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Rock climbing   /rɑk klˈaɪmɪŋ/   Listen
Rock climbing

noun
1.
The sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment).





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"Rock climbing" Quotes from Famous Books



... mountain, while very steep, are less abrupt than those which face the rising sun. In fact, the eastern side of the Grand Teton appears to be absolutely unclimbable. But both Hall and I had had experience with rock climbing in the Alps and the Dolomites, and we knew that what looked like the hardest places sometimes turn out to be next to the easiest. Accordingly we decided—the more particularly because it would save time, but also because we yielded to the common desire to ...
— The Moon Metal • Garrett P. Serviss


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