Vermont spa beckons, but first, to the kitchen Nov 22, 2009
Local Search Site Search. Boston Visitors' Guide. (Boston Globe)
1 World Trading Co. brings eco-biz to Portsmouth Nov 5, 2009
On his wrist, he sports a Green Guru bracelet made in part from recycled climbing rope. Keegan said he hoped to open the Portsmouth store sooner, but is glad his first two months of operation will be when people are out doing their holiday shopping. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
I-90 visitors center needs items for exhibits Oct 27, 2009
The Gillette News-Record: Today. Monday, October 26, 2009. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Kayak adventure of a lifetime Oct 4, 2009
As a safety measure, they packed a 60-meter climbing rope and bolt kit. "Once you enter a gorge and run that first rapid, you're pretty much locked in," Smith said. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
High-rise high priority Jul 25, 2009
I have an 80m rock climbing rope with a harness and am trained to handle carabiners. I will know how to strap myself up to abseil down if need be. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Kayaker runs 127-foot waterfall in Brazil Apr 4, 2009
They tied a climbing rope to a bag filled with rocks and lowered it to the bottom, then measured off 6-foot lengths as they pulled it up. It was 21 lengths plus 1 foot about the height of a 12-story building. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Eiffel Tower to be repainted Apr 1, 2009
The painting of the tower's tangled latticework is no small undertaking, requiring an estimated 66 tons of patented, signature "Eiffel Tower brown," 31 miles of climbing rope, and 18 months of work by painters willing to scale the lofty beams. The painters still work with small, circular brushes, as they did in 1889, instead of sprayers or paint-rollers. (North County Times)
Lamberton students take 'ultimate challenge' Feb 28, 2009
Lamberton Middle School students took on their faculty and alumni of the middle school, now seniors at Carlisle High School, in the annual Ultimate Challenge, where one girl and one boy from every section of every grade tackles an obstacle made up of uneven bars, a climbing rope, a wall, a pommel horse, a tunnel, a balance beam and a basketball hoop, among other activities. Physical education teacher Joan Chizmar explained that the kids from each grade were chosen based on the times they... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
