Get a grip! Junior climbing champ Scott Cory built his iron grip clinging to rock walls. Find out why certain kinds of rock make his favorite climbing spots so challenging.(Earth/Physical: Rock Cycle/Forces)

From: Science World | Date: January 12, 2004| Author: Tucker, Libby | Copyright information

Scott Cory, 13, is tough. The 8th grader from Brentwood, California, recently took only 14 hours to climb Half Dome, Yosemite National Park's famous 2,000-foot-high wall. The massive rock typically takes skilled climbers three days to scale. "Climbing big walls is like doing pull-ups for 14 hours," he says.

But that's not the hardest part. As he scurries up a smooth rock, Scott must balance his weight on holds, climber-speak for a rock's cracks and ledges--sometimes no t...

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