The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission denied a petition that would have allowed rock climbing on property at the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery.
Parsis go platinum with rock climbing
May 19th, 2012Bats and slippery tunnels aren’t really normal props to celebrate 75 years of an association. But when it comes to Jamshedpur Parsi Association‘s (JPA) platinum jubilee, expect the unexpected.
Members of the feisty and adventurous community enjoyed a two-day stint at an adventure camp in Tumung in East Singhbhum, 25km from Jamshedpur, on May 12 and 13 to celebrate their special day. Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF) gave them logistical support. Participants, who ranged between 11 and 61 years, took part in team building games, cooking on the field, caving, rappelling and freehand rock-climbing.
“The camp was great fun. All the action and adventure helped us to combat fears and develop self-belief,” said former JPA chairman Navsar Dotiwala, who at 61, was the oldest participant and is already looking forward to organise a sports events for children for the ongoing platinum jubilee celebrations.
The JPA, formed in 1937, is serving the interests of about 200 members of the Parsi community in Jamshedpur.
The Parsis are one of Jamshedpur’s most prominent communities, with the city’s founder J.N. Tata himself a Parsi. Now, they are dwindling in numbers, but their infectious enthusiasm is unimpaired. Before the camp, they held an entertainment programme on March 21.
“We celebrated Jamshed-e-Navroz (Parsi New Year) with a cultural programme, dinner and distribution of scholarships to meritorious students,” Dotiwala recalled.
TSAF secretary P.P. Kapadia, who also happens to be the JPA’s assistant secretary, said he enjoyed conducting the camp with his team of instructors.
“The camp was a great learning experience that brought together participants of all age groups and developed close bonds. Everyone enjoyed the stay at Tumung and looked very refreshed once it was over,” he added.
Kapadia said they had plans to host more such camps for the Parsi community. “Their interest plainly showed that they are very inclined towards adventure,” he smiled.
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Olympic pole vault champion 'hit rock bottom'
May 17th, 2012MELBOURNE, May 15 (Reuters) – Hitting rock bottom six months before the London Games was the best thing that could have happened to Steve Hooker<!––>, the Olympic pole vault champion said, after climbing out of an abyss of self-doubt to qualify last week.
The 29-year-old jets off to Shanghai on Tuesday for the weekend’s Diamond League meeting, having only just booked his ticket to London with a vault of 5.72 meters at a sanctioned event in Perth on Friday.
The party-like atmosphere of thumping electronic music, spotlights and an exclusive guest-list at a disused railway carriage depot was at odds with the enormous pressure Hooker felt as he stared down the runway hoping the painstaking work he had to done to rebuild his shattered confidence would pay off.
“I think for two years, even three years I was in a position where I had momentum, but the momentum was going in the wrong direction and it’s so hard to turn around,” the shaggy-haired redhead said in a conference call from Perth.
“I think in a lot of ways hitting rock bottom had to happen at some point for me to have that point where the only was up and now I feel like I’m on that trajectory and I’m happy that I feel like I can keep building on the things that I’ve been working on.”
Hooker jumped 5.90m at the Beijing Games to become Australia’s first man to win Olympic athletics gold in 40 years and has a personal best of 6.06m set indoors, only bettered by retired Ukrainian great Sergei Bubka.
Hooker’s dominance extended to winning the 2009 world championship and the indoor title in 2010, but injury problems saw him crash out of his rushed world title defense at Daegu last year when he failed to clear 5.50m and make the final.
Battling to recover from a knee injury and with his confidence shot to pieces, Hooker scrapped his domestic schedule earlier this year to face up to his demons in private and devoted himself to training at the depot in an obscure eastern suburb of Perth.
Rebuilding his run-up and jump had been like a golfer trying to get over a case of yips on the greens.
“To compare with golfing, it’s like rebuilding a putt, you just sink a million one-foot putts and then move back to two-foot and three-foot and four-putt putts,” he said.
“It was very gradual. It was just really everyday, small improvements from one session to the next. That’s all I wanted out of every session, a tiny step forward.
“Once I started getting into it, the first two to three weeks were really hard, at the end of my third week I jumped a personal best in two steps.
“When that happened I thought, well, if this continues I will be fine. And that’s what I kept putting my confidence in.”
FEELING INVINCIBLE
Far from being a lightning bolt of confidence ahead of the international season, Hooker downplayed his Perth jump as a relief, and now feels some apprehension as he prepares to battle other vaulters in Shanghai.
“That comp is going to be a real learning process, I’m not expecting anything huge there. I want to go there and just get back into the swing of international competition and get used to jumping with other guys,” he said.
“I want to feel again like I felt in previous years where I’m walking out on the competition area and I feel I can be the best guy on the day.
“In 2009, I didn’t just feel good, I felt invincible, but that was the culmination of four years, not four months.”
Hooker, who plans a crammed schedule of seven events before London, believes it will take at least a 5.90m jump to be a contender at the Games and is cautiously optimistic he can find the extra 20 centimeters.
