Climbing might seem daunting, but it’s not as hard as you may think. In fact, it’s a very easy sport for beginners to enjoy. Let’s learn why!
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Climbing might seem daunting, but it’s not as hard as you may think. In fact, it’s a very easy sport for beginners to enjoy. Let’s learn why!
There are 399 named mountains in Maui County; the highest and the most prominent is Red Hill (10,023 ft / 3,055 m) on Maui, the apex of the massive shield volcano Haleakalā which formed over 75% of the island.
Danny Gerhart, 24, passed away on August 5 after his rope cut during a fall at Seneca Rocks.
Spencer Dawes, 25, died on September 17 while rappelling the Methow Inspiration Route (5.9) on Goat Wall in Okanogan, Washington.
Andrew Munds, 29, died on September 2 at Officer’s Gulch in Frisco while rope soloing.
Russian alpinist Nadya Oleneva, 38, died after a fall on Nepal’s Dhaulagiri I (8,167m/26,795ft) on October 14.
Polish alpinist Kacper Tekieli died on May 17, after being hit by an avalanche while descending from a solo on Jungfrau (13,642ft) in the Bernese Alps.
Irish mountaineer and endurance athlete Noel Hanna, 56, died April 17 after summiting Annapurna (26,545ft).
Scottish climbing legend Jimmy Marshall passed away on March 2, aged 94. Marshall, “The King of the Ben,” was among the UK’s leading climbers in the 1950s and 60s.
Argentinian climber Marcos “He-Man” Gorostiaga, 28, died on January 31. He was hit by rockfall while climbing in the Cerro Torre massif.
Meg O’Neill died on April 2, while saving a friend during an ice climbing outing.
British rock climbing pioneer Ron James, 90, died on March 1 from natural causes.
Basque climber Amaia Agirre died in an avalanche while descending from the Patagonian spire Fitz Roy/Cerro Chaltén (11,171ft), along with her climbing partner Iker Bilbao.
Basque climber Iker Bilbao died in an avalanche on January 19, 2023, along with his climbing partner Amaia Agirre as the pair descended from Fitz Roy/Cerro Chaltén in Patagonia.
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Honolulu County encompasses the Hawaiian island of Oahu and is home to 141 named mountains. The highest and most prominent is Ka‘ala (4,042 ft / 1,232 m).
From gendarme and pitch to jug to crimp, the sport of climbing is rife with complex jargon, often indecipherable to beginners. One of these is the “gaston.”
Kauaʻi (Kauai) County is home to 261 named mountains. Kawaikini (5,223 ft / 1,595 m) on the main island, Kauai, is the highest and the most prominent of these summits.
Free campsites are a dime a dozen in the United States. It’s finding them that’s the trick. Let’s learn how!
