Hacker News with Generative AI: Climbing

'I found your dad': The mystery of a missing climber (espn.com)
Bill Stampfl vanished climbing Peru's highest mountain 22 years ago. This is the story of the hiker who found him and brought closure to Stampfl's family. Illustrations by Guy Shield
Missing Persons, Climbing, Peru, Family
147 points by gmays 22 days ago | 71 comments
Researchers are studying how to minimize human impact on public lands (undark.org)
Most people used to think the Crestone Needle, a jagged peak in Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo range, was unclimbable. Until, that is, Albert Ellingwood and Eleanor Davis reached its summit in 1916.
Environmentalism, Nature, Research, Climbing, Colorado
63 points by droptext 24 days ago | 10 comments
The belay test and the modern American climbing gym (climbing.com)
Forty years ago, there was not a single purpose-built climbing gym in the U.S. In 1987, Seattle’s Vertical Club opened and a year later, the Portland Rock Gym launched. But the concept of a profitable indoor climbing gym was far from proven. This is the story of the person whose vision and determination would revolutionize climbing gyms as we know them today.
Climbing, History, Business, Entrepreneurship, Sports
155 points by vasco 65 days ago | 108 comments
Documenting an 1115 ft radio tower climb (jeffgeerling.com)
Some broadcast engineering tasks are a bit too daunting for me to consider. Climbing the massive towers that power radio and TV stations is one of them!
Radio Towers, Engineering, Climbing, Broadcasting
223 points by geerlingguy 141 days ago | 85 comments
When eyesight fades and climbing provides comfort (lacrux.com)
Climbing, Health, Aging
98 points by bryanrasmussen 306 days ago | 25 comments
Climbing Gyms Are Unionizing. What Does That Mean for the Climbing Community? (climbing.com)
Labor Unions, Climbing, Business, Community
23 points by Jimmc414 364 days ago | 2 comments
'Climbing is for ladies too': Transforming Malawi into a climbers' paradise (aljazeera.com)
Climbing, Tourism, Malawi, Gender Equality
11 points by RetroTechie 376 days ago | 5 comments
Show HN: AI climbing coach – visualize how to climb any route based on your body (climbing.ai)
Artificial Intelligence, Climbing, Sports, Technology
320 points by smandava 382 days ago | 141 comments