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====== Cliff Tenting ====== | ====== Cliff Tenting ====== | ||
- | If you like the thought of not just scaling a steep mountain rock, but also sleeping in a tent practically dangling from an anchor that climbers nailed to the side of the mountain, then maybe that' | + | ==== Dangling from an anchor ==== |
+ | If you like the thought of not just scaling a steep mountain rock, but also sleeping in a tent practically dangling from an anchor that climbers nailed to the side of the mountain, then maybe cliff tenting is just right for you. [([[https:// | ||
- | ===== History ===== | + | ==== History ==== |
+ | Cliff camping is how the famed Dawn Wall of Yosemite was overcome. As Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson accomplished their impressive, never-before-achieved free-climbing feat, the Dawn Wall of El Capitan took a whopping 19 days to ascend in 2015. They spent all of their time on the wall, climbing when the weather was cold enough, and sleeping every night on portaledges. [([[https:// | ||
- | Cliff camping is how the famed Dawn Wall of Yosemite was overcome. As Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson accomplished their impressive, never-before-achieved free climbing feat, the Dawn Wall of El Capitan took a whopping 19 days to ascend | + | ==== Portaledges ==== |
+ | Portaledges were first made from army coats. In fact, they are a comparatively recent piece of gear in the climbing world. Prior to the 1980s, large wall climbers mostly only strung a hammock between two slings attached to the rock. [([[https:// | ||
- | ==== Portaledges==== | + | ==== Stargazing |
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