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John Long (born July 21, 1953) is an American rock climber and author. His stories have been translated into many languages. Long is a 1971 graduate of...

preacher John Long (priest) (1913–2008), Anglican Archdeacon of Ely John Long (climber) (born 1953), American rock climber and writer John Long (basketball...

University of Southern Colorado in 2000. John Gill began mountain and rock climbing in 1953 as a traditional climber. By the mid-1950s he had begun to specialize...

This is a list of climbers and mountaineers who are notable for their activities in mountaineering (including alpine climbing), rock climbing (including...

alongside John Lithgow, Michael Rooker and Janine Turner. Based on a concept by climber John Long, the film follows Gabe (Stallone), a mountain climber who...

Lead Climbing?". Climber (Magazine). 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024. Long, John; Gaines, Bob (August...

News. He died in New York City after a long illness on 2 December 2013. He said of his career; "Young climbers today have their own lists of new names...

the lead climber places the protection equipment while ascending the route; when the lead climber has completed the route, the second climber (or belayer)...

John Bachar (March 23, 1957 – July 5, 2009) was an American rock climber. Noted for his skill at free soloing, he ultimately died during a free solo climb...

of Xinjiang. K2 became known as the Savage Mountain after George Bell—a climber on the 1953 American expedition—said, "It's a savage mountain that tries...

the limit of their abilities. Some climbers' profiles have been increased by free soloing (e.g. Alex Honnold and John Bachar), but some question the ethics...

2020 by the Chinese and Nepali authorities. Mount Everest attracts many climbers, including highly experienced mountaineers. There are two main climbing...

The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10–11 May 1996 when eight climbers caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest while attempting to descend from...

one of the most accomplished and influential American big wall climbers and aid climbers of the 1950s to 1970s. He was the leader of the first team to...

A climbing specialist or climber, also known as a grimpeur, is a road bicycle racer who can ride especially well on highly inclined roads, such as those...

In 1990, British leading climber Jerry Moffatt retired early from a promising competition climbing career saying: "I no longer had energy the energy to...

The Night Climbers of Cambridge is a book, written under the pseudonym "Whipplesnaith", about nocturnal climbing on the colleges and town buildings of...

bolted climbing) is a type of free climbing in rock climbing where the lead climber clips into pre-drilled permanent bolts for their protection while ascending...

Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June...

Top rope climbing (or top roping) is a form of rock climbing where the climber is securely attached to a climbing rope that runs through a fixed anchor...