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  2. Cat tree - Wikipedia

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    A cat tree (also referred to as a cat house, cat condo, kitty condo, or cat tower) is an artificial structure for a cat to play, exercise, relax and sleep on. [1] [2] Cat trees vary in height and complexity, with most cats preferring features offering height [1] over comfort, particularly if tall enough to allow a clear survey of their territory.

  3. Buildering - Wikipedia

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    Alain Robert climbing Petronas Tower 2 in March 2007. On this occasion, he was arrested at the 60th floor. Alain Robert has achieved worldwide renown and is widely regarded as the greatest of all builderers. In 2011, he climbed the world's tallest building, the 830-meter Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai. On that occasion, he used a harness in ...

  4. Dan Goodwin - Wikipedia

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    Daniel Goodwin (born November 7, 1955, in Kennebunkport, Maine) is an American climber best known for performing gymnastic-like flag maneuvers and one-arm flyoffs while free soloing difficult rock climbs on national TV and for scaling towering skyscrapers, including the Sears Tower, the John Hancock Center, the World Trade Center, the CN Tower, and (for the program Stan Lee's Superhumans) the ...

  5. List of octagonal buildings and structures - Wikipedia

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    Plan of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem The Tower of the Winds in Athens. Octagon buildings and structures are characterized by an octagonal plan form, whether a perfect geometric octagon or a regular eight-sided polygon with approximately equal sides.

  6. George Willig - Wikipedia

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    George Willig (born June 11, 1949) (a.k.a. "The Human Fly" or "The Spiderman") is a mountain-climber from New York, New York, United States, who climbed the South Tower (2 World Trade Center) of the World Trade Center on May 26, 1977, about two and a half years after tightrope walker Philippe Petit walked between the tops of the two towers.

  7. Catherine Destivelle - Wikipedia

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    [20] [21] On a 1992 tour to the US, she free soloed the second half of El Matador 5.10d (6b+) on the Devils Tower in Wyoming, and Supercrack 5.10b (6a+), in Indian Creek, Utah (both are captured in the 1992 climbing film, Ballade à Devil's Tower), and in 1997, while four months pregnant, free soloed the Old Man of Hoy in Scotland (captured in ...

  8. Big wall climbing - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Multi-pitch climbing - Wikipedia

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    Multi-pitch climbing is more complex and riskier than single-pitch climbing as the climbers will remain exposed on the route (e.g. a rock climbing route, an ice climbing, or a mixed climbing route) for longer, and it will often involve the use of hanging belays, long abseils, and the creation of belay anchors. Rescues from multi-pitch climbs ...