Author: Source: A&W Magazine

Unless you’re an expert who gets off on the knowledge of ‘thousands of knots’ and hitches, knowing a handful of them will suffice for your entire rock climbing career. The important  factor is to understand the appropriate application of knots and hitches, rather than knowing a wide variety of them. The essential knots required and its use in specific scenarios has been listed below, for avid rock climbers and adventure enthusiasts.Tie in knotsTie in knots come in handy when you need to tie the

As the first rays of sunlight hit Uluru, Australia’s most famous rock of sandstone glows a deep scarlet red against the orange-blue sky. This beautiful monolith has visitors from all over the world coming to climb its pinnacle. However,from October next year climbing the big red rock, that has become the global icon of the Australian Outback, is said to be banned.The decision to impose such a ban was taken unanimously by the Board Members of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. The outlawing of this

The history of Bangalore’s Rock Climbing tradition can be dated back to the 1960’s. The early pioneers Govind Raju from Mysore, establisher of the Deccan Mountaineering League and Usha Ramaiah co-founder of the Karnataka Mountaineering Association, set the foundation for rock climbing. To climb difficult routes, technical climbing gear is critical. The acquisition of this gear, although still expensive, was prohibited in those days.EVOLUTION OF TECHNICAL ROCK CLIMBINGHowever, in the 1980s, a co

MissionThe ‘General Thimayya National Academy of Adventure’, is helping in developing a spirit of adventure amongst the people of Karnataka.They provide sports related activities at various centres around the beautiful state. This enables great ways in which people can understand the environment, experience what nature has to offer and satisfy their inner adventurist!GETHNAA currently has four centers.Badami – Rock Climbing CentreSituated  at a distance of 510kms fromBangalore, Badami  has  arou