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Ron Kauk (born 1957) US, rock climber, many first ascents in Yosemite, stunt work for climbing movies; Robert Kayen (born 1959) US, rock climber, professor, scientist, first solo ascent of West Buttress of El Capitan; Dora Keen (1871–1963) US, ascents in Alps, member of Royal Geographical Society, 1914
Rock-climbing technique is built on having an effective body position and balance to maximize the conservation of energy and thus climb efficiently. [91] [95] Where possible, the arms should be kept straight, thus holding the body weight on the joints and not on flexed arm muscles, with the 'climbing' driven by the stronger legs. [92] [93]
Carolynn Marie Hill (born January 3, 1961) [2] is an American rock climber.Widely regarded as one of the leading competition climbers, traditional climbers (and particularly big wall climbers), sport climbers, and boulderers in the world during the late 1980s and early 1990s, she is famous for making the first free ascent of the difficult sheer rock face of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite ...
Rock climbing can trace its origins to the late 19th-century, and has since developed into several main sub-disciplines.Single-pitch and multi-pitch (and big wall) climbing, can be performed in varying styles (including aid, sport, traditional, free solo, and top-roping), while the standalone discipline of bouldering (or boulder climbing) is by definition performed in a free solo format.
Janja Garnbret (born 12 March 1999) is a Slovenian professional rock climber who specializes in sport climbing and competition climbing.She has won multiple competition lead climbing and competition bouldering events, two Olympic gold medals, and is widely regarded as the greatest competition climber of all time.
In the history of rock climbing, the first ascent of Napes Needle by W. P. Haskett Smith in June 1886 – an act that is widely considered to be the start of the sport of rock climbing – was effectively a free solo. [8] Early leaders of free climbing such as Paul Preuss, were
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Notable climbing areas include: El Capitan (for big wall climbing in the US), Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (for traditional climbing in the UK), Buoux, Verdon Gorge and Ceuse (for sport climbing in France). [2] Route name. While rock and modern ice climbing routes can have any name, offensive names are removed from databases and guidebooks. [3]