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Rock Climbing: My New Favorite Form of Exercise! by Anne P. Posted Thu 12 May 2011 8:27am Yesterday afternoon, I went rock climbing with my friends Tim and Lindsey! It was seriously the most fun I’ve had in awhile. My new favorite form of exercise... the sides, and more in the middle, too, for bouldering (free climbing on lower walls without ropes). As part of their membership they can bring friends with them for free. We Read on »

Tour Coach: Climbing, Climbing, Climbing by Tom H. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 25 Jul 2009 11:14pm By Chris Carmichael - The known contenders for the yellow jersey in 2009 also helped to shift the focus of Lance’s Tour preparation more towards climbing. With Carlos... an airport, which made it convenient for Lance to get back and forth to Austin, Texas and all the other places on his packed travel schedule. Climbing Workouts But regaining Read on »

Climbing Scenes in Non-Climbing Movies by Jason Martin Posted Mon 13 Sep 2010 6:00am High budget narrative climbing movies are a genre in and of themselves. There are not very many of them out there and those that do exist tend to be filled with plot holes and ludicrous situations. But what about non-climbing movies that include elements of climbing? Mountaineering, rock climbing and ice climbing are generally seen as extreme Read on »

Climbing Mt. Caregiver: Conquering the Peak of Caregiving is like Climbing a Mountain by Brenda A. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 27 May 2009 10:37pm THE MOUNTAIN CLIMB This past weekend, my husband, his co-worker, and I climbed a mountain in the AngelesNational Forest to view a plane-crash site. Starting at 4,900 feet, we climbed to 7,900 feet; first, through pine-needles, then scree (slippery rock and dirt Read on »

Climbing Mt. Caregiver: Conquering the Peak of Caregiving is like Climbing a Mountain by Brenda A. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 10 Jun 2009 8:16am THE MOUNTAIN CLIMB This past weekend, my husband, his co-worker, and I climbed a mountain in the Angeles National Forest to view a plane-crash site. Starting at 4,900 feet, we climbed to 7,900 feet; first, through pine-needles, then scree (slippery rock and dirt along the side of a mountain). We used trekking poles to keep from sliding down Read on »

Climbing the Rope: I’ve Come a Long Way Since P.E. by Fit Bottomed Girls Patient Expert

Posted Mon 08 Aug 2011 6:00am it scared the bejesus out of me. Hung what felt like four stories above our little heads (in reality, I’m sure it was one), I remember our P.E. teacher commanding us to climb the rope... in the class by far, I didn’t feel strong or really good at anything, except reading and writing. (Oh, how I wish I could talk to that little girl now.) Rope climbing in front of boys Read on »

How it's Made: Climbing Ropes by Jason Martin Posted Mon 09 May 2011 9:00am The Discovery Channel has a wonderfully engaging television show entitled, How it's Made . They recently ran an episode on how ropes are made with a focus on climbing ropes and yachting ropes. Check out the video below Sterling Ropes also produced a video on how climbing ropes are made. Though the production values Read on »

Rappel Rope Climbing Trick by Jason Martin Posted Wed 15 Jul 2009 8:06pm One of my favorite "rope tricks" is to quickly and easily switch a rappel set-up into a rope climbing system. Indeed, I've been able to amaze a number of people... from a rappel into rope climbing, you will need an autoblocking device from which you will rappel on an extension. This will require you to girth-hitch a sling through the tie Read on »

Dieting support by way of rope climbing by MariasLastDiet.com Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sat 11 Apr 2009 12:55am by Maria's Last Diet Dieting is like climbing a rope. If climbing a rope is hard for you ( ...and dieting is hard for everyone ), there are three things you'll need to get... you can't climb the whole rope. so what do you do. You try to climb a little part of it. That takes less confidence and skill than climbing the whole way up at once. If you Read on »

Rappelling Rope Climbing Trick by Jason Martin Posted Tue 22 Mar 2011 9:00am One of my favorite "rope tricks" is to quickly and easily switch a rappel set-up into a rope climbing system. Indeed, I've been able to amaze a number of people... from a rappel into rope climbing, you will need an autoblocking device from which you will rappel on an extension. This will require you to girth-hitch a sling through the tie Read on »