ROCK CLIMBING

the geometry and math involved

by Tim Koen
Tuesday, June 3, 14
HISTORY
Climbing became much more popular in the 70s/80s
However climbing is one of the fundamental things in life
such as walking and running
http://www.zazzle.com/caveman+posters
http://daily.epictv.com/blog/2013/01/15/is!alex!honnold!adventurer!
of!the!year!2012/
http://blog.needsupply.com/2011/01/24/
dirtbags!california!climbing!in!
the!60s!70s/
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INTERESTS
This topic interests me because I am on the San Francisco
Planet Granite climbing team.
I love to climb
http://www.planetgranite.com/locations/sanfrancisco/sf_faq.php
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FALL FACTOR
Height of how far the climber falls divided by the total
length of the rope.
Usually used in lead climbing.
Lead climbing is when the climber clips into quick draws.
Quick draw bolt
http://www.summithut.com/
products/helium!clean!wire!
quickdraw/ http://www.chockstone.org/
Melbourne/Melbourne.htm
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TRIANGLE
RELATIONSHIPS
The anchor & the climber successfully create a triangle with
the belay partner.
The anchor has an angle that you MUST keep less than 90
"it must be an acute angle#
http://www.classzone.com/books/geometry_concepts/page_build.cfm?
content=links_app2_ch4&ch=4
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SCALE DRAWINGS
Lots of climbers plan the route"s# they will take with scale
drawings.
They may also use scale drawing to ensure that the rope is
long enough to successfully complete the climb.
feed://pettydrawing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
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ANGLES/GEOMETRY
The hand and foot hold that the climber uses is dependent
upon their choices
The climbers approach these holds at di$erent angles
depending on rotation of the hold
A jug is a very big climbing hold that is extremely easy to
hold on to
A crimp is a hold that is very di%cult to hold on to because
of the small size
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