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Its current aid climbing rating is VI 5.9 A1 or 5.12 for the free climbing variation. [1] It is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world. [2] Although the first ascent took five days, most ascents now are accomplished in two.
El Sendero Luminoso is the name of a big wall climbing bolted route at El Potrero Chico, Nuevo León, Mexico that rises over 1500 ft (~450 m) up the front side of El Toro mountain. It is one of the hardest big wall routes in the area and 11 of its 15 pitches are graded at over 5.12 (7b/+).
Adam Ondra on the sport climbing route Silence, the hardest free climbing route in the world and the first-ever at 9c (French), 5.15d (American YDS), and XII+ (UIAA).. The two main free climbing grading systems (which include the two main free climbing disciplines of sport climbing and traditional climbing) are the "French numerical system" and the "American YDS system". [2]
Established rock climbing routes on the 1,200-foot-high walls of Incredible Hulk: [4] The Donaldson Route – class 5.8 – First Ascent 1970 by Greg Donaldson, Joe Kiskis, Bob Grow; Mountaineers Route (Southwest Couloir) – class 4-5 – FA 1971 by Bob Grow, Joe Kiskis; Fallen Leaf – class 5.9 – FA 1970s by Mike Farrell, partner
Separate Reality is a 66-foot (20 m) traditional climbing route in Yosemite National Park in California.The route is known for its exposed and dramatic crux that consists of a 20-foot (6.1 m) long crack in its horizontal roof.
After the successful ascent, the pair had enough time to climb a 500-foot 5.7. Reardon had now officially caught the climbing bug. Because he didn't have any friends to climb with, or any gear of his own, Reardon chose to start climbing without ropes. He returned to the 5.7 climb, and soon found himself at the top, without having to rely on any ...
Davis began her mountain climbing career in 1998 by climbing Inshallah (VI 5.12 A1) with Kennan Harvey and Seth Shaw, which is on the southeast face of Shipton Spire in the Karakorum. As one article describes it, "the ascent is one of the few big-wall expeditions to have pushed the limits of free climbing in a hostile, high-altitude environment ...
Classic climbing routes on Parriott Mesa [3]. Mountaineers Route - class 5.6 - 2 pitches; Longbow Chimney - class 5.8 - 2 pitches; Monochrome Era - class 5.11+ - 2 pitches; Ascended Yoga Masters - class 5.10 - 5 pitches