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	Climbing Solo
		Soloing gives the climber an experience which is completely different from normal free climbing (with ropes and protective equipment).
		Soloing is a time for calmness and fluid movement over the preferably warm, sun-basked rock.
		These are accepted risks and while climbing we use ropes and sophisicated safety devices to protect ourselves from these dangers.
	www.scotclimb.org.uk /safety/solo.shtml (570 words)

	Climbing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stack climbing is climbing sea stacks: near vertical columns of rock in the sea, near coasts.
		Professional tree climbing is climbing on trees for the purpose of hardware installation, pruning, or removal.
		In aid climbing, all means of ascent are used, from pulling on gear to climbing rope ladders attached to drilled bolts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Climbing (930 words)

	- Stone Age Rock Gym
		Bouldering is climbing, without aid or protection of gear, either horizontally or to the top of a small rock i.e."boulder", not to be confused with solo climbing with or without protection.
		Top roped climbing is considered by many to be the "safest" form of climbing because there is a fairly sophisticated safety system in place and falling distance is minimal.
		During lead climbing, the climber will clip their rope into carabiners as they climb, there by preventing a "ground fall" (falling to the ground from a height).
	www.stoneagerockgym.com /underageclimber.htm (942 words)

	Climbing_Types
		One person climbs and the other belays, then the next person who was just belaying climbs up to where the first climber was.
		Aid climbing is not as much fun in my opinion, but some times it is a nice change of pace.
		Solo free is by far the most dangerous type of climbing.
	www.geocities.com /climba515/Climbing_Types.html (421 words)

	Climbing Talk - Rope Solo Sport Climbing? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The soloing I have seen on sport routes with ropes was a kid named Brian.
		He came into our little single pitch climbing area, climbed a couple weeks like everybody else, then began trailing a rope on the 5.10s and 11s.
		He would climb the route to the chains, clip in, pull his rope up and rap down.
	www.climbingtalk.com /printthread.php?t=263 (659 words)

	Climber Online! Review - Silent Partner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Roped solo climbing is a form of advanced technical climbing and should only be done by very experienced climbers.
		Roped soloing has been described as, "Twice as dangerous, three times the work and four times more scary than climbing with a partner." We're not talking about fixing a line from above and clipping knots once in a while.
		When free climbing with the Silent Partner (SP), we found that it fed beautifully and there was hardly a noticeable difference between using a regular belayer when on relatively steep terrain.
	climberonline.com /COLreviews/rev060500.shtml (1296 words)

	H2G2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		This is rock climbing in its purest form; without the use of any safety equipment at all.
		To be able to solo climb, however, you must be confident that you can climb the route you have selected, because if you fall off, you might encounter problems.
		It is recommended that you never solo climb without people around to call mountain rescue teams, phone for ambulances, or notify next of kin.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/pda/A138313?s_id=4 (126 words)

	Climb on Safely (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Climb On Safely is the Boy Scouts of America's recommended procedure for organizing BSA climbing/rappelling activities at a natural site or a specifically designed facility such as a climbing wall or tower.
		Many climbing rappelling accidents could be avoided by having qualified instruction from a conscientious adult who has the attention and respect of the youth entrusted to his or her care.
		A qualified climbing instructor should survey the site in advance of the activity to identify and evaluate possible hazards and to determine whether the site is suitable for the age, maturity, and skill level of the participants.
	www.scouting.org /boyscouts/resources/20-099 (1544 words)

	[No title]
		Solo or nearly-solo climbing seems to be the theme of this summer's climbing thus far, and this weekend was no exception.
		The remainder of the climb was straightforward, disposing as it does of the necessity of protection.
		Endless slabs at 8500 feet are surprisingly irksome, but the views during the climb and from the top were worth the calf pain.
	www.angio.net /personal/climb/tr/yos-06-2001.txt (972 words)

	Swerbo Solo Climbs the West Face of the Leaning Tower in Yosemite (Lots of Route Beta)
		The West Face Route was first climbed by Warren Harding, Glen Denny, and George Whitemore in 1961 and took 18 days to complete during their final push to the summit (Harding's first attempt of the route was actually ten months earlier with Al Macdonald and Les Wilson).
		That meant that it was some of the hardest aid climbing on the whole route, but that it also had some fixed gear that was somewhat permanently stuck in the crack.
		Climbs that fall into this category are also referred to as routes that are Grade V or Grade VI.
	www.swerbo.com /archives/leaningtower/leaning-tower.htm (9940 words)

