Nature Lovers Activity - History of Rock Climbing

History of Rock Climbing

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Climbing activities have done for a long time even traditional societies, they did climb in search of the source of life or protection, especially coastal areas and karst areas to look for bird nests or springs. But they do not use standard systems and procedures as in the sport of Rock Climbing so that the safety factor and the level of risk very high.

There is information about a group of French under the leadership of Anthoine de Ville who tried climbing Mont Aiguille (2097masl) in the Vercors Massif in 1492. Their purpose is not clear, but certainly, a few decades later, the people who ride down the rock cliffs in the Alps are known to hunters Chamois (a kinds of mountain goat). So they climb because of the factor of livelihood.
At the begining Rock Climbing is a part of nature exploration activities of the mountaineers where when finally the field is not uncommon and has a high difficulty level, which is no longer possible to Climb the normal (vertical terrain and steep cliffs). Thus was born the Rock Climbing techniques to get through engineering field by securing themselves (safety Procedure). Along with the times to be one of rock climbing adventure activities and sports.
In 1854 the first stone of a golden age in the Alps climbing world positioned by Alfred Wills Wetterhorn the ascent to the summit (3708 masl). This is the forerunner of mountain Climbing as a sport. Then padatahun following years then came the humans who do the climbing cliffs all over the world.

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At the beginning of 1910 Austria introduced the use of equipment that is used to support activities such as rock climbing carabiner (ring hooks) and pitons (spikes cliff), which at that time was made out of iron. And begins where the Climbers from Austria and Germany began to develop the tools and techniques of the sport. As time continued to run sporting equipment is widely experienced innovation, especially in the materials of manufacture, test strength of the appeal, the practicality of the use of security tools and procedures that have been standardized.
Then, in 1972 for the first time Rock Climbing wall in the Olympic schedule, which is demonstrated in the Munich Olympics. Description: Nature Lovers Activity - History of Rock Climbing Rating: 3.5 Reviewer: Unknown - ItemReviewed: Nature Lovers Activity - History of Rock Climbing