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Mina Markovič
Mina Markovič is a professional rock climber who specialized in competition climbing, from which she is now retired. She competed in the World Cup and World Championships in competition lead climbing, competition bouldering, and competition speed climbing, obtaining her best results in lead. She also climbs on outdoor sport climbing routes where she has redpointed to . Biography Markovič began competing in 2001 and participated in the European Youth Cup in competition lead climbing as well as the World Youth Championships in Imst where she placed 5th in lead and 22nd in competition speed climbing. In 2004, Markovič started competing in the adult category at the Climbing World Cup in lead climbing. In 2006, she won a silver and a bronze medal in two stages of that competition. In addition to adult competitions, she continued to participate in the Lead Climbing European Youth Cup, which she won in 2005. In September 2009, at the Rock Master in Arco, she finished 2nd behind Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competition Climbing
Competition climbing is a form of regulated rock climbing, rock-climbing competition held indoor climbing, indoors on purpose-built artificial climbing walls (earlier versions were held on external natural rock surfaces). The three competition climbing disciplines are lead climbing, bouldering, and speed climbing. The result of multiple disciplines can be used in a "combined" format to determine an all-round winner (or the "combined" winner). Competition climbing is sometimes called "sport climbing", which is the name given to bolt (climbing), pre-bolted lead climbing. In competition lead climbing, competitors start at the bottom of a bolt (climbing), pre-bolted sport climbing climbing routes, route and lead-climb to touch or secure the highest climbing hold possible within a set time limit on a single attempt, making sure to clip the rope into pre-placed quickdraws while ascending. In competition bouldering, competitors climb short bouldering problems without a rope, with an em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competition Lead Climbing
Competition climbing is a form of regulated rock-climbing competition held indoors on purpose-built artificial climbing walls (earlier versions were held on external natural rock surfaces). The three competition climbing disciplines are lead climbing, bouldering, and speed climbing. The result of multiple disciplines can be used in a "combined" format to determine an all-round winner (or the "combined" winner). Competition climbing is sometimes called "sport climbing", which is the name given to pre-bolted lead climbing. In competition lead climbing, competitors start at the bottom of a pre-bolted sport climbing route and lead-climb to touch or secure the highest climbing hold possible within a set time limit on a single attempt, making sure to clip the rope into pre-placed quickdraws while ascending. In competition bouldering, competitors climb short bouldering problems without a rope, with an emphasis on the number of problems completed, and the attempts necessary to do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (; ; (no longer in use)), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (), is a communes of France, commune in the departments of France, department in the regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics, held in 1924 Winter Olympics, 1924. Chamonix is situated in the French Alps just north of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe. Between the peaks of the and the notable , it borders both Switzerland and Italy. It is one of the oldest ski resorts in France, popular with alpinists and mountain enthusiasts. Via Vallée Blanche Cable Car, the cable car lift to the Aiguille du Midi it is possible to access the backcountry skiing, off-piste ski run of the ('white valley'). Name The name Campum munitum, meaning fortified plain or field, had been used as early as 1091. By 1283 the name had been abbreviated to a similar form to the modern Chamonis. Other forms through the ages include Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 108,250 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the most populous city in the county and the List of municipalities in Colorado, 12th-most populous city in Colorado. It is the principal city of the Boulder metropolitan statistical area, which had 330,758 residents in 2020 and is part of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of above sea level. The city is northwest of the Colorado state capital of Denver. Boulder is a college town, hosting the University of Colorado Boulder, the flagship and largest campus of the University of Colorado system as well as numerous research institutes. Starting in 2027, Boulder will become the new home of the Sundance Film Festival. History Archaeological evidence shows that Boul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briançon
Briançon (, ) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of , based on the national definition as a community containing more than 2,000 inhabitants. Its most recent population estimate is 11,084 (as of 2018) for the Communes of France, commune. Briançon has been part of the Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites since they were established in 2008. History Briançon was the ''Brigantium'' of the Romans and formed part of the kingdom of Cottius, King Cottius. Brigantium was marked as the first place in Gaul, Gallia after Alpis Cottia (Mont Genèvre). At Brigantium the road branched, to the west through Grenoble to ''Vienna'' (modern Vienne, Isère, Vienne), on the Rhone; to the south through ''Ebrodunum'' (modern Emb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puurs
Puurs () is a former Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. It is located in the Flanders, Flemish Region. The municipality comprised the towns of Breendonk, Liezele, , Ruisbroek, Antwerp, Ruisbroek (old spelling: ''Ruysbroeck'') and Puurs proper. There is also the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Kalfort. In 2021, Puurs had a total population of 17,684. The total area is . Puurs sits about 5 meters above mean sea level. Its geography shows only minor elevation differences. Puurs is mainly rural, with some low intensity industry development in the North alongside the N16 expressway. However, because of its proximity to the cities of Antwerp and Brussels (both within a radius) and its excellent accessibility, Puurs is developing increasingly into a residential town. Effective 1 January 2019, Puurs and Sint-Amands were Fusion of the Belgian municipalities, merged into the new municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Vidmar (climber)
