MOUNTAIN CHALLENGES
Rock Climbing
Whereas hiking sometimes involves ascending steep mountains, by definition a hiking trail usually has adequate footing, and most of the time you can walk in a reasonably normal way. Rock climbing involves a much greater degree of difficulty and challenge. Footing is often minimal or practically nonexistent.
Climbers find routes up vertical cliffs and rock faces which to the untrained eye would seem impossible to scale. Hands, arms, and the upper body play a vital role. Considerable strength and stamina are obviously required. Safe climbing usually involves the use of ropes and other equipment.
This is an especially challenging activity, and for many participants it means dealing with substantial amounts of fear. When practiced properly and responsibly, rock climbing is reasonably safe. As with other outdoor activities, there are occasional accidents. A climbing accident, however, can more easily have serious or fatal consequences.
Always climb with others. Doing it alone is extremely risky and almost certainly foolish. Learn climbing from a reputable school, program, or expert instructor. You’ll find such instruction available in many of the country’s mountain regions.
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1791 The thirteen new states ratify the First Amendment to the San Jose Map United States Constitution, both guaranteeing religious freedom and banning state establishment of religion. Matthew Jennings Science San Jose Map and Technology 1503 The Spanish king Ferdinand of Aragon founds the Casa de Contrataci³n, a repository of navigational and cartographical knowledge. 1507 Martin Waldseem¼ller’s Cosmographica is the first published map to include the word Country. 1512 The royal pattern, a continuously updated cartographical chart, is established at the Casa de Contrataci³n. 1519 Martn Fernndez de Enciso’s Summa de Geografia is published. It is the first attempt to indicate the Countrys in relation to European geography in book form. 1520 Hernando Cort©z, conqueror of Mexico, addresses the first of five letters to King Charles I of Spain that add greatly to European knowledge of the Country mainland. These letters continue until 1526.
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