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Polaris was the first bottled drinking water brand in Thailand. It was originally produced by North Star Co., Ltd. , founded in 1956 by American expatriate Maxine North and deputy foreign minister Rak Panyarachun .
A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with manufactured grips (or "holds") for the hands and feet. Most walls are located indoors, and climbing on such walls is often termed indoor climbing. Some walls are brick or wooden constructions but on modern walls, the material most often used is a thick multiplex board with holes drilled ...
A competition climber using resin climbing holds on an artificial wall during a bouldering event. A climbing hold is a shaped grip that is usually attached to a climbing wall so that climbers can grab or step on it. On most walls, climbing holds are arranged in paths called routes, by specially trained route setters. Climbing holds come in a ...
The article also revealed that representatives of the three largest Xbox 360 resellers in the world (EB Games, GameStop, and Best Buy) claimed that the failure rate of the Xbox 360 was between 30% and 33%, and that Micromart, the largest repair shop in the United Kingdom, stopped repairing Xbox 360s because it was unable to fully repair the ...
A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...
A newcomer, Ledge, helps coach the Cybersquad on scaling the rock wall on a practice set. Matt, Jackie and Digit try to scale the rock wall, to get to the machine and shut it off, but each of them succumb to the effects of the machine before they can succeed and become rude and mean like hacker.
A bottle cage is a device used to affix a water bottle to a bicycle. Composed of plastic , aluminum , stainless steel , titanium or carbon fiber , it is attached to the main frame of a bicycle, the handlebars , behind the saddle , or, in uncommon cases, the fork .
Deep-water soloing (DWS), is a subtype of free solo climbing performed on rock faces that overhang above water where in the case of a fall, the climber lands in the water. [2] Extreme deep-water solo routes have falls of over 20–40 metres (66–131 ft), and thus a risk of serious injury. [ 2 ]