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Hardcore Parkour !!. German Rock-climbing, and the people who like it. Believe it or not…. Germany is a huge attraction for fans of competitive climbing and bouldering the world over, with over 700 professional climbing resorts. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Hardcore Parkour!!
German Rock-climbing, and the people who like it.
Believe it or not…
Germany is a huge attraction for fans of competitive climbing and bouldering the world over, with over 700 professional climbing resorts.
Germany, in both 2010 and 2011, hosted the world-wide bouldering competition. That’s a big deal!
So what’s that mean?
Bouldering involves climbing without a rope attached, risky business, nein? There’s tons of great places in Germany to do it, such as:
Over 100 routes in Baden-Württemberg!
More than 130 in Nordrhein-Westfalen!
Over 200 in Bayern (Bavaria)!
So people actually do this?
Yup! Check out these normal people in Germany tickling the stone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBUtuco4HsY
In Germany, climbing teams and leagues are common, just like they are here in America.
What was that competition, again?
That “competition” was the incredibly hard-core boulder world cup in Munich, if you want to feel like an incredibly lame human being, watch these incredible climbers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsEzP8j0DNk
Climbing in the Media
German climbing has inspired multiple films, but the most popular by far is Nordwand (North Face).
Here’s an (admittedly intense) trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZElkv-xcwo
Sources Cited
Youtube.com for the use of videos and links.
http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/Europe/Germany
http://www.urbanclimbermag.com/travel/bouldering_in_france_germany_and_switzerland/
http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=18069.0
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