“If things keep going the way I’m going, 5.90 is not out of the question. I’m really happy with my jump, what I’m doing off the ground is amazing but the variable still is my run-up,” he said. “I’ve just got to keep focusing on that … to slowly catch up to where my jump is.
Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia sets a world record in repeating as champion in the women’s pole vault at the Beijing Olympics.
“I know that with what I’m doing, I’ve got the potential to put up a big jump. And I know the Olympics is the sort of occasion that’s going to bring the best out of me if I do everything right over the next couple of months.”
Reuters
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Rock climbing at Montlake Golf Course is bloody good fun
May 15th, 2012MOMENT is a weekly column by the Times Free Press photo staff that explores the seldom-told stories of our region. To hear this story in their own words, go to www.timesfreepress.com/moment.
As golfers cart their way up the path to a tee at Montlake Golf Course on a recent Sunday afternoon, they suddenly see an unusual sight.
It is not unusual for golfers and rock climbers to share space at Stone Fort, located right on the golf course on the brow of Mowbray Mountain near Soddy-Daisy, but this group of climbers is different.
There are ropes and harnesses and all of the other gear used by climbers, but there are also wheelchairs. This is a therapeutic recreation group organized by the Chattanooga Parks and Recreation Department in cooperation with Outdoor Chattanooga. For six weeks, they have been training on an indoor climbing wall, but for most of them, this is their first time to do real rock climbing outdoors.
More than just a place to climb rocks, Stone Fort is revered by serious rock climbers as one of the best climbing spots anywhere. Unusual sandstone formations tower above the golf course on the mountain bluff.
These members of the Climbing Higher program are determined to get to the top of one of the largest rocks, and most of them make it. While beaming family members and friends watch, staff members and volunteers help and encourage the climbers.
One of those climbers is Anjuli Hurt.
Anjuli grew up in an active family and with a brother who loved to play sports, but she showed signs of a physical problem at birth. At age 5, she was diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy and was fitted with leg braces and arm canes.
She has always been active, but her legs have weakened over time and, at age 31, she often uses a wheelchair. Her arms and abs are strong, and she gives a lot of the credit for that to her participation in adaptive sports.
Living in California, she caught the bug for adaptive sports about six years ago, riding a hand-powered cycle. She still cycles, but she finds the terrain more difficult now that she lives in Chattanooga. She participates in wheelchair basketball and tennis, and plans to take part in a water skiing event in July.
But this day, she rolls her wheelchair up to the massive rock and begins her first outdoor climb, with help from volunteer Fred Vail. Sometimes, she must reach down and use her arms to pull her leg up. That is not an easy task with leg braces and the large shoes that attach to them. Little by little, she finds her way up the rock to the very top, showing strength and determination that are humbling to her helpers.
“I kept bashing my legs against the rocks,” she says as she catches her breath. “Fred was trying to help me not bash my legs, and I just leaned over and looked to him and said, ‘You’re not having fun if you aren’t bleeding.’”
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Kids climbing the walls at Woodstock
May 15th, 2012Rock climbing is one of the most exciting and challenging of extreme sports, where participants have to use both muscular and mental power to overcome difficult physical challenges.
At Woodstock we have a superb climbing room in our Win Mumby gym, suitable for children of all ages, and is used by kids from as young as the early childhood programme and kindergarten through to students in Grade 12.
We have three 25ft walls in the climbing room which can be regularly adjusted to create new routes. Students can also try rappelling (abseiling), jummering (ascending technique), and basic and advanced climbing techniques. They also can learn rope knots and and safety rules for safe and enjoyable climbing.
Rock climbing is about mental strength, it requires great physical power and endurance, and you need to be physically and mentally fit to do it.
It really helps children to improve their confidence when they succeed in climbing a wall. At the same time, they have to show responsibility and build trust when they are belaying (lowering someone on a rope), and learn skills such as teamwork and dependence.
Over the semester I’ve really been able to see students really improve in these areas, some of them even want to take part in climbing competitions now. We are looking forward to taking part in a zonal level climbing competition and in the future we’re hoping to send climbers to national and international climbing competitions.
Rock climbing is extreme in its nature and there is of course an element of risk, so I always make sure all participants are thoroughly trained and know what they’re doing. But this risk is part of what makes rock climbing such a great sport, as participants have to overcome their fears and develop confidence.
I’ve taken some kids out to Flag Hill, a small mountain near here, where we’ve been able to do some bouldering. It’s great to get out and do this in the natural environment.
Rock climbing is part of the holistic curriculum we offer here at Woodstock and is really growing in popularity in India. It is now included in the Asian Games, and hopefully will be in the Olympics in the future.
Prashant Allay trained as the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and the Tenzing Norgay Climbing Club in Darjeeling, and is the rock climbing instructor at Woodstock School.
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Travel films & programs: Train travel in Europe
May 13th, 2012EUROPE
Presentation
Susan Hickman, Distant Lands’ rail agent, will help you plan your itinerary, from purchasing a ticket and boarding your train to exiting at your destination.
