Close to the Edge: Imagining Climbing in Southeast Queensland

In 1992, the Climbing World Finals event in Birmingham attracted around 5,000 spectators to watch 24 males and 16 females compete in two separate competitions for prize money. In this entertainment spectacular, super-fit young athletes climbed walls using artificial hand and footholds, racing against the clock to determine who would claim the title of the world's ‘best’ climber. In the same year, climbing appeared as a demonstration sport at the Albertville Winter Olympics. And also in the same year, the first indoor climbing gymnasium in Australia opened its climbing wall. There are now around 80 operating around the country under the auspices of the Australian Indoor Climbing Gyms Association Incorporated.

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"Han går oppover mens han går nedover!" Femåringers refleksjoner om vertikal forflytning i klatrevegg

Tidsskrift for Nordisk Barnehageforskning ◽

10.7577/nbf.484 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

Per-Einar Sæbbe ◽

Reidar Mosvold

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Kindergarten Children ◽

Mathematical Ability ◽

Spatial Thinking ◽

Spatial Understanding ◽

Classical Studies ◽

Climbing Wall ◽

Children's Development ◽

Indoor Climbing

Previous research has shown that children seem to have better ability to decenter than what the classical studies of Piaget indicated. Decentering can be connected with spatial understanding, and the development of spatial thinking has proven important for children’s mathematical ability. There is, however, little research about how children’s development of spatial thinking is connected with motor skills. In this article, we analyze the reflections of kindergarten children concerning a video of their own climbing activity in an indoor climbing wall. Content analysis of the transcriptions indicates that the children are conscious about direction and localization. The analysis also indicates that children are most concerned about whether or not they reach the top. Keywords; decentering, climbing, localization, direction

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Innovative force sensor for indoor climbing holds – real-time measurements and data processing, design and validation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology ◽

10.1177/1754337120927122 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 234 (4) ◽

pp. 298-311

Author(s):

Daniela Maffiodo ◽

Raffaella Sesana ◽

Stefano Gabetti ◽

Alessandro Colombo

Keyword(s):

Processing System ◽

Force Sensor ◽

Strain Gauges ◽

Sensor Design ◽

Experimental Calibration ◽

Load Cells ◽

Applied Forces ◽

Climbing Wall ◽

Force Components ◽

Indoor Climbing

In this article, a system to measure the evolution of load in time and space during indoor climbing is described. The system is based on a set of dedicated multiaxial load cells, which measure the load on each hold of an indoor climbing wall. When the climber hangs on a hold, the load signal is read and sent to a digital acquisition and processing system. Sensor design allows for measurement of the force components applied to the climbing holds, regardless of the application point of the force on the hold. Local deformations were measured through strain gauges. Based on the electrical configuration of the strain gauges, the values of the applied forces can be computed, making the contributions to the deformation due to bending moments and torsion negligible. The sensor was designed, assuming a maximum applicable load of 200 kg without plastic deformation. The design process was based on both analytical and finite element method analyses. An experimental calibration and testing campaign was performed to validate the sensor design.

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Microbial Sequencing Analyses Suggest the Presence of a Fecal Veneer on Indoor Climbing Wall Holds

Current Microbiology ◽

10.1007/s00284-014-0643-3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 69 (5) ◽

pp. 681-689 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

S. L. Bräuer ◽

D. Vuono ◽

M. J. Carmichael ◽

C. Pepe-Ranney ◽

A. Strom ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climbing Wall ◽

Indoor Climbing

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Acute Injury Risk and Severity in Indoor Climbing—A Prospective Analysis of 515,337 Indoor Climbing Wall Visits in 5 Years

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.wem.2013.03.020 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 187-194 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Volker R. Schöffl ◽

Georg Hoffmann ◽

Thomas Küpper

Keyword(s):

Injury Risk ◽

Acute Injury ◽

Prospective Analysis ◽

Climbing Wall ◽

Indoor Climbing

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Honorary Decrees from Ephesos for Winning Athletes in Panhellenic Games

Axon ◽

10.30687/axon/2532-6848/2021/01/006 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Valentina Dardano ◽

Mariangela Di Grazia ◽

Barbara Mander ◽

Marco Tentori Montalto

Keyword(s):

City Council ◽

Young Athletes ◽

Prize Money ◽

The Third ◽

The City ◽

Main Figure

A marble block from Ephesos bears the text of three honorary decrees dating back to 300 B.C. ca. According to the inscriptions, the city council granted citizenship and prize money to young athletes who distinguished themselves in prestigious panhellenic games. The main figure in the second inscription, Athenodoros, ἰσοτελής in Ephesos before being granted citizenship, is mentioned in I.Ephesos 2005. On the occasion of this decree, his talent earned him a subvention from the city; a similar grant might have been assigned to another rising athlete, Timonax, referred to in the third inscription.

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