Rock Climbing

       Activity of rock climbing has been known to the public for a long time even traditional societies, they do climb in order to find the source of life or protection, especially the coastal areas and karst areas to look for bird nests or springs. But they did not use standardized systems and procedures as in the sport of rock climbing so that the safety factor and the level of risk faced by extremely high.

    Rock climbing in the first known European continent precisely in the region of the Alps before World War I. Country in early 1910, Austria introduced the use of the equipment used to support activities such as rock climbing carabiner (the ring hook) and pythons (climbing spikes) which was then made ​​of steel. And started from where the climbers from Austria and Germany began to develop tools and techniques of this sport. As time progressed, many sports equipment have innovation, especially in the materials of manufacture, test the force of its appeal, practicality of use of safety equipment and

 procedures that have been standardized.

    Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing competitions have objectives of completing the route in the quickest possible time or the farthest along an ever increasingly harder route. Rock climbing is similar to scrambling (another activity involving the scaling of hills and similar formations), but climbing is generally differentiated by its sustained use of hands to support the climber's weight as well as to provide balance.

       Rock climbing is a physically and mentally demanding sport, one that often tests a climber's strength, endurance, agility and balance along with mental control. It can be a dangerous sport and knowledge of proper climbing techniques and usage of specialized climbing equipment is crucial for the safe completion of routes. Because of the wide range and variety of rock formations around the world, rock climbing has been separated into several different styles and sub-disciplines that are described below. While not an Olympic event, rock climbing is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a sport.

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             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_climbing

Risfa wulan

His love of Rock Climbing make Wulan obsessed when looking at the existing points on the board of rock, as shown.

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