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2. Rick Sylvester - Wikipedia

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   Rick Sylvester (born April 3, 1942) is an American climber and former stuntman, most famous for his BASE jumping using skis and a Union Jack parachute from Mount Asgard in Canada for the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me in July 1976. [1] [2]

3. Fan (machine) - Wikipedia

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   A household electric fan A large cylindrical fan. A fan is a powered machine that creates airflow. A fan consists of rotating vanes or blades, generally made of wood, plastic, or metal, which act on the air. The rotating assembly of blades and hub is known as an impeller, rotor, or runner. Usually, it is contained within some form of housing ...

4. 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 ...

5. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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   A form of climbing in which a lead climber clips their belay rope into protection equipment as they ascend. [1] [2] lead climber. Also leader. The individual ascending the route in lead climbing; the other person is the belayer. [1] [2] leader fall A lead climber fall while lead climbing; will be at least twice the distance to the last piece of ...

6. Free solo climbing - Wikipedia

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   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 also strongly interested in free solo climbing as being ethically ...

7. USA Climbing - Wikipedia

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   USA Climbing is the national governing body of the sport of competition climbing in the United States. [1] As a 501(c)3 non-profit, they promote Sport Climbing which comprises three competition disciplines: bouldering, lead climbing, and speed climbing, in elite, youth and collegiate formats.