Finding a Gym Near You

There's an awesome website to find a gym near you: http://www.indoorclimbing.com/

More Rock Climbing Backgrounds!

Here are some more awesome rock climbing backgrounds...
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Sport Climbing

Sport climbing is climbing that involves pre-set protection that's already drilled into the rock. The bolts that are drilled into the rock and attatched to quickdraws, which the climber runs their rope to.

Some of my Favorite Rock Climbing Videos

Rock Climbing in Oman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCWLtyTmX3o
Climbing Ali Baba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8qvasMlYXo
Mind Control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-btPtpkMr4
The Mescalito Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tWqCwoUUA

La Dura Dura

Chris Sharma and Adam Ondra finallly finished climbing La Dura Dura! They've spent two years working to climb the 5.15c/9b+.

Trad Climbing

Trad climbing (which is short for traditional climbing) is just basically climbing that involves placing the protection in the rocks, like cams, nuts and bolts. All the equipment must be carried on your harness, which makes it a lot harder to carry the extra weight.

World's Tallest Climbing Wall

The world's tallest climbing wall is in Groningen, Netherlands. It's a 37-meter (121 feet) tall climbing tower, and was constructed in 2004. It's called the Excalibur and is located within theBjoeks climbing centre that features an indoor climbing wall. Because of the tower’s curved design, the concave portion of the tower that features a steep overhang of 11 meters (36 feet.)