I'm not sure about this one, but it's an incredible picture.
Oh, you heard me right. I said bUIldering. According to Wikipedia, the most reliable Internet source around, buildering is the act of climbing on the outside of buildings and other artificial structures. The word "buildering" is a portmanteau, combining the word "building" with the climbing term "bouldering". On a side note, I just learned a new word: portmanteau. A portmanteau is a combination of two (or more) words or morphemes into one new word. Morpheme...? Christ, this could go on all day. And trust me, you don't even want to see the definition of morpheme.
What you should take away from my vocab tangent is that buildering is the act of bouldering on buildings and walls. The notion of buildering has been teetering at the edge of my thoughts ever since I moved into my new apartment. There is a brick wall right beside the gated entrance that has half-inch deep slots between each brick, where the mortar resides. These virgin brick ledges, ripe with texture, are perfect single-pad crimps and are uniformly dispersed vertically and horizontally. The catch is that the wall is only about 6 feet high and a top-out would require an uncomfortable encounter with barbed wire.
What you should take away from my vocab tangent is that buildering is the act of bouldering on buildings and walls. The notion of buildering has been teetering at the edge of my thoughts ever since I moved into my new apartment. There is a brick wall right beside the gated entrance that has half-inch deep slots between each brick, where the mortar resides. These virgin brick ledges, ripe with texture, are perfect single-pad crimps and are uniformly dispersed vertically and horizontally. The catch is that the wall is only about 6 feet high and a top-out would require an uncomfortable encounter with barbed wire.
Sometimes you have to fly in the face of authority...
Can we agree that neither of these guys should have their shirts off? It better be REALLY hot outside. Also, this project looks really fun.
Oh yes, arch-lovers, there are buildering opportunities out there for you too.
V0 FA by Monica Arone
Let's talk for a moment about my little "buildering" escapade. Here I am, climbing the gate to the parking lot of my old apartment complex.
I'm not sure if climbing gates and tall fences count as buildering, but I included this picture for the sake of feeling included in the buildering community, if there is such a thing. Please note that I'm not trying to be "cool" or "dangerous", I simply forgot my keys. I suppose that makes the picture a lot less interesting, but it is what it is.
I fully intend, from this day forward, to be much more aware of buildering opportunities in my every day routine.
Finally, there is the very odd/incredible climbing wall that was built on the arch dam Luzzone in Switzerland (as seen below). It's definitely not "real" rock climbing, it's not indoor climbing, and it's not quite buildering either. What is it, other than really fucking awesome?
I'm not sure if there is an answer to the question of it's identity, but I can tell you that the vertical distance is about 165 meters long, made up of 650 plastic holds, and the first holds start a few meters off the ground to deter casual visitors from climbing on them. Like I said, really fucking awesome.
I'm not sure if climbing gates and tall fences count as buildering, but I included this picture for the sake of feeling included in the buildering community, if there is such a thing. Please note that I'm not trying to be "cool" or "dangerous", I simply forgot my keys. I suppose that makes the picture a lot less interesting, but it is what it is.
I fully intend, from this day forward, to be much more aware of buildering opportunities in my every day routine.
Finally, there is the very odd/incredible climbing wall that was built on the arch dam Luzzone in Switzerland (as seen below). It's definitely not "real" rock climbing, it's not indoor climbing, and it's not quite buildering either. What is it, other than really fucking awesome?
I'm not sure if there is an answer to the question of it's identity, but I can tell you that the vertical distance is about 165 meters long, made up of 650 plastic holds, and the first holds start a few meters off the ground to deter casual visitors from climbing on them. Like I said, really fucking awesome.
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