	Yosemite Association - Newsroom
		The climbing season is just beginning, and safety gear - carabiners and harnesses and crash pads - already is strewn about the most popular campsites.
		Occasionally, though, some climbers forego this complex safety net and climb hundreds of feet up the park's legendary granite walls with only the aid of their skill and a chalk bag.
		The climbing community mourned, but the death didn't result in a moratorium on the practice.
	www.yosemite.org /newsroom/clips2004/april/040804.htm (1067 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Solo climbers are extremly experienced climbers who have been climbing for years.
		Solo climbers like Ron Kauk say that if you think solo climbing is stupid than it is not for you.
		A solo climber must have extreme confidence in their climbing ability and not be afraid to back down if things don't feel right.
	sweb.uky.edu /~srkauf00/type.html (185 words)

	Mountain Project: Rope for Roped Solo > Climbing Gear Discussion
		I'll likely be using the modified grigri or a soloist and climbing moderate routes (5.5-5.8) so as to prevent the likelihood of a fall.
		I have predominantly been solo climbing the past 2yrs+ and have used the soloist and a Mammut 10.5 dry rope with great success.
		I've been roped soloing for three decades now and I'd highly recommend a Mammut 10.2mm Supersafe for use with a grigri or SP and a Mammut Eternity 10mm with an Edelrid Eddy ([i]you might want to explore as burly a 9.8mm as possible for the Eddy on easier terrain, if anyone makes one[/i]).
	www.mountainproject.com /v/climbing_gear_discussion/rope_for_roped_solo/105905682 (1082 words)

	Rockhopper's Climbing Page
		Solo Climbing is so-called because you don't have a partner belaying you (handling your rope).
		Solo climbing is the most versatile form of climbing, because you can do it anywhere, at any time.
		Solo climbing is greatly discouraged bu most climbers.
	www.netrover.com /~nkhsin/rh/rh-climbing-intro.html (1002 words)

	2004 Golden Piton Awards - Solo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		But American Steve House, advocate of light-and-fast alpine-style climbing and vocal member of the so-called Brotherhood, bested even Lafaille’s efforts, walked his provocative talk, and soloed a highly technical new route on 22,775-foot K7 in Pakistan.
		The essence of style: House climbed in pure alpine style on a nearly 7000-meter peak that had been climbed only once before, in 1984, by a Japanese team that placed thousands of feet of fixed rope and 450 bolts or pins.
		The essence of commitment: House climbed the 9000-foot route in a single push, 42 hours round-trip from basecamp, with no bivy gear.
	www.climbing.com /current/solo04 (453 words)

	Climbing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		It is often used to introduce beginners to climbing but is frowned on by some in the climbing community who consider it an unpure form of ascent.
		It can be done with a rope for protection ("roped solo") or without any form of protection at all ("free solo").
		Competitions are usually held indoors on purpose built climbing walls.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Climbing.htm (760 words)

	get-travel-books.com :: The High Lonesome: Epic Solo Climbing Stories
		John Long is a great climbing author and I haven't read a bad book from him yet.
		Hard to imagine, this is true "working without a net" extreme sport, that is really not so extreme when you hear it told from the perspective of folks with lots of ability and desire, and the fortitude to constantly battle the fear that creeps into such attempts.
		Epic solo climbing stories that carry the reader to the world's great mountain ranges in pursuit of the ultimate climbing experience.
	www.get-travel-books.com /156044858X/The_High_Lonesome_Epic_Solo_Climbing_Stories.html (358 words)

	Himmelsleiter
		This statement is relative, relative in the respect that for the uninitiated, yes it is shear madness to attempt to scale a major wall alone, and relative because for the master of the discipline it appears quite reasonable while he or she is involved in an accent.
		If roped climbing is involved I literally fit the rope and harness to the student and explain a little about how strong and well made the rope is to give him or her confidence in falling without consequence.
		I feel that climbing physical mountains will not be part of the discipline of solo climbing at the advanced stages.........that the great walls and airy summits will become metaphors and memories leading to something else.
	www.sangre-de-cristo.com /westcliffe/himmelsleiter/BOOKDONE.htm (16647 words)

	Solo Climbing - SOLOIST Operation
		Rock climbing is a dangerous pursuit, and the hazards will, most likely, lead to your death or severe maiming.
		If the climb is less than half a rope-length (and you are positive of such), use one rope and tie a figure-8 on a bight in the middle.
		If you are on a climb that is of greater length than half your rope, attach two ropes together with an appropriate joining knot, tie a figure-8 on a bight with the joining knot in (but not at the midpoint of) the bight.
	www.geocities.com /tradkelly/soloist.html (1014 words)

	HomePage9
		In acknowledgment of the vastly increased danger of solitary climbing high up in the air, I usually soloed at modest difficulty levels, and focused on difficulty when close to the ground.
		Solo climbing is an extreme form of the sport and is clearly very dangerous.
		An early case of “climber’s elbow” about 1970 took me out of climbing for a year, and in 1987, when I was 50, I tore the right biceps off the forearm in a freak bouldering accident.
	www128.pair.com /r3d4k7/HomePage7.html (1594 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		You may notice that a lot of these climbs were done solo.
		On my winter climb of Big 4, mine were the only footprints I saw, and no one had signed the summit register in five months.
		Solo climbing is also a lot tougher mentally.
	home.comcast.net /~tbreit/solos.htm (758 words)

