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| Why are climbing walls so popular ? |
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The ever increasing number of participants in the Climbing Competitions organised with the expertise of the Outdoor School at Mira Model School, New Delhi, Bikaner , Kolkatta, Bangalore, Darjeeling, and Manipur testifies the increasing popularity of the Sport Climbing in our country. |
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Apart from hardy mountaineers, this sport is now enjoyed by men, women and children of all ages and from all walks of life. With the building of a wall and regardless of their abilities everyone can benefit from the enjoyment fitness and sense of achievement derived from climbing. |
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It provides the opportunity to learn the techniques of safety while climbing in a safe and a controlled environment. For instance, the Traverse / bouldering wall provides a safe and a challenging environment for learning “how to climb” , it does not take the climber too high above the ground and a safe landing pit will allow the climbers to climb with out any additional safety aids such as ropes / harness etc |
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One can climb on the artificial wall all year round and any time of the day. |
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The indoor artificial climbing walls have an added advantage - it can be used not only all year round abut also during the wet monsoons and blazing hot summer months. |
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Climbers realise the benefits of training at one's own leisure, hence this has contributed to a large extend to the popularity of climbing walls. |
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Even the Army and the para-commandos are using the artificial walls as a very useful means not only to keep fit but also to sharpen their skills at taking quick decisions at times of emergencies as a confidence building exercise and learn valuable rock climbing skills and rope work for more effective operations in rocky terrain encountered in the course of mountain warfare.
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The youth has realised the benefits of training on an artificial wall in order to improve his climbing skills and endurance which come in handy during climbing compactions held at state as well as the national level with young climbers ultimately aiming for the Asian as well as other World Cup climbing competitions. |
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The high level of competitive sprit amongst the competitors during the National level competitions organised by us will definitely put India on the world map of sport climbing. |
