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  The New Social Climbers :: Life :: thetyee.ca
Buildering actually started in the 1890s, and Cambridge (and Oxford to some extent) developed a sophisticated subculture that flourished in the 1920s and 30s.
Though builderers are hardly the illuminati, their secrecy speaks to the threats meted out by authorities who probably suffer constantly from near nervous breakdowns over legal implications from climbers.
Buildering is a lifestyle and a philosophy of taming modernity by conquering the urban environment.
thetyee.ca /Life/2006/05/25/NewSocialClimbers   (1488 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: buildering
When rock climbers are stuck in a city with no rock to be found they go buildering.
Buildering is a blend of 'bouldering' and 'building'.
In Winnipeg, it's a three hour drive to get to decent outdoor climbing, so we've taken to buildering at the University of Manitoba, where there is plenty of limestone.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=buildering&defid=802603   (276 words)

  
 MetroActive Features | Santa Rosa Buildering
If builderers don't have permission from a property owner and the landlord presses charges, climbers could face misdemeanor charges for trespassing, punishable by fine or six months in county jail.
THE KEY to successful buildering, one local climber says, is "Go in fast and get out." The lanky health-care professional, who requested anonymity to protect his upstanding reputation, planned his Santa Rosa buildering assault with care.
The morning buildering foray was the first and last for the duo, who have since restricted their climbing to real rock and indoor walls.
www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/07.17.97/buildering1-9729.html   (1393 words)

  
 The Art of Rock Climbing
Buildering: Buildering (also known as urban climbing, structuring, or stegophily) is the act of climbing the outside of buildings and other urban structures.
Adepts of buildering who are seen climbing on buildings without authorization are regularly met by police forces upon completing their exploit.
Spectacular acts of buildering, such as free climbing skyscrapers, are usually accomplished by lone, experienced climbers, sometimes attracting large crowds of passers-by and media attention.
home.messiah.edu /~ro1167/page6.html   (1346 words)

  
 The Daily Princetonian - Students secretly 'builder' campus
Peter, along with his friends — whom we'll call Patrick '05 and Frank '05 — is part of a growing college trend called "buildering." Buildering — a corruption of the rock-climbing term "bouldering" —; has emerged on campuses from New Haven to Seattle.
Buildering got its start in the 1970s, when lone daredevils began climbing tall statues and buildings as stunts.
Despite the explicit prohibitions on buildering, Peter and his friends are rarely disturbed by onlookers.
www.dailyprincetonian.com /archives/2004/09/30/news/10911.shtml   (1053 words)

  
 Jan van der Meulen - Buildering
Long, long ago, before the advent of the climbing-halls you had to climb whatever you could find.
In those days Jan van der Meulen opened a lot of historic buildering routes in Rotterdam.
Buildering is just something he does for fun and to keep in shape.
www.xs4all.nl /~kazil/jm00.html   (417 words)

  
 Rock Climbing Forums: Climbing Information: General: Buildering?
Is buildering climbing just buildings, or cracks on some bridges, or climbing under bridges on overhangs.
My climbing friends and I buildered 2 bathroom buildings, 1 drinking fountain, 1 information booth, and about 3 crazy trees growing low to the ground....while camping over the weekend.
I consider buildering to be exactly like bouldering, but on man-made structures.
www.rockclimbing.com /cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=255856   (256 words)

  
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 Mountain Project: Climbing Portland Buildering > Oregon
While buildering is often frowned upon, sometimes the authorities let it slide.
My interest in buildering stems from not wanting to drive to local climbing or bouldering areas when time is limited(I am a working professional/student, climbing gyms bore me).
It is understood that buildering is not climbing, but an alternative for those busy days when climbing on real rock is impossible.
www.mountainproject.com /v/oregon/portland_buildering/105846462   (514 words)

  
 buildering | Rock Climbing at YourClimbing.com
This is a mix of buildering and sport climbing.
This is a much younger version of myself buildering on the side of a boathouse at a state park in NC.
Interesting to note that I just ripped those pants (which were about 8 years old) while slacklining.
www.yourclimbing.com /tags/buildering   (315 words)

