7 December 2009

O início da escalada esportiva

Em 1978, Jacques Nosley grampeou a via Dingomaniaque, 7b em Verdon, no rapel. Alguns definem esse momento como o início da era da escalada esportiva. Antes, os grampos eram colocados durante a ascensão, por pioneiros como Lamberto Camurri. Grampear vias no rapel criou uma controvérsia enorme na comunidade, mas rapidamente essa nova ética se espalhou pela Europa e chegou aos EUA em 1983. Foto de Ed Webster da capa de uma Climbing de 1982, da via Dingomaniaque!
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