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2. Free climbing - Wikipedia

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   The free climbing movement was an important development in the history of rock climbing. [3] In 1911, Austrian climber Paul Preuss started what became known as the Mauerhakenstreit (or "piton dispute"), by advocating for a transition to "free climbing" via a series of essays and articles in the German Alpine Journal where he defined "artificial aid" and proposed 6 rules of free climbing ...

3. The Dawn Wall - Wikipedia

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   The Dawn Wall is a 2017 American-Austrian documentary film directed by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer about Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's successful attempt to create the first-ever big wall free climbing route—which they christened The Dawn Wall—on the historic southeast face (The Wall of Early Morning Light) of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, which had hitherto only been ...

4. The Alpinist - Wikipedia

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   The Alpinist is a 2021 American documentary film directed by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen about Marc-André Leclerc, a free-spirited and little-known 23-year-old Canadian rock climber, ice climber, and alpinist. From 2015 to 2016, a film crew followed Leclerc as he solo climbed some of the most difficult and dangerous alpine climbing routes in ...

5. Free Solo Climber Falls 500 Feet To Her Death At Colorado's ...

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   A Boulder, Colorado, woman died Sunday while free solo climbing a ridge at Rocky Mountain National Park — and falling approximately 500 feet. The 26-year-old was found on Ypsilon Mountain at the ...

6. Rock climbing - Wikipedia

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   If the climber falls, the belayer locks the rope and they will just hang from the rope at the point of the fall. [60] Top rope climbing is not free climbing or lead climbing, however, it is a popular way for beginners to start rock climbing, and to build up their strength and confidence to lead climb. [66] [67] Top rope solo climbing.

7. Deep-water soloing - Wikipedia

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   While DWS can be done on any rock face over or beside the water, it is particularly suited to certain areas that have at least slightly overhanging rock faces (i.e. ensuring the DWS climber lands in the water), have clear and deep water (i.e. so that any underwater hazards can be identified and/or avoided), and are in warmer climates (so the DWS climber does not have to wear a wetsuit, and the ...

8. Separate Reality (climb) - Wikipedia

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   In 1986, inspired by the photo of Jardine, [10] Wolfgang Güllich traveled to Yosemite, with Austrian photographer and climber Heinz Zak , and made the first free solo of Separate Reality. [11] [5] Güllich's 1986 free solo has since become an iconic feat in climbing history, [1] [12] and was listed on Red Bull's "10 Most Epic Free Solo Climbs ...

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