he and his climbing buddies, were tackling big peaks and rock faces, under-equipped, under-protected, many times crossing crevice riddled glaciers and early ice routes, having to share one ice axe ...

The monolithic Dawn Wall is 3,000 feet of sheer, uncaring granite that’s more blank slate—with very few cracks or seams in the rock to hold onto—than honest-to-god climbing route ... What makes the ...

Climbing terminology ... features of the rock itself. Belay: A rope system used to keep the climber from falling too far. It includes rope, anchors, belay device and of course, the belayer.

For example, Point Five Gully at V,5 is a benchmark V, while a well protected hard mixed climb might be graded V ... The Youth Ready to Rock Sport climbing course is designed to help young climbers ...