Rock climbing — History Styles Technique Equipment and protection Grades (difficulty of climb) Terminology Belaying Abseiling … Wikipedia
Rock Creek State Park — is a state park in Iowa. It is located in Jasper County, near Kellogg, IA.The 602 acre park was dedicated in 1952 and includes numerous boat launches and docks, picnic grounds, camping grounds, and trails for horseback riding and hiking. In the… … Wikipedia
skiing — /skee ing/, n. the act or sport of gliding on skis. [1890 95; SKI + ING1] * * * I Sport and mode of transportation involving moving over snow on a pair of long flat runners (skis) attached to shoes or boots. Skiing was born in northern Europe;… … Universalium
Rock Dam Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Rock Dam Lake image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Clark County, Wisconsin coords = type = inflow = outflow = catchment = basin countries = United States length = width = area =… … Wikipedia
Rock Aqua Jays — The Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Team of Janesville, Wisconsin is a successful amateur water ski club. The club has around 150 members.The Rock Aqua Jays originated the national tournament of the National Show Ski Association, and have hosted it in… … Wikipedia
History of skiing — Skiing, or traveling over snow on wooden runners, has a recorded history of almost five millennia. Ancient history The first hints to the existence of skis are on 4500 to 5000 year old rock drawings, e.g. at Rødøy in Norway (discovered 1933) or… … Wikipedia
Alpine skiing — Alpine ski slope Highest governing body International Ski Federation Nickname(s) Downhill Sliding First played 1861, Kiandra, Aus … Wikipedia
Water skiing — is a sport where an individual (or more than one individual) is pulled behind a motor boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water wearing one or more skis. The surface area of the ski (or skis) keeps the person skimming on the surface of… … Wikipedia
Backcountry skiing — near the Arlberg, Austria Backcountry skiing is skiing in a sparsely inhabited rural region over ungroomed and unmarked slopes or pistes, including skiing in unmarked or unpatrolled areas either within the ski resort s boundaries or in the backc … Wikipedia
East Rock — This article is about a mountainous ridge located in New Haven, Connecticut. See East Rock (New Haven) for the residential neighborhood known by the same name. Infobox Mountain Name = East Rock Photo = Eastrock01.jpg Caption = East Rock Elevation … Wikipedia
