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Trotter began climbing in 1997 at age 16 and became the first Canadian to climb at grade 5.14c, and the third North American to make the first free ascent of a 5.14d (9a) graded route. In later years, Trotter became known for his traditional climbing routes, and his first free ascent of the Cobra Crack in Squamish , British Columbia .
Tom Randall is a British professional rock climber.Randall and his climbing partner Pete Whittaker, known as the Wide Boyz, are some of the best crack climbers in the world, known for their the first free ascent of Century Crack 5.14b (8c) in 2011.
The 2006 cult climbing film First Ascent, [7] followed Berthod's unsuccessful efforts to make the first free ascent of Cobra Crack, a 5.14b (8c)-graded traditional climbing route in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada; [8] which was at the time considered the world's hardest traditional crack climb (it was later free climbed by Sonnie Trotter).
Cobra Crack is a 45-metre (148-foot) long traditional climbing route on a thin crack up an overhanging granite rock face on Stawamus Chief, in Squamish, British Columbia.The route was first ascended by Peter Croft and Tami Knight in 1981 as an aid climb.
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Century Crack is a 120 ft (40m) long offwidth roof crack climb in the White Rim Sandstone, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, graded at 5.14b (8c). It is one of the hardest and longest offwidth crack climbs in the world. [ 2 ]
The final section of roof crack consists of thin hand jams and monos, which are easy to fall off if the climber makes a mistake. Once they have reached the edge of the cave, the climber finishes by climbing over a lip, and grabbing a ledge for the top. [3] [4]
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