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	Aid Climbing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A dynamic climbing movement, as opposed to a static one, usually involving a jump or lunge and a desperate grasp for a distant hold.
		A climbing technique, usually used in a crack with offset edges, where the feet push against one surface while the hands and arms pull in the opposite direction against another surface.
		Uniformly cursed and avoided by the vast majority of the climbing public, offwidths hold a certain appeal for a select group of masochists (who may or may not be a sandwich or two shy of a picnic).
	www.geocities.com /greenberghome/climbing_terms.htm (3470 words)

	Aid Ratings
		Climbing sections of rock which are impassable free, yet accept gear to allow progress, is considered aid climbing.
		Aid climbing, though more cumbersome and complex than free climbing, is an essential technique for a climber's ability to climb, to ascend the vertical and overhanging.
		Big-wall climbing is such, however, that the general difficulty of a route becomes apparent in plain sight, and the intimidation which one feels when looking up at a massive chunk of stone roughly proportionates to the effort and skill that will be required to attempt climbing it.
	www.bigwalls.net /climb/Ratings.html (792 words)

	Gunks Online Aid Climbing Guide, The Gunks, New York
		Kevin Curtis and Adrian Hill aided this climb on December 16, 1997.
		Aid mostly on small wires (HBs helpful, and hook move on a large flake) to the overhang (good wires and aliens under the overhang).
		Kevin Curtis and Adrian Hill aided this climb on December 9, 1997.
	ghiz.org /gunksaid.shtml (1863 words)

	Climbing glossary on climb.mountainzone.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		An ultra-lightweight method of climbing in which equipment and food rations (i.e., comfort and security) are trimmed to the barest essentials in order to facilitate a swift ascent to the summit.
		A dynamic climbing technique in which a hold is grabbed at the very apex of upward motion, thereby placing the smallest possible load on the hold.
		A climbing technique in which the thin edges of the climbing shoes are used to stand on small footholds.
	climb.mountainzone.com /glossary_a_l.html (2299 words)

	North East Ice - Climb Ratings
		Similar to 5.14 climbing; gymnastic ability, physical stamina, and a strong mind are all prerequisites; a handful of climbers in the world are capable of climbing this grade.
		Very difficult technical aiding; major roofs and/or traverses; poor gear with long run-outs; length of potential fall from the crux may be as long as a full pitch.
		Involves aid climbing which defies death; a fall would be onto the belay or the ground.
	www.neice.com /eguide/Ratings.htm (862 words)

	Aid Climbing - Changing the Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A beginning aid climber can aid very hard free routes that they may never be able to climb free.
		Belaying a new aid climber for 6 hours on their first lead pitch is not unusual.
		Aid climbing and Big walls are gear-intensive, so if you start contemplating aid and walls, plan on mortgaging the house.
	www.mountaineers.org /climbing/News_Events/CN301_Aid.html (1322 words)

	James and Jennifer's Climbing Web
		Hassler used pitons for protection, not for aid climbing (as pitons later became commonly used for).
		Aid climbing was always used to ascend the most difficult routes (that could not be climbed free).
		Aid climbing relies on gear (often pitons, also nuts, cams, hooks, bolts, copperheads, etc.) that the leader places in the rock and then hauls or steps up on it.
	www.melhuish.org /climb (642 words)

	Aid Climbing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Aid climbers should be patient and tenacious, or perhaps more accurately, should enjoy robotic repetition and possess a mule-like stubbornness.
		Using clean aid technique, any route can be climbed, but please note, it is important not to hammer anything, or alter the rock in any way, on a route that can be free climbed (climbed without standing on or pulling on any gear).
		An aid climbing team carries at two or more ropes: a dynamic rope for the lead climber, and other static and dynamic ropes for hauling, rapping, and possibly fixing in place.
	www.mec.ca /Main/content_text.jsp?CONTENT<>cnt_id=3961&FOLDER<>folder_id=648399&bmUID=1119453944241 (486 words)

	Tradgirl Climbing FAQ - Aid Climbing
		The bottom line is that you should avoid aid climbing unless you look forward to being a broke, infected, complacent, slow-moving gear junkie with a monster rack (sing along) with a faraway gaze in your eyes and a bit of a drawl.
		Aid climbing is much more a mental exercise in problem solving and performing in a constant fear state than the more physical free flowing movement of free climbing.
		Wall climbing is about 70% mental and 30% technical, but you gotta have both pieces to make it go or you'll be in the bar before you can say "bounce test".
	www.tradgirl.com /climbing_faq/aid_climbing.htm (10316 words)

