Posts Tagged ‘rock climbing’
Written by Peter Suciu on 23 November 2011
Camping is typically done in the woods (albeit many kids probably do “camp” in the backyard), but now a German adventure mountain is offering campers the chance to actually spend the night hanging off the tree tops! Waldseilgarten in Pfronten, Bavaria hosts adventure nights out during the summer months, where guests can sleep in a portaledge that hangs off a cliff or from a tree. The hanging tent system si the same that is used by rock climbers on multiple day climbs and features a fabric-covered platform supported by a metal frame and is suspended from a secured single point. Guests can only ascend or descend with rope assistance, so planning ahead for nature’s call should be considered.
Guests receive rope climbing training before getting to call it a night in the trees, and trained staff are on hand to aid guests. In the winter months hardly campers can even build their own igloo and sleep near the summit. Whether in the summer or winter months, Waldseilgarten certainly seems to take adventure camping to new heights.
Waldseilgarten Official Website
[Via Gizmag: Extreme Camping in the Trees]
Tags: Portaledge, rock climbing, trees, Waldseilgarten
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Written by Enid Burns on 03 November 2011
Ubisoft just released MotionSports Adrenaline for the Xbox 360 Kinect and PlayStation Move for the PlayStation 3. The game takes advantage of the motion-sensing controls to encourage movement. MotionSports Adrenaline has a number of extreme activities such as wingsuit, mountain bike, rock climbing, kayak, kitesurf, extreme skiing.
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Tags: Adrenaline, extreme skiing, kayaking, Kinect, kitesurf, MotionSports, mountain bike, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Move, rock climbing, Ubisoft, Video Games, wingsuit, Xbox 360
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Written by Enid Burns on 02 March 2010
HardGrip from Human Soft, a virtual rock climbing challenge for the Wii.
Most games played on the Nintendo Wii require the user to stand and move around. This is likely to be true for the upcoming HardGrip from Human Soft. HardGrip is an extreme rock climbing game for the motion-based system. Using the Wii MotionPlus grip players will grab on, take a foothold, and rock faces in exotic locales. The game is expected to include competition with play against other opponents, and include races and scores for technical climbs. HardGrip will first be released for the Wii, but the game developer said Human Soft is working on versions of the game for additional, upcoming motion-based game systems.
Developer: Human Soft
Tags: Nintendo Wii, rock climbing, Video Games, virtual sports
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