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.
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Just Why Is Yosemite Climbing So Different
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.
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