  
 Anonymous buildering   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This club neither condones nor encourages the act of 'buildering'.
It is both a dangerous and an illegal activity, constituting a form of trespass.
These pictures are not displayed in order to glorify the activity, but in order to serve as an example of poor behaviour and etiquette.
www.lancs.ac.uk /~lumc/gal_03-04/builder.htm   (61 words)

  
 Rock Climbing Forums: Climbing Information: General: Buildering
One of the reasons buildering is so exciting to so many is because many of the buildings are off limits to climbing making it illegal.
My suggestion is to stay off of buildings that arent owned by you or friends and hit the real rock with some buddies.
Was doin some buildering today at my school got yelled at by the capitalist pigs in charge its all good soon as they turned around I was back to tryin a dyno to the roof
www.rockclimbing.com /cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=73993   (499 words)

  
 Climbers Guide to the University Range
Building climbing, or "buildering", has had a long history at the UW.
A long time ago there was a guide book to ascents that had been completed.
Buildering is generally not considered to be legal by Campus Police, and you will pay the consequences if you are caught by them attempting any of these routes.
www.alpinedave.com /uw_buildering   (487 words)

  
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 Rotterdam buildering videos 1983 - 2003
Ko Hoepen was a client of Van der Meulen's climbing school CRACK; the PZEM chimney his first buildering object
For the first time in Dutch buildering history, Van der Meulen was fined by the police.
In court however, the judge decided the fine was unnecessary, thereby paving the road to future buildering actions.
acity.free.fr /builder   (378 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Buildering: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Another option is "buildering," climbing on the sides of urban buildings.
One of the most popular illegal "extreme" sports is "buildering," the art of climbing a city building without using any...
In 2004 a re- newed phase of "buildering" struck Princeton.
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Buildering&tag=httpexplaguid-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1   (1180 words)

  
 UNSW Buildering Homepage
This is the beginning of a rock climbers guide to the University of New South Wales buildering scene - including photos, route descriptions, and, ahem, access issues.
Note that the hanger is not a hold and the variant for tall people does not involve the crimp itself (hint: Gaps between bricks are sometimes all you have).
Obviously, the UNSW Buildering Team were responsible for the...
math.berkeley.edu /~scott/buildering   (2026 words)

  
 The North Face Men's Buildering Shoe | Free Shipping on Hiking Shoes
If you've ever hiked for miles to a scrambling destination only to find that your sticky rubber shoes were locked away back in your car at the trailhead The North Face Buildering shoe is a practical solution that lightens your packload and your packing worries.
This innovative shoe features a sophisticated dual-compound sole consisting of Vibram® hiking lugs with a sticky rubber compound around the toe forefoot and edges.
The North Face Buildering shoe gives you the best of both worlds without the hassles of packing an extra pair of shoes or hiking boots.
www.goski.com /gear/product/The_North_Face_Mens_Buildering_Shoe.html   (216 words)

  
 UCSD Buildering Guide
The first area of interest to the builderer is the Visual Arts building, located adjacent to Outback Adventures and the ERC dorms.
In terms of quality and quantity of problems, and lack of exposure, this location is “numero uno.” The building material here consists of textured cinder blocks, providing an abundance of fingery edges and friction holds.
The Peabody Pillar (5.9 R) *** is the smooth Yosemite-style squeeze chimney between the rounded pillar and the wall.
www.geocities.com /s1nelson2000/buildering.html   (1231 words)

  
 The North Face Buildering review by Cody F. - Trailspace.com
Above: The current Buildering, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.
Buildering Approach Shoe - W's Gravel Brn/Redwood (Closeout)
See how the The North Face Buildering stacks up against the competition: read more footwear reviews or more about The North Face.
www.trailspace.com /gear/the-north-face/buildering/review/9754   (249 words)

