climbing

Climb your way to the top of the knowledge tree with these awesome climbing facts

Rock climbing is fast becoming one of the most popular extreme sports.  Between 2007 and 2014, nearly 19,000 people took part in the sport, this rose to over 148,000 in 2015. 

Climbing was officially included in the Olympic Games in 2020, with awards given in: climbing, bouldering and speed.

The mountain Annapurna in Nepal, is known as the most dangerous mountain in the world.  The 10^th highest mountain, first climbed by French climbers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal.  Annapurna has sadly claimed 69 lives and has only been attempted 261 times.  This means that for every 3 climbers that successfully make it up and down, one will die. 

The tallest ice climbing wall is in Seoul,