	Climbing Glossary
		Typically, aid climbing means leaning or pulling on the rope or anchors while climbing.
		Alpine style means climbing in a single push as opposed to fixing ropes, going to the Mountain Room bar (famous Yosemite watering hole), climbing fixed ropes up to a high point, climbing another pitch or two and returning to the Mountain Room bar, and then repeating the process.
		- a climbing technique by which the climber uses his or her hands to pull on one side of a crack while the feet push against the opposing side of the crack or wall surface.
	www.terra-quest.com /highsights/bigwall/glossary.html (1639 words)

	The climbing dictionary
		Climbing unroped on boulders or at the foot of climbs to a height where it is still safe to jump off.
		Climbing, lowering, climbing again till a certain move is made (the usual mode of ascent...).
		This most essential climbing device is also known as a "biner" in the US and as "crab" or "krab" (mostly) in the UK.
	home.tiscalinet.de /ockier/climbing_dict.htm (5577 words)

	Mountain Project: Climbing Finger of Fate > The Titan > Fisher Towers > Moab Area
		The aid is mostly clean but we did have to place about 7 or so pins.Most of the anchors have at least one good bolt.
		The most likely option is to climb the first 5-1/2 pitches on the first day, fix 3 ropes down the descent route, then jug to the highpoint and finish off the route the next day.
		As far as "cheating" is concerned, this my friend is aid climbing and it's up to the ascentionist to determine the style in which they climb.
	www.mountainproject.com /v/utah/moab_area/fisher_towers/105717568 (4241 words)

	Aid&Big Wall Course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Aid and Big Wall Seminar is a group of climbers that meet regularly in the spring to advance our knowledge and skill of aid and big wall climbing.
		The emphasis is on clean aid, and the "traditional Yosemite technique." The seminar consists of one meeting for continuing participants, five meetings for first year participants, and four weekends of practice on the Mountaineers North Wall, at Vantage and Index.
		This Intro equips one to French Free a few moves on a free climb, or do a free route having a bolt ladder, or just learn what aid climbing techniques are all about.
	www.mountaineers.org /climbing/Courses/Aid_BigWall.html (478 words)

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		For the last 50 years, tales of a funky Russian aid climbing system has made the rounds of the big wall climbing community in the west.
		Instead of using the standard 4-aider method, eastern block climbers were rumored to use knee straps, rings and hooks to do their aid climbing.
		The system can be used to aid climb, as safety straps, to ascend etc. You get all the functionality in a very compact, lightweight set.
	www.gearreview.com /russian_aid.asp (799 words)

	Aid Climbing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I once heard it called 'vertical freight hauling' but no matter which way you look at it, aid climbing is immensely rewarding and very exciting.
		Aid climbing or 'big wall climbing' is an offshoot of traditional free climbing where upward progress is made by deliberately weighting ones protection.
		Selection, use and maintenance of aid climbing equipment (aiders, daisys, fifi hooks, cams, nuts, pitons, skyhooks, drills, pulleys, porta-ledges, haul bags and hanging stoves); leading and seconding aid pitches; rigging complex hanging belays, configuring hauling systems, overnight bivis.
	www.adventureguides.com.au /aid_climbing.htm (504 words)

	Open Directory - Recreation:Climbing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sites that deal with other forms of climbing in addition to aid climbing should be submitted to the top level of Recreation/Climbing.
		Aid climbing is when the climber ascends the rock using gear to make progress.
		Aid climbing is sometimes synonymous with "big wall" climbing.
	dmoz.org /Recreation/Climbing/desc.html (792 words)

	Aid climbing in a 3 person team
		The climbing offers a lot of variety, from wide cracks to thin seams, and all the techniques (free, hooks, clean gear, nailing) have to be used.
		One of my reasons for getting on this route was that I wanted to climb with my friend Ken Younge (who doesn't have much free time since he is starting a company).
		Aid Climbing Sequence for a group of three
	www.terragalleria.com /mountain/info/yosemite/zodiac-tuan.html (1277 words)

	Aid Climbing - Aid Stop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Aid climbing is the grand patriarch of all rock climbing techniques.
		aid climbing Aid climbing is a style of climbing in which fixed or placed protection is used to make upward progress.
		Aid Climbing in a Three … questions about aid climbing with answers compiled from rec.climbing.
	www.qvsc.org /aid-climbing.html (402 words)

	A0: Aid climbing for free climbers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A0 — quick and dirty aiding, generally without etriers — is not glamorous, but it’s a handy skill to have in your repertoire, especially for moving fast.
		Even if you’re free climbing instead of pulling on gear, it’s more efficient to take a quick break than to push until your arms are completely flamed.
		The legendary Layton Kor is an example of a climber who had an uncanny intuition for when to move from free to aid and vice versa, finding the balance that maximized that essential quality: speed.
	climbing.com /techtips/aid/ttaid232 (887 words)

