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The V-scale is an open-ended scale that starts at V0 (although a slightly easier "VB" has been used for beginners), and increases in single-digit steps (i.e. V5, V6, V7), and was at V17 in 2023 with Burden of Dreams. The V-scale doesn't consider risk and is purely focused on the technical difficulty of the movements. [2]
The notable first ascents that set a new highest-grade prior to The Face were traditional climbing routes: . 8a (5.13b) [m]. Grand Illusion – Sugar Loaf, Lake Tahoe, CA – 1979 – First-ever consensus 8a (5.13b) in history, by Tony Yaniro.
Free-climbing includes the discipline of bouldering on short 5-metre (16 ft) routes, of single-pitch climbing on up to 60–70-metre (200–230 ft) routes, and of multi-pitch climbing — and big wall climbing — on routes of up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).
Climber leading a traditional climbing route, attempting to insert a nut for climbing protection.. Traditional climbing (or "Trad" climbing), is a form of free climbing (i.e. no artificial or mechanical device can be used to aid progression, unlike with aid climbing), which is performed in pairs where the lead climber places climbing protection into the climbing route while ascending.
V-scale model railroading was created when Japanese game developer Artdink released A-Train in 1985, but it was not widely popularized until Microsoft released Microsoft Train Simulator (sometimes referred to as MSTS) and Australia's Auran/N3V Games released the successful family of Trainz railroad simulators, both in 2001. With the ability to ...
Miniature conversion refers to the practice of altering the appearance of a miniature or model so as to deviate from the standard version purchased in a boxed set.. This practice is quite common amongst hobbyists who play miniature wargames such as Games Workshop's The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game, Warhammer Fantasy Battles and Warhammer 40,000, as well as many of the other games ...
A caliber conversion device is a device which can be used to non-permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed to fire. The different cartridge must be smaller in some dimensions than the original design cartridge, and since smaller cartridges are usually cheaper, the device allows ...
The Great Trango Tower's east face and east buttress form the world's longest big wall climbs, [8] and was the birthplace of high-altitude big wall climbing; [5] the towers, including the adjoining Nameless Tower, are considered formidable and dangerous due to their extreme altitude, [4] and include famous big wall routes such as Eternal Flame ...