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Distant Lands, 20 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena.
Admission, info: Free. RSVP to (626) 449-3220.
ROCK CLIMBING
Workshop
Rock-climbing instructors will teach assisted-rescue skills no climber should be without.
When, where: 6 p.m. Tuesday at the REI store in Manhattan Beach, 1800 Rosecrans Ave., Suite E.
Admission, info: $60; (310) 727-0728.
EUROPE
Workshop
Veteran travelers will offer tips on Europe by rail, including different types of passes and classes of service.
When, where: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hostelling International Travel Store, 1434 2nd St., Santa Monica.
Admission, info: Free. (310) 393-6263.
Please email announcements at least three weeks in advance of the event date to travel@latimes.com.
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About the climbs
May 13th, 2012Upcoming events: Climbing and camping in Rumney, N.H., the weekends of June 9 and 23, July 7 and 21; indoor climbing at MetroRock at 7 p.m. on May 14, 18, 21, and 25, June 1 and 4.
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Cal's University Medal goes to above average guy
May 11th, 2012A young rock climbing, sailor who raps and speaks 3 foreign languages is this year's distinguished graduate at Cal.
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Boulders Sport Climbing Center offers mental, physical challenges
May 11th, 2012Boulders Sport Climbing Center offers mental, physical challenges
By Audrey Spencer
Killeen Daily Herald
HARKER HEIGHTS — Fear of heights, perceptions of physical limitations and outright uncertainness are no reason to not try climbing.
According to the manager of Boulders Sport Climbing Center, Richard Kahabka, people who doubt their ability to scale a rock wall are the ones he wants to meet.
“I want the person who says they can’t do this,” he said. “I want the challenge.”
Boulders, which was established in 2000, offers instruction and avenues for all ages, skill levels and body types in an environment of minimal risk, and when Kahabka says “all,” he means it.
Climbers at the center have included people age 3 to 78, and people who can’t see, are missing limbs or are wheelchair bound.
“I’m too old,” “I’m too fat” and “I don’t have any upper body strength” all are common limitations people set for themselves, said Kahabka. “It has little to do with it. It’s their desire. If someone walks in with desire, we can make it happen.”
Instructors at the center can teach anyone the lingo and safety procedures of climbing, “but you can’t teach desire,” said Kahabka.
Climbing appeals to people on physical, mental and spiritual levels.
“It’s a full-body workout,” said Kahabka, describing motions necessary as similar to those used to climb stairs. “Most of the wall stuff is about 75 percent lower body.”
On the mental side lie people’s fears and self-imposed limitations.
Alan Earl, an instructor and climber at Boulders, said he can see people’s outlooks on heights change as they climb.
“I’m scared of heights,” he said, “but you have to push yourself.”
In competitions, there also is the mental aspect of planning moves to scale certain routes within a time limit.
“It’s a big mental challenge because you have to figure out how to get to the end before you get started,” said Michelle Ramirez, another Boulders instructor who has been climbing for three years.
When it comes to climbing’s spiritual appeal, much of it is in the sense of accomplishment a climber, first-time or not, gets when they reach a goal, be it getting just 10 feet off the ground or mastering a difficult route.
“You get on that rope, it’s all you,” said Kahabka. “This is something where you can have a good time, get the best total body workout, and get over your fears. It’s good for your brain and spirit.”
A first-time climber is encouraged to come to the center wearing clothes that allow a full range of movement. He or she will fill out a waiver and be issued gear, a harness and shoes, to use for the day.
Then, based on a rotating schedule, they can expect to spend about 15 minutes in an orientation and around 30 minutes in a belay certification course.
“We really try our best not to overload them,” said Kahabka. “We understand you’re going to get information you may not have any experience in. … We’re going to expect you to have zero knowledge.”
After a day of climbing, even though a climber isn’t lifting much more than their own body weight, they may expect to be somewhat sore the next day.
“You’re going to know you just did something,” said Kahabka. “Everything that’s worth it kind of involves some pain at some time.”
Despite the foreignness of climbing to much of the population, if someone enjoys it their first time, they tend to come back again and again.
“Climbing is like a disease. A good disease,” said Kahabka.
Supporting his point are a number of climbers who say the activity has become part of their lives.
“It’s definitely a lifestyle choice. It scared the living bajesus out of me the first time,” said Ramirez. “It’s amazing. It’s part of my life. I love the atmosphere here and all the people you meet.”
Contact Audrey Spencer at aspencer@kdhnews.com or (254) 501-7476.
If you go
Boulders Sport Climbing Center is at 325 Indian Trail in Harker Heights. It is open from noon to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays.
An adult one-day climbing pass, including gear, is $20. Day passes for children 8 and younger are $14. All climbers must sign a liability waiver, and climbers younger than 18 years old must have a guardian’s signature before climbing.
The center also features many children’s programs and a summer camp.
For more information, go to www.climbboulders.com or call (254) 690-9790.
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