Climbing Holds

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Different Kinds Of Indoor Climbing Holds

Crimper Crimping is a way to grip a small hold with the thumb over the top of the fingertips which are pressing on the hold. A crimper is a hold just large enough for three or four fingers. 

Edge Usually has a defined "edge", large enough for four fingers and a little bigger than a crimper. 

Handle Shaped like a suitcase handle that can be gripped with the entire hand. 

Jib These are small holds. They usually screw directly to the climbing wall. They are great for foot placement but can also be good for small hand holds. They usually have a non slip texture to them. 

Jug This is a large hold easily gripped with the entire hand. It can also be a large hole that is easily and solidly gripped. 

Knob Protrudes like a "door knob" 

Pincher A thin hold designed to be "pinched". Usually two or three fingers on one side with the opposing thumb on the other. 

Pocket The climbing hold has a hole usually big enough for one or two fingers. 

Roof Jug Similar to a "jug" but designed for gripping upside down. 

Sidepull This is similar to an under cling except turned on its side. The force is to the side with opposing pressure from the leg or other arm. 

Sloper Size ranges from a few inches to a foot in length. Slopers are generally rounded and smooth in shape. The texture for slopers is usually mid-range in courseness. A hold is considered a sloper if the climber cannot wrap his/her fingers around the hold.

Undercling This type of hold is held from the bottom with upward pull. This technique is achieved by opposing pressure from legs or the other arm.



When rock climbing their are many different holds that are able to be used while climbing. Also having a good shape of a hold will help you grip to climb higher. Also when new adventurers come along to rock climb, they need to make sure they have the right supplies for the adventure they will be taking on. Strength for this sport is very important, to be able to hold your upper body weight when climbing and also lower having when climbing. Being health is very important when climbing. Always remember to stay confident and positive so you have fun while you are rock climbing.

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Denali, Chris McCandless, Into the Wild, John Kakauer

Denali, is Mount McKinley
In the year 1903, James Wickersham was the first to attempt to climb Mount McKinley for the via the Peters Glacier and The North Face, Until 1963 the route on Mount McKinley has been drastically dangerous to all who attempted to climb before 1963 Parker Browne expedition nearly reached the summit, turning back within just a few hundred yards of it due to harsh weather in 1912. June 7, 1913 The first ascent of the main summit of McKinley. Mount McKinley is climbed today on a regular base of climbers.

Chris McCandless
Christopher Johnson McCandless


February 12, 1968 - July, 1992
Jon Krakauer made Chris famous from publishing a book called Into The Wild, in the year 1996.
In 2007 Sean Penn directed a film with Emile Hirsch and the documentary was done by Ron Lamothe. All in the end they made a movie, The Call Of The Wild.

In the trailer of the movie "Into The Wild" It starts off with Chris wanting things in his life his way & that he will pursue with what he desires most is to go to Alaska to climb Mount McKinley. Christopher McCandless was searching for himself in life. "Not be be strong but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once." Traveled everywhere to get where he wants to be. Lived on nothing and then worked his way to make it where he wanted to be.


Opinion: Looks like a great movie about a true story and something I hope we could watch in class sometime to get the full grasp of how it is to really want something and how you have to push yourself to the limit to make it where you want in life.

Jon Krakauer 
Born April 12, 1954.
Known as an American writer and mountaineer. Jon had done a lot of writing about his outdoor adventures and the journey's he came across to make his journey into a story for all who wanted to know of the experiences he had made for himself at one point. 1977 Jon spent three weeks by himself in Alaska to climb a new route on the Devils Thumb.

Jon's most known climb was climbing Mount Everest,also known to some as the 1996 Everest Disaster. By the end of their climbing season they had already lost fifteen people that were also trying to reach the summit. In this year it was the most deadliest in Everest history.After collage Jon donated all of the money that he had in his possession to charity and renamed himself "Alexander Supertramp".

Rock Climbing Video Summary

       Assignment of the day is to find a rock climbing video that describes details to make a good summary. The video I found on rock climbing had showed many different examples on how someone rock climb. In the this video, the climber is looking at the rock to determine what he will have to do to climb this rock and different techniques he will have to use to succeed in his climbing. Uses a good amount of chalk on his hands to grip onto the rock so he will not fall during the time he is trying to climb. When starting off he puts more chalk on his hands then grips his hands on the rock and pulls his feet up but not together, his feet are spreed apart to balance him out to be able to climb up higher onto the rock. Moves out his hands from each crack to get a better grip to stay in the position he needs to climb. Grips against a rock and pulls him self over to go to his side to find a better spot so he can climb up. As he grips onto a bigger rock to move him self up he puts more chalk on his hands to grip.
I've noticed while learning about rock climbing that to be a rock climber you will need to have a lot of upper body strength to pull yourself up when climbing. Maintain your body, strength and your health is important to be able to keep up with yourself while you are rock climbing. Or else you will get tired and fall because you are wore out right away. Need your mind to be focused at all times to make sure the climber is confident and so they do not get frustrated and give up.

A Weekend of Understanding By:Ryan Coisson

           Today I read this article that Mr. Runck assignment us to ready for class, and I will be telling you about this article.
          Ryan Coisson spent the weekend with his close friends at HP 40. Involving different ways & also different types of rock climbing. Ryan thought he knew what his reasons for rock climbing were but he didn't know how little they have changed from then to now. Enjoys the experiences & all the joys & challenges of this adventures for him. At least that was what Ryan had thought, until this weekend came along & they were going off climbing all together.
          As Ryan thought it was going to be a experiential weekend to remember. But when he was trying to take videos, while rock climbing he found that the mountain they were climbing that Ryan was struggling with even able to do such as he could before. What happened next was the best experience Ryan had all weekend.
         Ryan had kept falling over & he was getting to the point where he was so angry because he was unsure what was going on that he couldn't climb the HP 40 called Mariachi. Ryan decided to take a short walk to the woods, Ryan kept asking him self questions to make him self more confident. Ryan was caught up in not what he wanted, he wanted all these climbing videos to impress other people. He was doing something he really wanted to do but lost track of what the meaning of why he was doing it. Not to just impress others to make more attraction to the sport, But to do it for him self to do something he enjoyed and had respect for himself to have the confidence to do it. 

Remember why you love to climb
Climb with passion

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