	Solo climbs
		By the time the Park Rangers had signed my solo climbing permit that morning, it was 9:30am and the night’s fog had burned off and revealed the mountain: a massive ice-cream cone towering almost three miles into the blue vault overhead.
		The climbing here is interesting at last, with steep sections of some significant reverse exposure necessitating the rule of three—three solid points of contact with the rock sustained before a fourth is sought.
		Maybe the climbing season is finally over for me. Unless, that is anyone out there would be interested in a (slightly) used Nissan 4x4 pick-up with a leaky topper, a cranky stereo, and 211k miles on the clock.
	www.engr.colostate.edu /~mhobbins/Mountain_writing.htm (19671 words)

	Peter Starr killed while solo climbing in the Minarets
		The subject of the search was Peter Starr, a prominent local attorney, Stanford graduate and well-known mountaineer who had disappeared during a solo exploration in the Minarets, a collection of sawtooth peaks on the eastern side of the Sierra.
		In 1928, he became the first to climb what is now known as Clyde Minaret, the tallest peak in the chain at 12,281 feet.
		Preparing for the climb to entomb Starr’s remains are Eichorn, Ranger Mace, Clyde, Al Norris and Douglas Robinson.
	www.traditionalmountaineering.org /News_PeterStarr.htm (3244 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		I'll admit: solo climbing is more dangerous, in some aspects, than group climbing.
		According to the Oregonian, Ken Budlong was an experienced climber with many solo climbs.
		I can't imagine he would be naive enough to think his cell phone was all he needed to climb solo, as you would suggest.
	www.sarinfo.bc.ca /Library/Rescues/HoodSolo.res (418 words)

	Climbing Free Solo for Thirty Years @ ABC-of-Rock Climbing
		He usually climbs four days a week and his typical day would include a lazy breakfast and a 1, 500 foot solo.
		One of the highlights to his career which he considered his ultimate achievement is his on-site first solo ascent in 1998 which he rated 5.10a and named it "Smoke and Mirrors".
		According to Fairchild, to solo a first ascent is to embrace the unexpected with complete focus and confidence which is extremely rare in climbing.
	www.abc-of-rockclimbing.com /news/200610/climbing-free-solo-for-thirty-years.asp (262 words)

	Solo New Route on El Cap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Dave Turner completed a rare solo new route on El Capitan in June.
		El Cap solo for Turner, 23, a native of Sacramento.
		The route consists of hard modern aid; one loose block sent Turner for a 70-footer, shredding his aiders and daisies.
	www.climbing.com /news/blockpartyelcap (153 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The High Lonesome: Epic Solo Climbing Stories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Epic solo climbing stories that carry the reader to the world's great mountain ranges in pursuit of the ultimate climbing experience.
		I am an avid novice rock climber and this book is a great series of short vignettes that explore the many different facets of the most extreme side of climbing: the free solo.
		Hard to imagine, this is true "working without a net" extreme sport, that is really not so extreme when you hear it told from the perspective of folks with lots of ability and desire, and the fortitude to constantly battle the fear that creeps into such attempts.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/156044858X (583 words)

	Rock Climbing Photos: Solo Tag Rack on Lunar Eclipse
		The almost-end of the turquoise rope comes out the top of the green lead rope bag, and through the slippery overhand knot chain which is directly overtop of the knot protector I use to protect the fifi hook locker on the Solo Tag Rack.
		The Solo Tag Rack is all that stuff left of the green bag.
		Not shown is the top of the Haul Line attached to the bottom of the Solo Tag Rack, which goes to the Blue Haul Line Bag which you can see beneath the green lead rope bag.
	www.rockclimbing.com /photos/Big_Wall/Solo_Tag_Rack_on_Lunar_Eclipse_13043.html (411 words)

	Grading for deep water soloing
		Mike Robertson throws some much-needed light on the dark and mysterious code of grading for deep water solo climbing.
		The subject of climbing grades in this country seems to instil fear and trepidation in most foreign visitors, as they are used to more simple representation.
		Whilst we, of course, are brought up on a diet of bizarre, sometimes over-complicated grades, that seem entirely designed to thwart us.
	climbing.timeoutdoors.com /dws/3CLMMYR01082006E.htm (128 words)

	Dingo Links
		Climbs involving glacier travel, altitude, and inclement weather will be viewed with favor.
		I understand that solo climbing in glaciated terrain greatly increases the possibility of injury or death and I acknowledge and accept that risk.
		Approval of a solo request in no way constitutes a recommendation by the NPS to solo.
	www.dingomt.com /SoloPermit.htm (174 words)

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