The holy land of rock climbing
Rock climbing is a competitive sport derived from mountaineering. It originated in the Soviet Union in the 1950s and existed as a military training project in the army. It was listed as a world sport in 1974. In the 1980s, the modern competitive climbing competition with difficulty began to rise and attracted wide attention. In 1985, Italy held its first difficult climbing competition.
Captain's peak
Captain peak is a typical vertical cliff in Yosemite National Park of the United States, about 910 meters high. The granite on the cliff is said to have a history of 100 million years, and there is almost no easy climbing gap between the rocks. Therefore, in the eyes of climbers all over the world, "Captain peak" is a great challenge.
Among the several difficult climbing routes of Captain peak, north route is undoubtedly one of the best in the world. This route has a history of more than 50 years and is composed of 31 rope pitches. As the rock is smooth and extremely steep, it usually takes four days to complete the route, which is a great challenge for climbers in terms of physical strength, technology and psychological endurance. Therefore, it attracts many rock climbers to fight here every year, but few of them succeed.
Mount sol cliff, Canada
Mount sol cliff, also known as sol peak, is located in oitke National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is 1250 meters high and is the purest vertical cliff on earth. The 105 degree tilt makes it a favorite place for climbers and campers. In 1953, several members of the North American Arctic Research Institute climbed Mount sol for the first time. At present, the record of the longest rope winding descent distance on sol peak was set by several young Americans in July 2006.
Mount lorama, South America
The highest peak of the pacarolema mountains in northern South America. At the junction of Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana. It is a table mountain with steep edge and flat top. It is about 14 km long and 5 km wide, with an altitude of 2810 m. It is mainly composed of sandstone. The southwest cliff of luolaima mountain is about 6.2km long and ends at the peak of tohuaxing. The lost world, written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1912, is based on the cliff here.
Ghost peak, Canada
Ghost peak, sandwiched between two glaciers, is one of the famous climbing resorts in Canada. In 1916, Conrad Kane, an Austrian who came to Canada's rocky mountains for reclamation, found and climbed the mountain. His climbing was an extremely difficult and technical attempt even now.
Main peak of pinetta, Chile
Located in Chile's baineita National Park, the main peak of baineita has become a tourist attraction because of its combination of mountains, glaciers, rivers and lakes. It is 112 kilometers away from the hotel of port Natales, and 312 kilometers south is the southernmost city of Chile, Punta alenas. Standing on Mount bainai in bainai National Park, you can overlook the vast plain of Patagonia. Climbers usually can't resist the charm of the eastern Andes, where they can see countless crisscross canyons.
Matterhorn, Switzerland
One of the highest peaks in the Alps, 4478 meters above sea level. In 1865, the British mountaineer Edward Wimper led the climbing team to mount Matterhorn for the first time. Due to the steep mountain, on the way down, a climber suddenly lost his balance and fell into the valley with three other climbers.
Mount Torre, Argentina
Mount Torre is located in the Glacier National Park near Patagonia, Argentina, with a height of less than 3000 meters. Tuolei mountain is very steep, and the difficulty of any climbing route is more than 5.7. Due to the influence of westerly climate, the weather conditions on its south wall are extremely bad. Many climbers are proud of climbing this dangerous peak.
"Nameless tower" peak group in Pakistan
The nameless tower, also known as the Chuankou tower group, is located in the batoro glacier in northern Pakistan. It is composed of a series of peaks. They are distributed along the Chuankou glacier. The main peak is "dachuankou tower" with an altitude of 6286 meters. It is the longest climbing route in the world and the "Shangri La" of climbers' technology and difficulty dream.
