Featured Extreme Sport: Rock Climbing

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Belay Devices

 

A figure-eight belay costs between $10 and $20 and is used to stop the rope from passing through.

 

Monolithic Protection

 

The two most common types of monolithic protection are tapered wedges and hexes. Both of which are wedged into cracks or crevices in the rock and are difficult to remove (usually only in one direction whereas in the other direction they are fairly easy to remove). Monolithic protection is very cheap (under $10), and very strong holding nearly half a ton. Be cautioned though, as they cannot be used in all situations and are useless in cracks with parallel sides.

 

SLCDs

 

Spring-loaded cramming devices or SLCD’s are even easier to use than the monolithic protection and are usable in more situations including situations that may otherwise be un-climbable. They typically cost in the range of $50 to $100. Caution: Unlike monolithic protection SLCD’s can easily move farther into a crack which can make it much harder to remove, or worse, move to a position where the device no longer holds.

 

Now that you have all the gear for your climb you're going to need some extreme sites to climb.

 

Here is our list of the ten best, extreme adrenaline-charged climbs:

 

The Game, Canmore, Alberta, Canada

 

East Face of Monkey Face, Smith Rock, Oregon, USA.

 

North face of K2, Pakistan

 

Akira, Southwestern France

 

Flat Mountain, Fugatoyama, Japan

 

Kryptonite, Fortress of Solitude, Colorado, USA

 

La Rambla , Siurana, Spain

 

Becky Route/Fine Line, Elephant's Perch, Idaho, USA

 

Sneaky Old Fox, The Blue Mountains, Australia

 

White Ladder, Nowra Australia

 

Rhapsody on Dumbarton Rock Scotland

 

If these climbs don’t kill you, then you really are a tough guy! Happy climbing.

 

 

 

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