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  2. Highest unclimbed mountain - Wikipedia

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    It is in Bhutan, on or near the border with China. In Bhutan, the climbing of mountains higher than 6,000 m (20,000 ft) has been prohibited since 1994. [ 8 ] The rationale for this prohibition is based on local customs that consider this and similar peaks to be the sacred homes of protective deities and spirits, [ 8 ] and the lack of high ...

  3. Beta (climbing) - Wikipedia

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    Competition climbers are given a fixed time to inspect the route as a group before the competition, but once the climbing begins, they must remain in the isolation zone away from the climbing wall, to prevent them learning more beta from watching fellow competitors attempting the route. During a time-limited pre-competition inspection, climbers ...

  4. Mountaineering - Wikipedia

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    When open and staffed, the huts are generally run by full-time employees, but some are staffed on a voluntary basis by members of alpine clubs. The manager of the hut, termed a guardian or warden in Europe, will usually also sell refreshments and meals, both to those visiting only for the day and to those staying overnight.

  5. Rock climbing - Wikipedia

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    Competitors race-off in pairs on a standardized 'speed climbing wall' using a top rope with an auto belay for protection, in the shortest time possible. Because the speed climbing wall is standardized in all competitions, time records are chronicled (e.g. such as world record and women's record times). [71] Competition combined climbing. In ...

  6. Hillclimbing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The SCCA Chasing the Dragon hillclimb on the 2.3-mile (3.7 km) course up the Maple Gap Road in Nantahala Forests, North Carolina is held once each year near the Joyce Kilmer National Forests, first run in 2011. The hillclimb was founded by Ted Theodore, Cheri Brantley and Darryl "killboy" Cannon.

  7. Effects of high altitude on humans - Wikipedia

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    This conundrum led to the development of the altitude training modality known as "Live-High, Train-Low", whereby the athlete spends many hours a day resting and sleeping at one (high) altitude, but performs a significant portion of their training, possibly all of it, at another (lower) altitude.

  8. List of time offsets by U.S. state and territory - Wikipedia

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    Map of U.S. time zones with new CST and EST areas displayed. Some U.S. time zones, such as the Samoa Time Zone, are not on this map. This is a list of the time offsets by U.S. states, federal district, and territories. For more about the time zones of the U.S. see time in the United States. Most states are entirely contained within one time zone.

  9. Mount Diablo - Wikipedia

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    At the time, the state park included just 6,788 acres (2,747 ha) and was the only park in the vicinity of the mountain. In 2007 the state park totaled almost 20,000 acres (8,100 ha), and with 38 parks and preserves on and around the mountain, Diablo's public lands total more than 90,000 acres (36,000 ha).