  
 James Cook University Buildering Guide
They must study to pass their exams, and yet they must also climb, so they do not die.
This guide was produced by one such student who found that the University itself can offer a wealth of buildering to the study-enslaved-climbing-deprived.
NOTE: The best time to builder is night so you can avoid security guards, but anyway, they don't care too much.
www.immortal.net.au /climbing/guides/jcu/jcubuildering.html   (1421 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Lazy Guide to Net Culture: 'Buildering'   (Site not responding. Last check: )
There are plenty of routes here in Edinburgh (a benefit of the city being built on an extinct volcano), including a naughty one up Castle Rock which is called Breach of the Peace - named for what police charged those who climbed it first.
You can find various pictures and more info about this at buildering.net, and there's a dramatic account of an ascent of the control tower of Amsterdam's Schipol airport on the Rotterdam Buildering site.
The Rotterdam site, however, also contains instructions on something that surely cannot qualify as an extreme sport, though I concede it is "more adventurous than you would think": tree climbing.
news.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=1298612005   (589 words)

  
 FreakClimbing.com - First BUILDering World Championship + Lucas Preti gallery - News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This BUILDering meet works like this: you meet there usually at night, they give you a map of the area, there is a briefing to avoid that anybody climbs a bank wall by chance, and then the meet starts!
The major problem has been that the police didn’t understand we were not trying to go into an old man window to steal his pension....
All in all, buildering is really great fun: a sit start from a door jamb in your room is enough to challenge your power!"
www.freakclimbing.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=935   (449 words)

  
 We're not wired right - A view askew on design and the world around us. | Gone Buildering   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Without offending too many people, I'd like to introduce Buildering as a current day rendition of breakdancing; Buildering is an energetic mix of bouldering, gymnastics, stage fighting, and the style of BMX riding/skateboarding.
To the suprise of many, Vancouver has a huge community of people who push the sport to new levels and the site buildering.net is the gateway to the whole lot.
I'm still a little fuzzy as to what constitutes Buildering in its purest form, as it meshes closely with another grouping called Parkour.
blog.industrialbrand.com /archives/2006/07/gone_buildering.html   (1489 words)

  
 The North Face Buildering Approach Shoe - Women's
Buildering Approach Shoe - Women's from The North Face
Made to fit comfortably while hiking and provide a precision fit when scrambling and edging, The North Face Women's Buildering Shoes incorporate the essential performance features of an approach shoe, with the balance and comfort of a hiking shoe.
They are outfitted with Vibram's sticky rubber over the forefoot for a suction grip when scrambling and have mid-shoe hiking lugs for hiking balance.
www.trails.com /gear_view.asp?SKU=TNF0955   (175 words)

  
 The North Face Buildering Approach Shoe - Men's
Buildering Approach Shoe - Men's from The North Face
Made to fit comfortably while hiking and provide a precision fit when scrambling and edging, The North Face Men's Buildering Shoes incorporate the essential performance features of an approach shoe with the balance and comfort of a hiking shoe.
They are outfitted with Vibram's sticky rubber over the forefoot for a suction grip when scrambling and have steel mid-shoe hiking lugs for hiking balance.
www.trails.com /gear_view.asp?SKU=TNF0954   (162 words)

  
 Buildering Main
The places described in this section may be illegal for you to climb on, always use good judgment in assesing potential buildering locations.
Buildering Buildering is simply bouldering on buildings or manmade structures.
Coming soon we will be adding a technique section for those interested in upping their climbing levels.
www.trails-edge.com /buildering/buildering_main.htm   (347 words)

  
 Buildering
The climbing skills used in buildering can be adapted, or simply used as-is in Parkour.
Buildering.net decribes buildering as "climbing a man-made structure, of which the design is for purposes other than climbing."
Oh yeah, that guy was me, back when I lived in NY I don't do it anymore though, there are no buildings in colorado worthy of my buildering embrace.
www.americanparkour.com /smf/index.php?topic=723.0   (492 words)

  
 Udini.de - climbing and bouldering worldwide - BUILDERING
Simon and I have been buildering a lot within the last couple of days and even the weather forecast doesn't look too bad for next sunday: We'll meet at 10 in the morning in front of the Cathedral (Der Kölner Dom) at the Steele (that's the granit pillar on the picture).
Don't forget to bring a harness as we need to use a rope on some of the problems.
For the next couple of days we'll be uploading new pics and clips to get you psyched!
www.udini.de /index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=43&Itemid=121   (185 words)

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