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Mountain and Rock Climbing

The history of mountaineering and rock climbing from the first explorations of the Alps to the conquest of Everest, including the siege tactics used on the Big Faces and the Big Rock and Ice Climbs of America's National Parks. The successes, failures and tragedies of this dangerous but exciting sport/pursuit.

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What percentage of people survive the Mount Everest climb?

93% of Americans have climbed it but only 6.8 of people around the world have

Who was the first child to ever climb Mount Everest?

There has been children who have climbed on Mount Everest.

The youngest male to reach the summit of Mount Everest is Jordon Romero from USA, he was just 13 years old when he stood on the top of the world on the 22nd May 2010.

Poorna Malavath from India became the youngest female to stand on the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 13 years and 11 months old, she did so on the 25th May 2014.

What equipment do you need for mountain climbing?

Depends on what type of climbing you're intending to do, if you'll be able to team up with someone who already has some gear, or if you'll need to provide everything yourself. A reasonable starter set would be: -a harness -climbing shoes -a rappelling brake/descender -3 locking carabiners -talc bag -condoms With this kit you'll be able to tag along and climb with someone else who has more gear, and experience. Add some slings, a rope, and a rope brake and you'll be ready to do some top rope climbing together with a friend who has the same basic kit.

When did the youngest person climb mount Everest?

Poorna Malavath from India became the youngest female to stand on the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 13 years and 11 months old, she did so on the 25th May 2014.
The youngest male to reach the summit of Mount Everest is Jordon Romero from USA, he was just 13 years old when he stood on the top of the world on the 22nd May 2010.

Who was the first women to reach mount Everest?

On the 16th 1975 May Junko Tabei from Japan became the first woman to reach the summit of the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest.
The first woman Everest climber was Junko Tabei [1975], a Japanese student & mother, who wrote two books called "Everest Mama-san" & "Yama-o-tanoshimu - Enjoying Mountains" both in Japanese. She prefers to be known as: "I'm a free spirit. Call me the free spirit of the mountains.

How many people die each year mountain climbing?

There are many thousands of mountains all over the world and I expect that there are many thousands of climbers who have died trying to climb them.

Who was the first blind man to climb mount Everest?

Erik Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001.

How many people have climbed the Mount Everest altogheter?

There are a significant number of "other people" that many climbers see. These are the corpses of those who died during their ascent. It is to much work involved in setting them down so they stay as landmarks and tourist attractions.

How big is the top of mount Everest?

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, its stands at a height of 8,848 meters or 29.028 feet.

How do improve grip stregth for climbing?

There are plenty of good ways to improve grip strength for climbing. The best way is to get out and climb. If you can't get out to a local crag or gym, investing in a small indoor bouldering wall in your basement or garage is the next best thing. If that is too expensive, you can get get a hand exercise ball pretty cheap,

What types of warm clothing do you need when climbing mount Everest?

To climb Mount Everest you will need a lot of clothing , here are the main things needed.

Mountaineering Suit

Mid-Layer

Base Layers

Hat

Face/Neck Gaiter

Eyewear

Boots

How many people have died climbing Mount Elbert?

I can't find that anyone has died climbing it. It's a "Class 2" which evidently is a simple hike.

Can you use ski jacket for hiking?

yea but it wouldn't be comfortable at all

and if you do this please get a video of you doing this and put it on youtube so i can get a better picture of it. it would be like trying to hike in two walking casts

Is rock climbing scary?

Ice climbing because rocks have a harder and more reliable surface. Ice can easily melt and collapse when you put a pic through it. Also, the heavier you are the easier it would be for ice to collapse.

What happens when 2 tectonic plates collide?

When two plates collide directly (versus sliding along each other) they typically form a mountain range. For example, the Himalayan Mountains are are formed by the collision of the Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate. As John McPhee says in "Annals of the Former World", the most amazing thing is that the summit of Mount Everest, the worlds tallest mountain, is marine limestone.

What did Edmond Hillary leave on Mount Everest?

Edmund Hillary was accompanied by Sherpa Tensing Norgay.

Hillary was also part of a huge expedition that helped establish a route and stock camps with supplies. He certainly didn't climb Everest all by himself; only the last several hundred metres up to the top!

What year did the first successfull climber ascend and decend Mt. Everest?

There are approx. 120 corpses left on Mt. Everest. There has now been 203 deaths on Everest

With just over 2290 making it to the summit, you have a 1 in 10 chance roughly of making it.

Who climbed Mount Everest without oxygen?

In 1978, Reinhold Messner reached the summit of Everest with Peter Habeler without using supplementary oxygen. This was the first time anyone had been that high without artificial breathing apparatus and Messner and Habeler proved what most doctors, specialists, and mountaineers thought impossible. It changed mountaineering forever. Messner repeated the feat, without Habeler, from the Tibetan side in 1980, during the monsoon season. This was Everest's first solo summit.
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler were the first to climb Mount Everest without any Artificial Oxygen on the 8th May 1978

Where is the worlds largest indoor rock climbing place?

Stone Works Silo's is North America's tallest indoor climbing Gym - http://www.stoneworkssilos.com/

It's located in Carrollton, TX, a couple of miles from Dallas. Know for sure that one of the silo's is 115 feet, read somewhere that some routes go upto 121 feet.

Do note that their outside walls no longer operate due to the new Dart rail coming behind them. Still, pretty impressive walls. Knock on their door, if you're in or around Dallas.

HTH

What is the difference between an ice pick and a pick axe?

Ice pick has jagged "teeth" on the bottom side of the blade to grip the ice and is usually one sided, while the pick axe does not have "teeth" but does have two sides: a long point, and a long curved flat axehead (but some times it has two long points).