Dinosaur Mountain - Rock Climbing guide
Welcome
Welcome to Dinosaur Mountain - Rock Climbing guide, a free climbing resource guide. We offer free climbing information in the form of climbing news, climbing blog discussion and links to editor reviewed climbing web sites.
Climbing covers a range of recreational, adventurous or sporting activities involving using one's hands and feet to move up the surface of a steep object. Evolving from the pursuit of mountaineering, rock climbing is the scaling of steep rocky surfaces, usually using ropes and other climbing equipment for protection. This is then categorised as either free climbing, i.e., bouldering, free soloing, or rock climbing, (where ropes are used strictly for safety), and aid climbing, where you climb the equipment instead of the rock. In the modern era, indoor climbing allows rock climbing to be practised on artificial walls in a controlled environment, with professional competitions being held at a world cup level. At the other extreme, traditional climbing and ice climbing emphasise self reliance and meeting nature on its own terms.
The Climbing Word of the Day is Sport climbing, be sure to check back tommorow for a new climbing word of the day.
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Climbing News
We have 10 pages of Climbing News Stories.
1.) For the fist time, climbing world championship to be held outside ... - Xinhua
Over one day ago | Sun Jun 29 6:02:00 PDT 2008
 China Daily | For the fist time, climbing world championship to be held outside ... Xinhua, China - Its organization and passionate audience have won good remarks from the International Federation of Sport Climbing, or IFSC. The IFSC officials and their ... 15-year-old Austrian girl becomes youngest lead climbing world ... |
2.) Athletes in the News - Belmont Citizen-Herald
Over one day ago | Wed Jul 2 16:53:00 PDT 2008
Athletes in the News Belmont Citizen-Herald, MA - In mid-May, Sciascia qualified for the Sport Climbing Divisionals and was on the road again, this time to Baltimore in early June. ... |
3.) St Peters set to rock the world - Glebe
Over one day ago | Tue Jul 1 19:24:00 PDT 2008
St Peters set to rock the world Glebe, Australia - "I think at the end of the day your sport is as successful as the sponsorship it receives." The International Federation of Sport Climbing World Youth ... |
4.) Pair Regain Speed Mark in Ascent of El Capitan - New York Times
23 hours, 29 minutes ago | Wed Jul 2 21:13:00 PDT 2008
Pair Regain Speed Mark in Ascent of El Capitan New York Times, United States - Some traditionalists say climbing is an opportunity to be one with nature, more lifestyle than sport, and see competitions as little more than a sideshow. ... |
5.) US-Japan team scales El Capitan face in record time - Earthtimes (press release)
22 hours, 9 minutes ago | Wed Jul 2 22:33:00 PDT 2008
US-Japan team scales El Capitan face in record time Earthtimes (press release), UK - Climbing the iconic peak has become one of the sport's most competitive challenges. Last October the German brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber managed to ... |
6.) Open Mic: What's a Sport? Bullfighting, Mountain Climbing, or Auto ... - Bleacher Report
Over one day ago | Wed Jul 2 11:43:00 PDT 2008
 Bleacher Report | Open Mic: What's a Sport? Bullfighting, Mountain Climbing, or Auto ... Bleacher Report, CA - "Only bullfighting, mountain climbing and auto racing are sports, the rest are merely games". In Conrad's time, those three sports would have been ... |
7.) Don't let anything stop you from a sport that rocks - Richmond Times Dispatch
Over one day ago | Sat Jun 28 21:29:00 PDT 2008
Don't let anything stop you from a sport that rocks Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - Sport: Sport climbing (also called lead climbing) is ground-up climbing that relies on permanent anchors (such as bolts) fixed to the rock for protection. ... |
8.) Climbing enthusiasts step to the edge - North Shore News
Over one day ago | Wed Jul 2 11:38:00 PDT 2008
Climbing enthusiasts step to the edge North Shore News, Canada - With the previously obscure and niche sport of climbing now well established, when all is said and done, that first-date crowd just might stick around for a ... |
9.) Emergence of Adventure Sports Resorts; Why Are Hotel Waterparks ... - Hospitality Net
16 hours, 6 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 4:36:00 PDT 2008
Emergence of Adventure Sports Resorts; Why Are Hotel Waterparks ... Hospitality Net - And every outdoor sport has an indoor version located closer to home. We have indoor golf, indoor rock climbing, indoor snow skiing, indoor skateboarding, ... |
10.) Exotic, Expensive and Italian MV Agusta F4 312 Hits Stride On ... - Wall Street Journal
3 hours, 16 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 17:26:00 PDT 2008
 Wall Street Journal | Exotic, Expensive and Italian MV Agusta F4 312 Hits Stride On ... Wall Street Journal - It was easy to twist the throttle and set just the right engine speed for rounding the next bend or climbing the next hill. ... |
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