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“I continued with whatever 'qualified climbers' I could con into this rather unpromising venture.”

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Warren G. Harding was the 29th President of the United States, born on November 2, 1865, and died on August 2, 1923. His presidency was marked by controversy due to scandals, but he was also considered a visionary politician. more

“Just why is Yosemite climbing so different ? Why does it have techniques, ethics and equipment all of its own ? The basic reason lies in the rock itself. Nowhere else in the world is the rock so exfoliated, so glacier-polished and so devoid of handholds. All of the climbing lines follow vertical crack systems. Every piton crack, every handhold is a vertical one. Special techniques and equipment have evolved through absolute necessity.”

World Doe Different Reason Lying Lines Special Rocks Ethics Absolutes Technique Cracks Climbing Equipment Polished Vertical Glaciers Yosemite

Author:Yvon Chouinard

“Many have questioned the quality of this sort of achievement, deploring the use of pitons, tension traverses and expansion bolts, but the record speaks for itself. This is a technical age and climbers will continue in the future to look for new routes. There is nothing more satisfying than being a pioneer.”

Looks Use Age Speak Quality Records Achievement Tension Climbing Satisfying Expansion Routes Pioneers Bolts Climbers Traverse

Author:Allen Steck

“I had the unique experience the next day: placing sixteen bolts in a row. It was just blank and there was no way around. But it was a route worth bolting for, and after a time I began to take an almost perverse joy in it, or at least in doing a good job.”

Way Jobs Joy Next Unique Climbing Blank Routes Next Day Good Job Sixteen Bolts Unique Experiences

Author:Royal Robbins

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