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  2. Pole climbing - Wikipedia

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    Pole-climbing class at the University of Michigan for ongoing lineworkers, January 1919. Pole climbing is ascending a pole which one can grip with their hands. The related activity of mast climbing describes ascending an object similar to a pole, but having a larger diameter which excludes gripping with the hands.

  3. Pole sports - Wikipedia

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    According to Qifeng and Xining, acrobatic Chinese pole-climbing was first mentioned 2,000 years ago. [13] Its techniques arose from tree-climbing in agriculture. Chinese poling is an acrobatic activity which has been part of Cirque du Soleil and is taught for recreational purposes in aerial gyms, such as Aerial Athletica in Las Vegas.

  4. Greasy pole - Wikipedia

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    Greasy pole, grease pole, or greased pole refers to a tall pole that has been made slippery with grease or other lubricants and thus difficult to grip. More specifically, it is the name of several events that involve staying on, climbing up, walking over or otherwise traversing such a pole.

  5. Chinese pole - Wikipedia

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    Chinese poles are vertical poles on which circus performers climb, slide down and hold poses. The poles are generally between 3 and 9 metres (10 and 30 ft) in height and approximately 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) in diameter. [1] Some poles have a slightly larger pole that rotates around the static central pole using ball bearings. This rotating ...

  6. Fierljeppen - Wikipedia

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    A jump consists of a sprint to the pole (polsstok), jumping and grabbing it, then climbing to the top of the pole while trying to control its forward and lateral movements over a body of water, and finishing by landing on a sand bed opposite to the starting point. [1]

  7. Explorer's Grand Slam - Wikipedia

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    The climbing community, the American Alpine Club, The Explorers Club, climbing companies such as International Mountain Guides, define the Explorer's Grand Slam as having accomplished the Seven Summits plus (at a minimum – the last degree of) the North and South Poles.

  8. List of sports - Wikipedia

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    Pole climbing; Rope climbing; Sawanobori; Combat sports: wrestling and martial arts. A combat sport is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against ...

  9. IFSC Climbing World Championships - Wikipedia

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    In 2012 the World Championships were shifted to even years to avoid interference with the 2013 World Games climbing event and to give a supplementary opportunity to demonstrate the sport for a possible integration into the 2020 Olympic Games. In 2019 the World Championships were again held one year early, to now allow the Championships to be ...

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