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John Bachar, the Glossary

John Bachar (March 23, 1957 – July 5, 2009) was an American rock climber.^[1]

32 relations: Abseiling, Anchor bolt, Bachar ladder, Bolt (climbing), Bouldering, Camp 4 (Yosemite), El Capitan, Enchainment, Free solo climbing, Glossary of climbing terms, Half Dome, Idyllwild–Pine Cove, California, John Long (climber), Joshua Tree National Park, Los Angeles, Mammoth Lakes, California, Midnight Lightning (climb), Owens River Gorge, Peter Croft (climber), Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Rock climbing, Ron Kauk, San Fernando Valley, Stoney Point (California), The Stonemasters, Thunderbolt, Tobin Sorenson, Tuolumne Meadows, University of California, Los Angeles, Washington Column, Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets, Yosemite National Park.
Free soloists

Abseiling

Abseiling, also known as rappelling, is the controlled descent of a steep slope, such as a rock face, by moving down a rope.

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Anchor bolt

Anchor bolts are used to connect structural and non-structural elements to concrete.

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Bachar ladder

The Bachar ladder is a form of rope or metal ladder used as a training device by rock climbers to improve upper body strength.

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Bolt (climbing)

In rock climbing, a bolt is a permanent anchor fixed into a hole drilled in the rock as a form of climbing protection.

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Bouldering

Bouldering is a form of free climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses.

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Camp 4 (Yosemite)

Camp 4 is a tent-only campground in Yosemite National Park in the United States.

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El Capitan

El Capitan (El Capitán) is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end.

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In mountaineering and climbing, enchainment (an anglicisation of the French word, meaning "linking") is climbing two or more mountains or climbing routes on a mountain in one outing (often over the course of a day or a series of days).

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Free solo climbing

Free solo climbing, or free soloing, is a form of rock climbing where the climbers (or free soloists) climb solo (or alone) without ropes or other protective equipment, using only their climbing shoes and their climbing chalk.

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Glossary of climbing terms

Glossary of climbing terms relates to rock climbing (including aid climbing, lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing), mountaineering, and to ice climbing.

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Half Dome

Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California.

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Idyllwild–Pine Cove, California

Idyllwild, Pine Cove, and Fern Valley are three adjacent unincorporated communities in the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County, California, United States.

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John Long (climber)

John Long (born July 21, 1953) is an American rock climber and author. John Bachar and John Long (climber) are American rock climbers and free soloists.

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Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park is an American national park in southeastern California, east of San Bernardino and Los Angeles and north of Palm Springs.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Mammoth Lakes, California

Mammoth Lakes is a town in Mono County, California, and is the county's only incorporated community.

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Midnight Lightning (climb)

Midnight Lightning is a high granite bouldering route on the Columbia Boulder in Camp 4 of Yosemite National Park.

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Owens River Gorge

The Owens River Gorge is a steep 10 mi (16 km) canyon on the upper Owens River in eastern California in the United States.

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Peter Croft (climber)

Peter Croft (born May 18, 1958) is a Canadian rock climber and mountaineer. John Bachar and Peter Croft (climber) are American rock climbers and free soloists.

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Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, United States, is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area.

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Rock climbing

Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations or indoor climbing walls.

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Ron Kauk

Ron Kauk (born 23 September 1957) is an American rock climber. John Bachar and ron Kauk are American rock climbers.

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San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California.

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Stoney Point (California)

Stoney Point, also known as the Stoney Point Outcroppings or Chatsworth Formation, is a Los Angeles City park near the north end of Topanga Canyon Boulevard (State Route 27) in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, part of the city of Los Angeles.

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The Stonemasters

The Stonemasters were a group of rock climbers and adventurers in the 1970s, roughly 1973 to 1980, who originally climbed in Southern California—principally Tahquitz, Suicide Rock, Joshua Tree—and later, Yosemite National Park further north. John Bachar and the Stonemasters are American rock climbers.

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Thunderbolt

A thunderbolt or lightning bolt is a symbolic representation of lightning when accompanied by a loud thunderclap.

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Tobin Sorenson

Tobin Sorenson (June 15, 1955 – October 5, 1980) was an American rock climber and alpinist famed for establishing bold first ascents on Yosemite big walls, in the Alps, Canadian Rockies, and New Zealand. John Bachar and Tobin Sorenson are American rock climbers, free soloists and mountaineering deaths.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bachar

Also known as Bachar, John.