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"There are certain things we have to do every day, like eating. But for physical and mental health, it's just as important to be able to do things that we want to do. And specialized prosthetics allow amputees to do the specific stuff. If you have one arm and want to play the drums, you can do it. And if you have one leg and want to go rock climbing ... you can do it.. [...] Klippa is a prototyped leg prosthetic created specifically for climbing. Its design draws on the way mountain goat hooves provide traction, grip, stability, and concentrated force for the body they're supporting. " Via Miguel Prazeres 
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Antigua is the larger, more developed island comprising the beautiful twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean. Its economy runs primarily off tourism thanks to its stunning...
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University of San Francisco's curator insight,
September 19, 2013 6:18 PM
Chelsea Mandell, senior “[I like] backpacking and being outdoors, so the next step is to rock climb when I’m out there, so I have to build up while I’m here [at the gym].” “It’s a good mental challenge, as well as physical.” [via SF Foghorn]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A brief new report claims that using a breathing technique based on Tibetan Buddhist tradition, 26 inexperienced mountain climbers made it up Mt.
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What the hell is... Red Bull Creepers
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K2 Climbing the World's Toughest Mountain (Full Documentary) . 2014 This documentary and the rest of the documentaries presented relate to important times .K. Watch next. A SERIOUS QUESTION...
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French climber Alain Robert climbs an Auckland building in a PR promotion.
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Finger injuries are a tiny, yet frustrating and often debilitating part of a climbers life. What to do and when can make all the difference in successfully curing any injury, but its sometimes hard to know where to begin.
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The Guardian (blog) Via VERONICA LESTER
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You don’t normally think of Mammoth Lakes, California, as a climbing mecca.
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GRENOBLE, France — Two Italian women died in an avalanche and the bodies of two French climbers were found in a crevasse Tuesday after climbing accidents in the French Alps, local officials said.
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As she navigates her ascent, uncluttered by ropes and harnesses, the British bouldering champion displays a spider-like elegance Via Alex Mornard
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The event is on Sunday, Dec. 14 at the University of Portland's Buckley Center Auditorium, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $15.
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Sensing the potential for a climbing community in Polur, Iran, New Wave Architecture designed this new rock climbing hall that mimics the surrounding, rocky landscape of Mazadaran. Equipped with a dynamic climbing hall, temporary accommodation zone, fitness gym and maintenance areas, the design is meant to invite nature and landscape into the building. The large windows allow natural daylight to shine in and provide a view of the nearby mountains... Via Lauren Moss
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Survey of readers to identify the best climbing movies of all time, including Hollywood productions and rock climbing and mountaineering documentary films.
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gordon young has designed a 40 metre long typographic traversing wall consisting of over 4000 seaside themed shapes cut from colorful recycled plastic.
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Full story: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25940 Smart projector plots glowing climbing routes onto a wall and tracks the movement of climbers as they follow it, suggesting the next...
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The Inquisitr Chinese Woman Becomes First to Summit Everest After Avalanche National Geographic NAMCHE BAZAAR—After a tragic climbing season on Mount Everest, after all the foreign guides and more than 300 high-paying clients had pulled out, a...
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Scientists have uncovered strong evidence that soot, or black carbon, sent into the air by a rapidly industrializing Europe, likely caused the abrupt retreat of mountain glaciers in the European Alps. Via Maria Nunzia @Varvera
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Typically, the whole process of dreaming up, taking on and ultimately completing any Big Project unfolds in stages. Here is a story that could be any of our stories. Via Jannette Pazer
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A climber was seriously injured in a fall at a Peak District crag. The 45-year-old woman, from York, fell 5m (16ft) and landed on a ledge at Millstone Edge above Hathersage
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As any mountaineer will attest, it’s a tough pill to swallow when you set your sights on a goal and prepare for months, only to be denied. I just returned from an attempt to climb Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe.
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No 'business' twist on this one... just an amazing set of photographs to remind us why we do all the boring grunt work. Time to turn off the computer, dust of the cameras and make some images!