Maja Vidmar (born December 30, 1985) is a Slovenian rock climber who specializes in competition lead climbing and sport climbing, and is known for winning the 2007 Lead Climbing World Championship. She started competing in 2000, at the age of 15, and retired from international competitions at the age of 29, after participating in the 2014 Lead Climbing World Championship and 2014 Lead Climbing World Cup. She was the second-ever woman in history to onsight an route. Career Vidmar started climbing at the age of 12 years, in 1997 in a climbing gym. Next year, she started competing in national competition lead climbing events. In 2000, at the age of 15, she won the European Youth Cup in Lead climbing. Her most relevant competitive achievements were obtained between 2005 and 2011, as shown below. In 2008, she also received the La Sportiva Competition Award. She retired from international competitions at the age of 29, after participating in the 2014 Lead Climbing World Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jain Kim
Kim Ja-in (, born 11 September 1988), more widely known in the Western world as Jain Kim, is a professional climber who specializes in competition climbing. She is mainly active in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering. She has won the Lead Climbing World Cup three times (2010, 2013, 2014), the Lead Climbing World Championship once (2014), and the Rock Master once (2010, Lead discipline). She has won the Asian Championships 14 times in 15 years, 11 times in lead climbing and 3 times in bouldering (see below for details). Jain Kim has also completed notable ascents outdoors. In 2014, she redpointed her first routes graded beyond the grade, including ''Bibita Biologica'' and ''Reini's Vibes'' , both in Arco, Italy. Biography Born into a family of mountaineers and climbers, Kim started climbing at age 12. In July 2004, at age 15, she started competing in the Lead Climbing World Cup and since 2006, she has also participated in the Bouldering World Cup. She w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Eiter
Angela "Angy" Eiter (born 27 January 1986 in Arzl im Pitztal) is an Austrian professional rock climber who specialises in competition climbing and sport climbing. In competition lead climbing, she won three IFSC World Cups in a row (2004–2006), and four IFSC World Championships. In 2011, she achieved her 25th win in World Cup and her 42nd podium. She is also one of the strongest sport climbers in the world, and in 2017, became the first-ever female in history to climb a route, ''La Planta de Shiva''. In 2020, she became the first-ever female in history to complete the first free ascent (FFA) of a route, ''Madame Ching''. Climbing career Competition climbing Eiter started climbing at age eleven when her school offered her the chance to try the sport. Her parents accompanied her to the climbing gym in Imst. At fifteen, she climbed her first indoor . In 2002, having reached the age of sixteen, she began to participate in the World Cup lead climbing. In 2003, she won her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arco, Trentino
Arco is a ''Municipalities of Trentino, comune'' in Trentino-Alto Adige in northern Italy. The town is faced on one side by sheer limestone cliffs jutting up like a wall protecting it and its ancient hilltop castle. King Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Francis II of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Two Sicilies died here in 1894. Main sights *The Castello di Arco, medieval castle *Sanctuary and convent of ''Santa Maria delle Grazie'', built in 1475–1492. It houses a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary dating to the 15th century *''Collegiata dell'Assunta'', begun in 1613. Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Francis II, the last List of monarchs of the Two Sicilies, King of Two Sicilies, was provisionally buried here in the late 19th century, after his death at Arco in 1894. *Church of ''Sant'Apollinare'', with 14th-century frescoes *''Palazzo Marchettii'' (16th century). It has a portal attributed to Giulio Romano. *''Palazzo dei Panni'' (late 17th century) *''Stations of the Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imst
Imst (; Southern Bavarian: ''Imscht'') is a town in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of above sea level. With a current population (2018) of 10,504, Imst is the administrative centre of Imst District. History Licensed since 1282 to hold a regular market. Until 1918, the town (named earlier also ''JMST'') was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 21 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in the Tyrol province. Imst received full town rights in 1898. Schemenlaufen Every four years Imst hosts their Fasnacht, or carnival before Lent. This carnival is listed by UNESCO as one of their Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage. As part of Schemenlaufen pairs of men wear bells, tuned differently, while performing dances of jumps and bows. They are accompanied by masked characters imitating their dance. Luge track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redpoint (climbing)
In rock climbing, a redpoint is the free-climb of a climbing route by lead climbing. The lead climber cannot use any artificial aid—including their climbing protection—to hold their weight during the climb. If they fall, they cannot place any of their weight on the rope, and hangdogging is not allowed. The lead climber can have attempted or practised the route many times beforehand, such as by headpointing or by top roping. Climbers will try to redpoint a route after having failed to onsight the route, which means to free-climb a route on the first attempt with no falls and no prior beta, or to flash the route, which means to free-climb the route on the first attempt with no falls but with prior beta. The first successful redpoint of a climbing route, in the absence of any prior onsight or flash, is recorded as the first free ascent (FFA) of that route. Description When a climber attempts to redpoint a climbing route, it doesn't matter how many times that they have prev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
