Climbing & Mountaineering Dictionary (lot of climbing terms)
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All climbing activities has a lot of special terms which are essential to understand this sport. Here you will find lot of climbing terms, mountaineering slang, glossary, dictionary and lot of information about climbing :-). There will be words from activities like: Rock Climbing, mulit-pitch climbing, mountaineering, ice climbing, dry-tooling, ski-touring, trekking, alpine climbing, and high altitiude climbing.
Mountaineering timeline
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The History of Mountaineering has a lot great achievements. Here is some important and iconic ascents. Not all :-), but in future will be more.
In text you will see a lot of links to polish website drytooling.com.pl. It is my another website, about winter climbing. There is lot of climbing stuff :-) and off course you have google translate. Enjoy!
10 best climbing, mountaineering websites
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Are you a maniac of climbing, especially in winter? Your environment is a rock/ice/snow? Here you have 10 websites, which are worth your time :)
Climbing excuses
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Sometimes you don't want climb, because you are afraid, weak, route is too hard, the shelter is warm.... But you cannot told your partner, that you are weak! You just must tell him some excuse.
Wojtek Kurtyka - 2016 Piolet d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award
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This coming April, we will be celebrating the different dimensions of alpinism, and more generally the 'mountain spirit', in a region that is emblematic of the values that we seek to promote, including sharing experiences, commitment, and innovation. We will be present in the area around the Piolets d’Or base camps in La Grave and the Lautaret col, in one of the most beautiful parts of France. Here at the heart of Ecrins National Park, we’ll follow in the footsteps of La Meije’s legendary 'Père Gaspard'.
Famous inspirational climbing quotes about mountaineering, rock climbing, mountains and also funny quotes :)
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Here you have a collection of climbing quotes. I don't now how many, bu list has almost 9450 words :-), maybe the biggest collection climbing quotes in the internet. Famous climbing quotes are great to read. If you need inspiration, then its good place for you. Read something to feel cheery or positive. Life is good :).
Iron Knight D14+/15- ?
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Eptingen in Switzerland has new dry-tooling extreme route. Jonas Allemann send Iron Knight D14+/15- (proposition grade), which is combination of 3 previous routes: Dark Knight (D11+/12-), Spiderman and Iron Man D14/14+.
Best climber's blogs
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Lot of climbers have websites where you can read something about this person, but sometimes website is very good blog, where you can read about climbing trips, etc. Here you have list of climbers, who have nice blog.