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CLIMBING

Climbing

Half day or daily climbing excursions in the rock of Finale with beautiful plateaus and panoramic views. Courses with specialised instructors for beginners and experts. Shuttle service for 8/10 people.

For example: plateau of Verezzi climb the rocks of "Orera" and "Caprazoppa" or highland of Perti with climbing at the "Rocca of Perti" and the wall of "Finalborgo".

HISTORY

The history of rock climbing is as old as mountaineering itself. Climbing in the mountains has always involved climbing over rocks and up cliffs. In the early part of the twentieth century, rock climbing began to be practiced as a sport in its own right. Early climbers in Germany and Great Britain in particular pursued rock climbing with a passion-in part because of the lack of high, alpine peaks in those countries-and climbed at remarkably high standards. By the 1920s, rock climbing as a subsport of mountaineering was gaining a foothold in the United States.

Many viewed rock climbing as a trivial pursuit when compared to the grandeur and obvious success of standing on a high mountain summit, and it was not until the 1950s that rock climbing began to mature and gain wide acceptance as a sport in its own right. That acceptance helped bring about a surge of interest, and development of specific techniques and equipment helped raise standards dramatically. The United States led the way throughout the '60s and '70s, to a great extent because of a group of dedicated climbers who made their home in the rock-climbing wonderland of Yosemite National Park and pushed the standards of aid climbing and free climbing.

As the sport of rock climbing matured and standards of difficulty rose, oddly the length of the cutting-edge climbs gradually shortened. In the 1960s the big routes were the multiday wall climbs, and free-climbing standards played a secondary role. But over time, more and more climbers focused on doing harder and harder free routes, then harder and harder individual moves.

History of Climbing
By the early 1980s the most famous climbs were usually short, single-pitch free climbs of fierce difficulty. Later in the '80s, rock climbing became even more focused on doing hard moves, to the extent that the traditional placement of protection while leading began to he replaced with fixed protection. "Sport climbing" allowed climbers to focus specifically on the gymnastic skills and strength necessary to make the hardest moves possible without worrying about the risk or energy drain required when placing protection.