http://routesettingtape.com Route setting tape used in climbing gyms and on climbing walls Fri, 18 May 2012 15:22:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Will Bouldering Secure a Slot in the Olympics, alongside other Extreme Sports? http://routesettingtape.com/will-bouldering-secure-a-slot-in-the-olympics http://routesettingtape.com/will-bouldering-secure-a-slot-in-the-olympics#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:22:14 +0000 admin http://routesettingtape.com/?p=446 As the trend in athletes continues to get more and more extreme, new sports are being considered for the Olympics. People just seem to be a little more interested watching things like the X-Games than, say, badminton. Mountain biking was introduced in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and Snowboarding was introduced in the 1998 games in Nagano. Will rock climbing makes its debut in the years to come? Maybe so. Bouldering has been suggested as a future Olympic sport, and sport climbing is on the short list for the 2020 games.

]]> http://routesettingtape.com/will-bouldering-secure-a-slot-in-the-olympics/feed 0 Ashima Shiraishi: Climbing to New Heights http://routesettingtape.com/ashima-shiraishi-climbing-to-new-heights http://routesettingtape.com/ashima-shiraishi-climbing-to-new-heights#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:12:51 +0000 admin http://routesettingtape.com/?p=441 Many of us have been wow’ed by kids doing amazing things at some point or another. I’ve seen a 12-year-old pull a Backside 720 in a half-pipe where I was too scared to leave the lip, and watched an 11-year-old kayak a Class V rapid that I have always opted to walk. So it doesn’t surprise me that 10-year-old Ashima Shiraishi stunned the bouldering world by climbing Crown of Aragorn at Hueco Tanks in Texas, an exceedingly difficult V13. Who knows whether it is their lean and resilient build that drives these kids, or the fact that fear has yet to weigh them down. It is certainly undeniable that Shiraishi reached new heights within the climbing community, perhaps motivating others (adult and youth alike) to challenge their own boundaries. To read the New York Times article about Shiraishi click here.

]]> http://routesettingtape.com/ashima-shiraishi-climbing-to-new-heights/feed 0 Dean Potter Remembers his Free-Bird Ascent of the Rostrum http://routesettingtape.com/dean-potter-remembers-his-free-bird-ascent-of-the-rostrum http://routesettingtape.com/dean-potter-remembers-his-free-bird-ascent-of-the-rostrum#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:24:12 +0000 admin http://routesettingtape.com/?p=438 Dean Potter, inventor of FreeBASE-ing (solo climbing with a parachute strapped to your back), relives his epic free-climb of Yosemite’s Rostrum in a fantastic article in Rock and Ice. Potter’s descriptive language and extreme detail will make you feel as if you climbed that rock with nothing but a chute for safety. To read the full article, click here.

]]> http://routesettingtape.com/dean-potter-remembers-his-free-bird-ascent-of-the-rostrum/feed 0 The Climbing Wall of the Future is….art? http://routesettingtape.com/the-climbing-wall-of-the-future-is-art http://routesettingtape.com/the-climbing-wall-of-the-future-is-art#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:11:24 +0000 admin http://routesettingtape.com/?p=434 Building a wall in your own home, though desirable, is not a very feasible option for most climbers. Not only can it be expensive and difficult to build, but it lacks aesthetic appeal. Until now. Lunar Design has come up with a wall that is both functional and easy on the eyes. To read more about the wall click here. For tips on building your own wall, visit chockstone.org.

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Click on this link to play the cyberclimber game

]]> http://routesettingtape.com/virtual-climbing/feed 0 The Morning Fresh – Great photos from rock climbing trip in Chattanooga, Tenn., Stone Fort, Rocktown, and beyond http://routesettingtape.com/the-morning-fresh-great-photos-from-rock-climbing-trip-in-chattanooga-tenn-stone-fort-rocktown-and-beyond http://routesettingtape.com/the-morning-fresh-great-photos-from-rock-climbing-trip-in-chattanooga-tenn-stone-fort-rocktown-and-beyond#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:42:53 +0000 admin http://routesettingtape.com/?p=383 The Morning Fresh – Great photos and article from rock climbing trip in Chattanooga, Tenn., Stone Fort, Rocktown, and beyond

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]]> http://routesettingtape.com/the-morning-fresh-great-photos-from-rock-climbing-trip-in-chattanooga-tenn-stone-fort-rocktown-and-beyond/feed 0 Old Sewage Treatment Plant Will Become A Huge Rock-Climbing Wall http://routesettingtape.com/old-sewage-treatment-plant-will-become-a-huge-rock-climbing-wall http://routesettingtape.com/old-sewage-treatment-plant-will-become-a-huge-rock-climbing-wall#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:46:39 +0000 admin http://routesettingtape.com/?p=381 From Fastcodesign.com
Dutch designers want to turn a decommissioned sewage silo in Amsterdam into a swish climbing gym, complete with a facade that doubles as an artificial rock.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE

]]> http://routesettingtape.com/old-sewage-treatment-plant-will-become-a-huge-rock-climbing-wall/feed 0 The Benefits of Rock Climbing http://routesettingtape.com/the-benefits-of-rock-climbing http://routesettingtape.com/the-benefits-of-rock-climbing#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:34:48 +0000 admin http://routesettingtape.com/?p=378 Great Article on the Benefits of Rock Climbing by Luminous Musings
Check out the Article Here

]]> http://routesettingtape.com/the-benefits-of-rock-climbing/feed 0 Building a Climbing Wall in Hungary http://routesettingtape.com/building-a-climbing-wall-in-hungary http://routesettingtape.com/building-a-climbing-wall-in-hungary#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:24:42 +0000 admin http://routesettingtape.com/?p=375

]]> http://routesettingtape.com/building-a-climbing-wall-in-hungary/feed 0 Amazing Rock Climbing photos from D. Scott Clark Photography http://routesettingtape.com/amazing-rock-climbing-photos-from-d-scott-clark-photography http://routesettingtape.com/amazing-rock-climbing-photos-from-d-scott-clark-photography#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:26:33 +0000 admin http://routesettingtape.com/?p=372 Amazing Rock Climbing photos from D. Scott Clark Photography

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