Tawing Song Cliff

Jogja among the instigators of the wild, this cliff was overshadowed compared Cliff Siung or Parang Ndog. However, although rarely visited the cliff does not mean this is not interesting, because with its characteristics, this rock climbing offers a different sensation.

The name is derived from the name of the cliff in the same cave that cave Song Tawing, this cliff is a vertical wall as high as ± 30 meters in the mouth of the cave with the characteristics of a typical karst rocks, cliffs is quite challenging for the instigators of artificial climbing rock climbing in particular no permanent security here, the climbing is done by using the security natural safety as a rock horns, the hole penetrating roots and the roots of plants growing on the surface of the cliff.

Moreover, it can also be used python (nail cliff), a safety insert (hexentrik, stopper) and safety pins (cam, friend). Face the cliff is quite big, so that the surface of the cliff that can climb pretty much with the formation of the surface of the track quite a variety of scrambling, vertical until deadhang.

Type of Rope Climbing

In each activity is an absolute rope in need, especially in mountain climbing activities. One function is to protect the rope for a climber from falling or touching the ground.

by. Sanji Akbar (San Rise)

Types of rope:

1. Natural fiber rope

The rope strength is low, not flexible and dangerous for climbers.

Cliff Bedoyo

Location Overview

Bedoyo Cliff - Yogyakarta Province is one of the provinces which became the center of sport rock climbing. This is because many natural rock climbers a place to channel his hobby.

One of the quarry cliff climbers are climbing Bedoyo. Geographically, cliffs Bedoyo Ngalasombo located in Hamlet, Village Bedoyo, District Ponjong, Kab. Gunung Kidul.

by. Kumal Silvagama

Bedoyo Cliff is one of the karst cliffs and rocks. Bedoyo rocks on the cliff is quite rock is quite soft, but there are some spots that have high hardness.

The cliffs are located to the left of the road that stands firmly on land owned by Mr. Maryono. He is one of the residents who lived adjacent to the cliff where Bedoyo. Maryono father's residence residence can also be used as Basecamp for climbers who stayed on the cliff Bedoyo.

Cliff Bedoyo Bedoyo located in the village can be reached within 1.5 hours from the city center. Access to the path is from the city of Yogyakarta on the road Wonosari which then uses the path-Pacitan Wonosari. On the cliff Bedoyo has 2 paths Sport track named one of 629 lines made in February 2010 by the ragged (Mapala Silvagama).

Cliff Parangndog

Overview Parangndog Cliff location

Cliff parangndog village situated Watu Gupit, Gabuk, Giri Cahyo, Purwo Sari, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta. Precisely on the east coast parangtritis, if we look at the fence east of the ridge will be visible, or from areas high. Cliff in Parangndok manifold or karst limestone. Inauguration name into the cliffs by the Joint Secretariat parangndog Student natural care Yogyakarta, namely in 1998.

by. Kumal Silvagama

Access to the cliff Parangndog is very easy. From the terminal Giwangan Yogyakarta can use the mini bus with travel time about 1 hour with majors Parangtritis. Arriving at the terminal Parangtritis, from the east you'll see the sturdy cliffs Parangndog.

To reach the cliff Parangndok, can be reached by foot with the track uphill and takes about About a half hour. In addition to using public transport mini-bus, can also use a chartered car that is in terminal Giwangan. If using a private vehicle is within about 45 minutes.

Grading System Rock Climbing

As in other sports, one athlete can be measured ability at some level the match. Elorating chess players with under 2000 not be able to follow the tournament Gand Master level. In rock climbing the cliffs there are classifications based on degree of difficulty, so we can measure how far our capabilities. Several types of measurement difficulties cliff:

by. Sanji Akbar (San Rise)

• Ewbank system

Used in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, created in the mid-1960s by John Ewbank (John Ewbank also developed the open-ended "M" system for aid climbing). Numerical Ewbank starting from the number 1 (in the area we can walk though Dalan theory) until number 34.

• French Grading System

Referring to the difficulty when climbing is calculated based on the movement and length / height of climbing, this is different from most other method of determining the level of difficulty which refers to the areas hardest (single move).

Climbing Wall (Cliff) Consists of Several Categories

• Free Climbing

Rock-climbing techniques to use tools only for the safety course, do not directly affect the movement of climber / add height. Should be done by two people. Climber rose in turn, the leader (making point) and the belayer (the security).

by. Kumal Silvagama

• Artificial Climbing

Is climbing a cliff with the aid of additional equipment, as often encountered terrain that is less / not provide support or opportunities for sufficient movement suppose there is a blank field. Usually the climb is done in groups with a clear assignment between the leader and belayer.

• Free soloing

 Is part of the free climbing, but the climbers face any risk in a self-help movement does not require safety equipment. To do this a climber should really know all forms of barriers or other forms of movement will be done on a route that will be passed. Even sometimes must be memorized before any movement of either pedestal or handles, so this is usually done on a route that once passed.

Board Climbing, Rock Climbing and TIPS

Climbing is dangerous. You need to do everything you can to minimize the effects of gravity and fall. Preferred is the key.

by. Sanji Akbar (San Rise)

Always back up any important piece of equipment with other equipment and use more than one anchor / mooring at the point of belay and rappel. Your lives depend on it. Easiest beginner climbers perished. Always use the views; appreciate the danger to climb; not climb with your head (always thinking); looking for an experienced coach or take to learn how to climb safely. Remember that most accidents are caused by errors climber.

Rock climbing activities are divided into several types. Based on the objectives, the rock climbing adventure is divided into climbing, wall climbing and sport climbing. Based on the equipment used, consisting of artificial rock climbing climbing and free climbing.

Rock Climbing

Rock climbing is a sport that gave priority to flexibility and body strength, ingenuity and skill in use of equipment and get around the cliff itself.

by. Kumal Silvagama

Climbing procedure

Climbing is done by always adhered to the principle balance of the body pulled upwards by the three parts of the body (two hands and one foot or vice versa), while one other member is used to find a place to grip or a new footing higher

Safety

Safety should be placed first on the activities of rock climbing. for it takes at least two people, one person as a pioneer path (Leader) and another as a safety climbing (belayer).

Climbing Nature (Natural Conditions)

Climbing techniques to maintain balance, three general categories of climbing techniques: