. Single-rope technique - Wikipedia

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   Selecting the best position for bolts needs particular care, the aim often being to achieve a Y-shaped rope hang between two bolts on opposite walls. This technique can help to prevent the rope from coming in contact with the rock, shares the load between the two belays, and reduces the shock load should one fail (in comparison with the use of ...

7. Beta (climbing) - Wikipedia

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   The official climbing guidebooks were the first systematic forms of beta. [10] The beta in these physical climbing guidebooks was limited to the basic details of the climbing route (e.g. length, grade, direction/topo etc.) so as to manage the size of the guidebook and avoid giving so much information that would spoil an onsight attempt. [10]

8. Here's why the world's best climbers aren't thrilled ... - AOL

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   In December 2019, months before the Tokyo Games could actually take place, the IOC’s executive board officially confirmed that the 2024 Games in Paris would award four medals in sports climbing ...

9. Climbing guidebook - Wikipedia

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   Topo image of the cliff Toix Est in Costa Blanca in Spain, by climber Chris Craggs from a Rockfax guidebook. Before discussing individual routes, a climbing guidebook will outline the history and current status of climbing ethics applicable for the location including for example whether the use of bolts for sport climbing is allowed, and other local customs (e.g. use if non-clean aid climbing ...