Every subculture comes with its own vocabulary, and for rock climbers, “crag” is as much a part of the rock climbing dictionary as “beef jerky” is. Every subculture comes with its own vocabulary, and ...
Before you go into the nearest outdoor retail store and splurge on unnecessary ropes and quickdraws, let’s get down to basics. This is what you really need to start climbing. (And don’t forget to work ...
Including climbing shoes, technical equipment, and durable clothing. Rock climbing has been around for centuries. In the sport’s early days, athletes wore boots and carried natural fiber ropes that ...
Pounded dramatically and deafeningly into a crack on a vertical wall with a hammer, the steel spike called a piton was the first major safety advancement beyond the basic climbing rope in two thousand ...
The Basic Military Mountaineering Course (BMMC) trains selected Soldiers in the fundamental knowledge/skills required to successfully conduct small unit operations in typical, mountainous terrain ...
JERICHO, Vt. (Feb. 25, 2016) -- Three 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Soldiers completed the two-week Basic Mountain Course at the Army Mountain Warfare School, Feb. 18, with the culminating ...