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  2. Looking for indoor rock climbing walls? Here's where to find ...

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    Ken Zadeck, 67, of Chappaqua climbs a wall at The Cliffs Climbing & Fitness, an indoor rock climbing facility in Valhalla Oct. 26, 2023.

  3. Climbing wall - Wikipedia

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    Indoor climbing is an increasingly popular form of rock climbing performed on artificial structures that attempt to mimic the experience of outdoor rock. The first indoor climbing gym in North America , Vertical World in Seattle , was established in 1987. [ 5 ]

  4. Rock climbing - Wikipedia

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    Rock climbing is a largely self-governing sport principally relying on social sanctioning but where individual country-level associations can act as "representative bodies" for the sport some of which are formally recognized by the State (e.g. the American Alpine Club) and can have an influence on Government policy in areas that interest the ...

  5. Pick your route: Downtown Erie now has an indoor rock ... - AOL

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    "It's the tallest indoor rock climbing wall in a 50-mile radius." At Ascend Erie climbing gym, employees Chelsea Huddleston, 26, top, and Wade Desai, 35, check routes on the 52-foot wall.

  6. Dry-tooling - Wikipedia

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    Dry-tooling (or drytooling) is a form of mixed climbing that is performed on bare, ice-free, and snow-free, routes.As with mixed climbing, the climber uses ice tools and crampons to ascend the route, but uses only rock climbing equipment for protection; many modern dry-tooling routes are now fully bolted like sport climbing routes.

  7. McCaslands to open rock climbing gym in Lubbock, here's ... - AOL

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    According to the company, inSPIRE Rock is an indoor climbing gym and team-building center that initially opened in Spring, Texas, and opened a second location in Cypress. The third location, 6703 ...

  8. Competition climbing - Wikipedia

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    Competition climbing is a form of regulated rock climbing competition held indoors on purpose-built artificial climbing walls (earlier versions were held on external natural rock surfaces). The three competition climbing disciplines are lead climbing, bouldering, and speed climbing. The result of multiple disciplines can be used in a "combined ...

  9. Bouldering - Wikipedia

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    Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses.While bouldering can be done without any equipment, most climbers use climbing shoes to help secure footholds, chalk to keep their hands dry and to provide a firmer grip, and bouldering mats to prevent injuries from falls.