Equinox: Fear Of Falling

Record ID: 121774
  • Title: Equinox: Fear Of Falling
  • Date: 19th September 1993
  • Summary: The scientific and technical advances in climbing and caving equipment. ROCK-CLIMBING IS THE FASTEST-GROWING SPORT IN BRITAIN. TRAINED ON INDOOR CLIMBING WALLS, IN LOFTS AND IN CELLARS, TODAY'S TOP CLIMBERS ARE PUTTING UP ROUTES SO HARD THAT THEY'D HAVE BEEN UNTHINKABLE ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO. THIS SUCCESS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED BECAUSE OF SPECIALIST TECHNOLOGY AND THE DESIGN OF EQUIPMENT LIKE BOOTS, HARNESSES, KARABINERS, NUTS AND CAMMING DEVICES. IN CAVING, NEW ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT HAVE REVOLUTIONISED THE CAVER'S ABILITY TO PENETRATE FURTHER AND SAFER, SINGLE ROPE TEQHNIQUE (SRT) AND RESEARCH INTO RE-BREATHERS ALLOWS ACCESS TO NEW DEPTHS. IN INVESTIGATING SOME BASIC LAWS OF PHYSICS ENGINEERED TO ULTRA-LIGHT SPACE-AGE STANDARDS, WE REVEAL HOW SPORT IS INFLUENCING ROPED-ACCESS WORK IN INDUSTRY AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AND CLIMBING AND CAVING EQUIPMENT IS BREATH-TAKINGLY DEMONSTRATED.
  • Description:THE PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY OF CLIMBING
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Genre:Documentary and Factual
  • Producer:PARVENU PRODUCTIONS
  • Programme Episode:Episode 1
  • Transmission Date:19/09/1993
  • Rights:On Request
  • Decade: 1990s
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