	Rock climbing and bouldering Aid Climbing Ratings
		Modern Interpretation of Aid Scale - As the envelope gets pushed upwards the impact is a downgrading in the ratings here is a look at how modern aid lines are rated.
		In Europe, where most aid climbs were made long ago, this scale may be adjusted downward.
		In the USA, modern equipment and the unrelentless drive to climb ever bigger and more difficult Big Walls, has pushed aid climbing to limits that were unimaginable a few decades ago.
	www.getbeta.com /aid_ratings.asp (426 words)

	Rock Climbing.com View topic - aid climbing... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		And suddenly a group of aid climbers was born.
		I gravitated toward aid because I can't free climb worth beans, and because aid allows me, nevertheless, to visit some of the most fantastic places on the planet.
		My longest "aid" route up until now has been about 120 feet, but it scared me more than being 1000ft off the deck free climbing, that's for sure.
	www.rockclimbing.com /topic/38318 (1291 words)

	Big Wall Climbing in Yosemite - What You Need to Know (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		All these climbs are included in the Road to The Nose guidebook.
		This climb is probably the easiest Grade V wall and is usually crowded.
		After climbing a few shorter big wall routes, you may be ready to tackle the biggies: Half Dome and El Capitan.
	www.supertopo.com /climbingareas/bigwalls.html (1420 words)

	Aid Climbing Course, Lessons, Training, NC
		We will look at all aid climbing techniques, piton craft and “heading” but more emphasis will be on clean aid techniques.
		We will take an in-depth look at the advancement of aid climbing over the years and aid climbing ethics.
		Seconding aid pitches, often overlooked this is sometimes harder than leading the pitch.
	www.foxmountainguides.com /Aid_Climbing_Courses_Instruction.htm (385 words)

	Rock Climbing Instruction & Guiding In The Adirondack Mountains - Alpine Adventures, Keene, New York
		Course Summary: This course teaches the fundamentals of aid climbing, including specialized equipment, techniques and attitudes needed to become an aid climber.
		Any time you use your equipment to advance on the rock rather than as a safety measure you are said to be using “aid.” Aid, or artificial climbing, is often frowned upon by today's free climbers, but there are times when it is needed.
		A knowledge of aid climbing can provide a useful addition to your repertoire of free climbing skills and it is essential if you aspire to climb big walls.
	www.alpineadven.com /ourservices/rock/aid.html (275 words)

	Climbing - GreatOutdoors.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ed Viesturs announces his return for a third attempt on Annapurna this spring in his bid to become the first American to climb all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks.
		Climbing 101: A Glossary of Ascent by Nancy Prichard
		Not just for aid climbing and caving, non-mechanical ascension is important to the sport climber, too.
	www.greatoutdoors.com /published/climb (441 words)

	Aid-Climbing
		When your child moves from climbing the walls to climbing the rocks, protect his head with the CAMP Starlight Kids Climbing Helmet.
		The Camp Starlight is an ultralight, low-profile climbing helmet thats ideal for rock climbing when weight and bulk are a major concern.
		The Wild County Ropeman Ascender is an indispensable piece of gear for multitude of climbing and crevasse rescue situations.
	www.sioutdoors.com /category/Aid-Climbing.html (877 words)

	UMD: CLIMBING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		That ‘A’ stands for aid climbing and it’s a technique that will help you out on terrain ranging from the North Shore’s Palisade Head to El Capitan’s big walls.
		Learn about hauling, 'jugging' and basic equipment and techniques for aid climbing.
		Practice a mock aid in the Climbing Wall.
	www.d.umn.edu /recreation/climbing/climbing_wall/aid_05.htm (101 words)

	IMCS / Aid & Big Wall Climbing
		This two-day course is designed for climbers with previous rock climbing experience who want to explore the world of aid climbing.
		This two-day course is designed for people who have completed the introductory course or have previous clean aid climbing experience and want to further their exploration into the fl art of aid climbing.
		Big wall climbing is a sport in itself and requires special skills in addition to general aid climbing skills.
	www.ime-usa.com /imcs/summer/aid_climbing.html (379 words)

	The climbing dictionary - Aid ratings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The good news about aid climbing rating scales is that the whole world uses a single scale that goes from A1 to A5.
		This is how John Long and John Middendorf interpret the modern aid climbing ratings it in their 'Big Wall' book:
		Everything that doesn't require aiders and can't be honestly called 'free climbing'.
	home.tiscalinet.de /ockier/ratings1.htm (466 words)

	:: Recreation :: Climbing :: Aid Climbing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		TradGirl Climbing FAQ: Aid Climbing - Frequently asked questions about aid climbing with answers compiled from rec.climbing.
		Hints For Big-Wall Climbing in Yosemite - Tips for beginners, climbing in a three person team, soloing, hauling, and improving speed compiled by Q. Tuan Luong.
		Aid Climbing in a Three Person Team - Article by Ken Younge and Tuan Luong giving personal experiences, tips, and techniques.
	www.localadsearch.com /Recreation/Climbing/Aid_Climbing (266 words)

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